Josh Finnie
Polyglot Engineer | Clean Code, Scalable APIs & Real-World Impact | Python • Go • Rust • TypeScript
- Role
- Senior Software Engineer at People Data Labs
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Josh Finnie
I\'m a full-stack engineer with over 10 years of experience, focused on building reliable software that solves real problems. I currently work on the API and Delivery team at People Data Labs, where I help build and scale data products.In past roles, I\'ve led projects, mentored engineers, and turned complex ideas into working systems. My strengths are in backend development, but I have experience across the stack.I write code in Python and JavaScript and have been learning Rust and Go to deepen my systems programming skills.I care about writing clean code, designing simple solutions, and building tools that work well for the people who use them.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
May 2023 — Present
PeopleDataLabs has enabled thousands of engineering, data science, product, and other technical teams to buildcompliant, innovative, people data based software solutions. I work on the Delivery and API team improving howcustomers interact with our data via API.Technologies:* Python (Flask, Django, AWS Lambda)* Pulumi* Docker* Rust* AWS RDS (Aurora PostgreSQL)* AWS ElastiCache (Redis)Highlighted Successes:* Developed and maintain the PeopleDataLabs Rust SDK.* Reducing friction and experienced bugs of our customers by implementing API best practices company-wide.
Education
Northeastern University
Classes towards a BSE, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2001 — 2003
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Science - MS, Data Analytics
University of Connecticut
BA, Economics
2003 — 2006
Central Connecticut State University
Classes towards a MS, Geography
2007 — 2013
Skills
- Database Design
- Rest
- Mongodb
- Arcgis
- Databases
- Arcims
- Programming
- Application Development
- Open Source
- Software Development
- Html
- Python
- Curriculum Development
- Teaching
- Angular.js
- Sql
- Visio
- Linux
- Asp.net
- Web Development
- C++
- Ajax
- Javascript
- Angularjs
- Node.js
- Subversion
- Gis
- Database Management
- Mysql
- Jquery
- Testing
- Sharepoint
- Web Applications
- Apache
- Mac Os X
- Social Networking
- Json
- Css
- Windows
- Git
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