# Hamish Pierpont

> Software Engineer at Capital One

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hamish

Software engineer in NYC. Passionate about solving hard problems. Loves teaching!

## Work Experience
### Senior Associate Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2024 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Associate Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area
• Built machine learning feature computation engine using Python, FastAPI, Kubernetes, Docker, and Argo Workflows
• Modernized key fraud/scam Java backend services and TypeScript+Angular frontend services, leading to an projected 20% increase in claim success rate
• Led development of winning internal hackathon project for iPad written in Swift
• Refactored and modernized a high-volume Go service, migrating from legacy ECS clusters to serverless ECS Fargate while adding test coverage, logging, and monitoring
• Owned development of C# websocket command server to be used in Capital One branches
• Resolved multiple production issues requiring input from several teams
• Independently prepared and delivered presentations to product, tech, and leadership audiences

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant @ UF Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Gainesville, Florida, United States
• Taught discussions and led office hours for Programming 1, Discrete Structures, and Data Structures and Algorithms
• Wrote starter code and recorded a YouTube tutorial for unit testing with the Catch2 framework
• Implemented a hint generator for C++ coding questions in Python3 code using the Stepik platform

### Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York City Metropolitan Area
• Designed an API on Capital One’s API Exchange that sources security vulnerability data and feeds it to an automated security vulnerability tracker
• Provisioned an AWS ALB and Python Lambda function to serve content from the API
• Earned Capital One’s Certified Secure Software Engineer Associate certification

### Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | McLean, Virginia, United States
• Built a Node.js web SDK in Typescript with three other interns for a visual regression testing platform
• Laid groundwork for integration of the SDK into CreditWise Web's end-to-end testing layer with Cypress
• Refactored web SDK to comply with TypeScript’s Strict Mode, allowing more seamless integration into other TypeScript projects
• Praised by tech lead for consistent, high-quality documentation

### Data Science Intern @ Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Charleston, South Carolina Area
• Implemented a GUI-based application using Python3 and the Kivy framework that is deployed to users in the US Department of Defense
• Dramatically simplified user interactions with proprietary radio software
• Saved the command approximately $200,000 & earned an On-The-Spot award for exceptional work ethic and quality

### Software Development Intern @ Asset Mapping
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | London, United Kingdom
• Automated internal documentation processes with a Python program, helping to ensure compliance with UK regulations
• Learned how to code effectively in a team environment
• Participated in code reviews with developers throughout organization in the UK and remotely in Poland

### Engineering Intern @ North American Surveillance Systems, Inc. (NASS)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Titusville, Florida


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Florida

### International Business
FIE: Foundation for International Education


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29