# Andrew Sawyer

> Software Engineer at Checkr, Inc.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/andrewsawyer

👋 Hello! I'm a dedicated software engineer with a passion for leveraging technology to build robust and scalable solutions that make a difference.

🚀 Self-Taught & Mentored by the Best
I am proud to be a self-taught software engineer, but my journey wouldn't have been possible without the guidance and mentorship of many talented individuals along the way. Their insights and support have been invaluable in shaping my skills and approach to software development.

🤝 Mentorship
Recognizing the importance of mentorship, I actively engage in mentoring junior engineers. I believe in giving back to the community by sharing knowledge and helping others grow in their careers.

🛠️ Technical Expertise
Over the past 7 years, I've gained extensive experience with:

- Ruby on Rails
- React, JavaScript, TypeScript
- MongoDB, MySQL, Snowflake
- Kafka, Sidekiq, Resque
- Gitlab
Along with a strong background in:

- C#, .Net Core, MS SQL
- Step Functions, Lambda, S3, EC2
- Agile, Scrum, MVC
- RESTful API, GitHub, Jira
- Docker, Terraform, New Relic, Sumo Logic

This diverse technical skill set enables me to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and adapt to different technologies and frameworks.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Altvia
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Checkr, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
As a Senior Software Engineer at Checkr, I was responsible for a number of initiatives from planning and inception all the way to delivery and post-release maintenance. Here are two notable projects I led:

Reducing Turnaround Time for Adjudicators
- Handled technical and product requirements for the feature.
- Achieved a reduction of over 75% in processing times.
- Ensured seamless integration of customer needs with business objectives.

Reducing Unknown Errors with Asynchronous Redundancy Measure
- Designed and implemented an asynchronous redundancy measure to reduce unknown errors.
- Identified and corrected documents that unexpectedly failed out asynchronous processes.
- Implemented measures to enhance system reliability and error handling.
- Expected to significantly reduce error rates, anticipating a reduction of over 90%.

### Software Engineer @ Checkr, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023
As a Software Engineer at Checkr, I played an instrumental role in several dynamic and growing teams, contributing to the continuous innovation and improvement of our industry-leading background check platform.

Key Contributions:

Assess: This innovative feature has distinguished Checkr in the market, offering unique capabilities and insights that were previously unavailable in the background check industry.
    - API Development: I was a pivotal contributor to the team responsible for creating many of the APIs that power the Assess feature, ensuring robust and efficient data processing and retrieval.
    - Front-End Development: I contributed to the development of the front-end of the Assess feature, leveraging React to create a user-friendly and intuitive interface.

General Adjudication Products:
    - Adverse Action: I worked on refining and expanding our adverse action products, ensuring compliance and accuracy in the decision-making process for background checks.
    - Candidate Stories: I was involved in the development of the Candidate Stories feature, which provides a comprehensive and transparent view of a candidate's background, aiding employers in making informed hiring decisions.

### Software Engineer @ Xero
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Technical Scope: C#, .Net Core, MS SQL, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, EC2, AMI Roles, Cloud Watch, Load Balancers, Visual Studio, Dapper, ASP.NET, RESTful API, GitHub, Jira, Team City, Agile, Scrum, MVC, JSON, XML, Octopus Deploy, Javascript, Docker, Confluence, New Relic, Sumo Logic, Terraform 

Worked within a 7 person scrum team to extend our payroll product and add key features which have led to our fastest growing market since the region's launch. Developed new features, addressed tech debt, reviewed other developers code, triaged customer support issues.

Key Achievements:
- Built a direct connection to two of the top UK pension providers to provide users with a one stop solution to handling payroll, and employee pensions (govt mandated 401k equivilent).
- Built server-less micro services to communicate with the UK HMRC to automate the updating of employee tax codes.
- Built encryption library to securely store tokens for OAuth2.0 use.

### QA Test Analyst @ Xero
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Responsible for building out test automation coverage and framework enhancements. Also handled small bug code fixes.

### US Education Analyst @ Xero
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
Building & maintaining reports/dashboards for the US/Global Education Teams.
- Created numerous excel macros / google scripts to streamline my own and others job functions.

### Sales Operations Analyst @ Xero
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
Data-mined numerous sources to recover and reassign old leads that may have fallen through the cracks. Additionally I assisted in running reports regularly to keep track of and forecast the sales team daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration- Marketing
University of Southern Maine - School of Business


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andrewesawyer

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Last updated: 2026-04-01