John Unger

About John Unger

I care about software that serves people. I am a software engineer with a focus on backend. I design scalable services, set reusable standards, and grow teams. With 7+ years of experience and a B.S. in Computer Science, and Masters of Business Administration, I connect architecture decisions to business outcomes. I thrive in collaborative environments, share knowledge freely, and continually refine systems—and teams—to raise the bar. Focus areas: distributed systems, API design & governance, caching, data ingestion/normalization, GraphQL/REST, AWS, CI/CD, observability, and reliability.At Brightspot, I lead backend work across the Amazon program. I’ve defined API patterns adopted across various projects; acted as lead backend for most Amazon projects; and led CMS back-end efforts that helped deliver 132 live sites in 2024 (+32% YoY). My work supported $2.9M ARR (+19% YoY) and $3.5M in services revenue (+9% YoY). I partner with product/program leads on scope, prioritization, and resourcing; mentor engineers and interns; and codify templates/docs so repeatable features ship in hours, not days.

Experience

1. Senior Flutter Engineer

   Macrofactor

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• Blue Ridge Community College

  Associate's degree, Computer Science

  2013 — 2015

• The Master's University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• James Madison University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science