Full-stack web application development with an emphasis on Perl, JavaScript, and MySQL.
Senior Software Engineer · Systems Builder · Founder
Scott Adams
I build backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and production software with a strong bias toward clarity, durability, and practical execution.
My background spans software engineering, cloud operations, technical leadership, and product development, with experience across payments, SaaS, internal platforms, and operational tooling.
Professional profile
I have spent more than 15 years designing, developing, and operating production systems. My work has included full-stack application development, REST APIs, cloud operations, infrastructure automation, and engineering leadership.
I have worked as both a hands-on engineer and a technical manager, and I am comfortable moving between architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, and team execution.
Much of my experience has centered on systems that need to work consistently in the real world: payment processing, internal business platforms, operational infrastructure, and backup verification.
What I work with
Perl
JavaScript
Linux
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AWS
Terraform
REST APIs
Cloud Infrastructure
Infrastructure as Code
DevOps
Operational Tooling
System Design
Engineering Leadership
Payments Systems
Founder, Backup Verified
Backup Verified is a platform I founded to address a practical problem: confirming that encrypted backups are not only stored, but actually intact and retrievable.
The system combines client-side encryption, cryptographic checksums, managed storage, and a separate verification process that later retrieves the backup and independently confirms its integrity.
I designed and built the platform end-to-end, including the backup agent, verification flow, customer portal, cloud infrastructure, and supporting operational tooling.
Selected experience
Worked on full-stack product development and platform improvements using Perl and JavaScript.
Held multiple roles spanning backend development, cloud operations, engineering leadership, deployment reliability, and infrastructure automation in a payments-focused environment.
Technical leadership and engineering work related to SparkPay mobile payments processing, including backend systems, Linux-based infrastructure, and operational web applications.
Working style
- I value software that is maintainable, understandable, and dependable in production.
- I favor simple architectures over unnecessary complexity.
- I am comfortable working independently and with distributed teams.
- I care about the technical details that make systems stable and trustworthy over time.