Karl Hill

Software Engineer

Agile & Cloud-Native Solutions Architect

Why you should hire me.

With over 20 years of experience, I’ve led the creation and launch of high-impact technology solutions across Agile environments. I excel at guiding distributed teams while staying hands-on with code, tackling complex engineering challenges, and shaping user-focused design. I’m passionate about modernizing systems, applying new technologies like AI/ML, and driving product development from vision to delivery. My approach blends technical depth, strategic leadership, creativity, and clear communication—ensuring solutions are not only built, but built to last.

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Core Competencies

20+ years of experience delivering enterprise-level software in PHP, Python and Java

Proficiency with object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and asynchronous architectural design

Professional experience building REST APIs

Professional experience with relational databases, schema design, and SQL

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and related technologies

Strong understanding of containerization technologies like Docker

Experience with modern JS frameworks like React and Vue.js

Experience with cloud providers like AWS

Proficiency in version control systems like Git

Passion for infrastructure and DevOps tooling

Core Technologies

Backend Development

PHP/Laravel
Node.js
Python

Frontend Engineering

Vue/React
Tailwind/Alpine
TypeScript

Cloud Architecture

AWS/GCP
Docker/K8s
CI/CD

Data Management

MySQL/PostgreSQL
MongoDB/Redis
ElasticSearch

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