Resume · CV

Hunter Sadler — experience.

Senior Product / Platform Engineer · AI Developer Products, Agentic UX, TypeScript Systems

Senior software engineer with 10+ years building production software across frontend, backend, platform, and developer workflows, with strong TypeScript/JavaScript, React/Next.js, Vue.js, Java/Spring, Python, Rust, and Go experience. I build practical AI-native developer products and agent workflows, with a focus on product quality, reliable systems, clear communication, and tools developers can trust.

▸ auro@hsadler.com ▸ github.com/aurokin
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
O'Reilly Auto Parts · Remote (Denver, CO) 2018 — Present
  • Operate and support a portfolio of 100+ Java/Spring applications used across enterprise operations, balancing reliability, maintainability, and delivery under real production constraints.
  • Drive modernization across the team by introducing practical agent workflows, TypeScript, linting, unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing into legacy enterprise development practices.
  • Led frontend modernization by advocating for and implementing Vue.js over HyperJS as the company's primary frontend framework, improving maintainability and team velocity for internal product development.
  • Teach modern engineering techniques to teammates working from older stacks and habits, helping raise the team's baseline around code quality, testing, frontend architecture, and AI-assisted development.
  • Designed and maintained Spring-based backend services that integrate with frontend systems powering mission-critical workflows across stores and distribution centers.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to clarify requirements, explain tradeoffs, translate operational needs into technical plans, and deliver production features at enterprise scale.
  • Diagnose production issues, improve system behavior, and communicate clearly around systems where correctness, stability, and business continuity matter.
Software Developer III
Shelter Insurance Companies · Columbia, MO 2016 — 2018
  • Developed 13 production applications serving roughly 10,000 internal and external users.
  • Co-designed a high-volume transaction-based document generation system, contributing to architecture and implementation for a core business workflow.
  • Improved stability and performance across multiple large-scale legacy applications.
  • Mentored 5 new developers, supporting onboarding, engineering practices, and team integration.
  • Applied Agile SDLC and test-driven development practices to deliver reliable software iteratively.
Library Web Programmer
University of Missouri · Columbia, MO 2013 — 2015
  • Modernized a PHP-based website by migrating it to WordPress CMS.
  • Improved usability across mobile and desktop through responsive design.
  • Designed and deployed mobile-focused features to improve accessibility and engagement.
Skills
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Rust, Go, Lua, PHP
Frontend & Product
React, Next.js, Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, dashboard UX, complex application state, admin/product tooling
Developer Products
APIs, SDK ergonomics, documentation-first UX, CLI/TUI tools, starter workflows, integration surfaces, machine-readable contracts
Backend & Platform
Java, Spring Framework, production support, integrations, daemon architecture, Unix sockets, WebSockets, observability-minded debugging
AI & Agents
coding-agent workflows, agent definitions, agent orchestration, PR review agents, tool calls, long-running task state, approvals, retries, handoff
Practices
technical leadership, mentoring, stakeholder communication, product judgment, architecture tradeoffs, production debugging, Agile/Scrum, test-driven development
Education
B.S. Information Technology
University of Missouri — Columbia 2011 — 2016
Personal
Guild Master & Raid Leader
Overclock · World of Warcraft Classic (TBC & WotLK) 2021 — 2023
  • Led and managed 100+ members in a high-performance distributed environment, averaging US 1st and World 5th rankings across multiple raid tiers.
  • Created GottaGoFast, a popular WoW AddOn with 2.6M+ downloads.
  • Built Lua integrations and JavaScript tools connecting spreadsheet data, in-game systems, combat logs, and web dashboards for planning and performance review.
  • Coordinated strategy, scheduling, conflict resolution, and continuous improvement across a high-accountability volunteer organization.
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