DJ Petersen

Software engineer living in Seattle, WA. Currently working at . I've been working professionally for over a decade building applications across the entire stack from the browser to the database.

Over my career I have been fortunate enough to work at , , , , and .

I bring deep technical expertise across the entire stack, from diving into the intricate parts of the JavaScript runtime (parser/interpreter) all the way to infrastructure deployment (setting up Kubernetes clusters). This rare breadth of knowledge enables me to architect holistic solutions that optimize every layer of the technology stack. My experience spans from early-stage startups (20th employee at ) to leading teams at some of tech's biggest names.

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Notable Projects

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Privacy Aware Infrastructure at Meta

Leading development of tooling and infrastructure that enables teams to make privacy decisions correctly and enforce purpose limitation at scale across Meta's systems.

This transformative initiative embeds privacy controls directly into Meta's infrastructure, ensuring data privacy compliance across the platform.

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AWS Console Analytics Framework

Architected and deployed a modular analytics framework across 190 AWS consoles, incorporating performance metrics, user interactions, and extensible tracking capabilities. Led the technical evaluation of major analytics platforms and designed a solution that scaled across AWS's diverse console ecosystem.

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Technical Leadership

Proven track record of leading engineering teams and driving technical initiatives. From managing sprints and epics at Flexport to architecting micro-frontend frameworks at AWS, I combine technical expertise with strong leadership skills to deliver impactful results.

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Interested in discussing technical leadership opportunities or complex engineering challenges? Let's connect:

LinkedIn — Professional background & experience
GitHub — Code samples & contributions
Email — For direct inquiries

Based in Seattle, Washington