About

Charlie Sanders is a passionate and dedicated software engineer with over 13 years of professional development experience and a lifetime love of technology. He is a tenacious problem solver and dynamic, critical thinker who is quick to grasp new concepts and eager to learn. Charlie is a devoted software craftsman and a relentless automator who has worked as a software architect in a wide variety of domains including embedded systems, health information systems, social networks, and content management. Charlie is an expert in Linux/Unix systems and advanced networking topics, especially VPNs, firewalls, and routing. He has strong written and verbal communication skills and is proficient in a variety of programming languages including Ruby, JavaScript (and variants), Shell, Regular Expressions, CSS, C, Java, and Perl. Charlie also has basic knowledge of Python, Vimscript, Go, and Elixir. Currently, Charlie is working as a Software Engineer at Stripe, where he continues to hone his skills and expertise in software development. Prior to joining Stripe, Charlie worked as a Software Engineer at Square, where he focused on full-stack product engineering, translating high-level organizational objectives into actionable projects, managing individual project priorities, deadlines, launches, and support, and mentoring and pairing with other engineers to improve shared knowledge of patterns, frameworks, and coding styles. Charlie was also a technical leader in company-wide Ruby on Rails and JavaScript/Ember practices and the lead developer of the referrals program, which grew to drive nearly 10% of additional new active user growth. Before Square, Charlie worked as a Software Engineer at Asynchrony Solutions, where he primarily focused on polyglot web development with Ruby and JavaScript and applied Agile methodologies to consistently provide opportunities for improvements in team dynamics, development workflow, and personal growth. Charlie also mentored other developers and constantly paired to improve coding styles, design patterns, and knowledge sharing. Charlie holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and a BS in Computer Science from Purdue University. He is a Senior Software Engineer with relevant experience of 13.87 years and a tech stack that includes Software Engineer, test, Ruby, Javascript, Web, Python, and Java.