Brian Hnat
Senior Software Engineer | Platform Architecture | API Design | Developer Experience Advocate
- Role
- Senior Software Engineer at Railroad19
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Hnat
I’d like to consider myself what Martin Fowler describes as an Expert Generalist — a polyglot programmer who thrives at connecting ideas and technologies across different domains.Over my career, I’ve worked successfully in a range of verticals and industries, applying my dedication to thoughtful software design and pragmatic solutions. I particularly enjoy designing robust, developer-friendly APIs and have extensive experience with OpenAPI specifications, GraphQL, and gRPC. Recently, I’ve utilized OpenAPI extensions to automate interactions between complex systems — helping teams reduce friction and build more resilient integrations.I’m always excited by opportunities to simplify the complex, bridge knowledge gaps, and enable others to do their best work.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2025 — Present
Individual contributor on a next-generation advertising and content supply chain platform for a Fortune 50 media conglomerate. Data Engineering Team- Developing and maintaining Python scripts to support data migrations and automate AWS configuration changes- Implement database schema updates using Flyway in coordination with application releases- Build and maintain Apache Spark jobs for data transformation and backfills- Contribute REST API updates that support internal data workflows and platform capabilities- Troubleshoot data pipeline and production data issues across AWS, Spark, and relational databases. Planning Log- Responsibilities included GraphQL schema design and API implementation, Flyway database migrations, and AWS CDK code for automated deployments- The system served as the system of record for all “as-planned” and “as-run” programming events, powering ad sales, inventory management, and campaign execution across digital distribution and linear cable/broadcast networks.
Education
North Carolina State University
MCS, Computer Science
2002 — 2006
Wilkes University
BS, Environmental Science
1989 — 1994
Duke University
MEM, Environmental Management
1996 — 1998
Skills
- Object Oriented Design
- Objective-C
- C#
- C
- Java
- Software Development
- Eclipse
- Software Engineering
- Sql
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