# Byron Woodfork

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/byron

I am a polyglot software engineer with a strong belief in test driven development and building clean and reliable software. I’m passionate about writing software, mentoring engineers and leading teams. I enjoy giving back to the tech community in the form of giving conference talks, programming workshops and hosting community events.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ ChaChing®
Jan 2024 – Present

### Staff Software Engineer @ Segovia Technology — A Crown Agents Bank Company
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Lead my engineering team on multiple projects. Bridged the gap of communication across multiple teams, including QA, product, engineering and engineering management. Worked with the product team to convert business specs into technical specs and scoped out work for upcoming projects while overseeing project timelines over time. Helped mentor and provide support to teammates through recurring 1 on 1 meetings and pair programming.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Segovia Technology
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Building software tools to aid citizens in various African countries in their ability to send money to each other digitally. Using technologies such as: Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, AxonIQ Framework, Terraform, Ansible, Buildkite, Scalyr and Sentry for monitoring and alerts.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Democratic National Committee
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Built new frontend features using Javascript, Typescript and React that had a direct impact on the 2020-2021 Presidential campaign.

### Staff Software Engineer @ 8th Light
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

### Lead Software Engineer @ 8th Light
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Chicago, IL
Took the lead on multiple engineering teams; the team sizes ranged from 2-6 developers at a time. I regularly administered one on one's with my teammates to deliver review feedback, provide coaching and career guidance. I participated in one on one's with engineering managers and directors for the business, helping provide advice on ways to improve team chemistry, coding practices, company processes and culture. I presented a number of workshops, helping teach teams of developers new languages, tools and frameworks for them to use and implement in building new applications for the business.

### Software Engineer @ 8th Light
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Chicago, IL
Collaborated with product managers, company founders and other engineers to build and deploy software for multiple businesses. I gathered a breadth of knowledge through working with various technologies and programming languages.

### Software Engineer Apprentice @ 8th Light
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Chicago Area
I learned how to write clean, robust and thoroughly tested software in the 8th Light apprenticeship program with the aid of my two mentors. Throughout the apprenticeship, I learned several programming languages including but not limited to: Ruby, Clojure, Scala and Java. Towards the end of my apprenticeship, I helped consult for several small business clients, developing small features for their existing applications.


## Education
### Northern Illinois University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/byronwoodfork
- Website: http://www.byronwoodfork.com

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Source: https://flows.cv/byron
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Last updated: 2026-03-22