About

Andrew Hurst is a seasoned Software Engineer with over 13 years of relevant experience. He specializes in FinTech, Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, and Security. Andrew has worked on several projects that have moved over 1 billion USD annually and developed client-side crypto-currency wallets using hardware crypto-processors. He has also designed and deployed several production micro-service ecosystems, optimized developer iteration times through automation and project structuring, and led Cyber-Security incident response and forensics. Andrew has also scaled high load production systems to 10x their initial size. Andrew's experience in early-stage and growth-stage startups has given him a wide range of experience. He values impact, robustness, and security in his work, and his current preferred language is golang. Currently, Andrew works as a Software Engineer at Digit, where he continues to hone his skills and work on challenging projects. In the past, Andrew has worked as a Software Engineer at 21.co, a startup backed by A16Z, Founders Fund, and more. As the first Full Stack Software Engineer on their team, he had opportunities to work on mobile, protocol, applied crypto, back-end, and analytics. He has also worked as a Principal Developer at a stealth company. Andrew has a strong educational background, having graduated from Woodinville High School. His tech stack includes Software Engineering, Golang, Microservices, infra, Mobile, and Backend. Andrew is a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer with a passion for solving complex problems and delivering high-quality solutions.