# Sam Distler > Senior Software Engineer @ Atlassian Location: Austin, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/samdistler Some craftsmen carve wooden canoes - I code. As a programmer, I carve digital solutions. I'm a team player and a detail-oriented developer with a passion for learning about all things computing, particularly web-based backend software development. I've gained experience with various technologies, such as Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Python, AWS, SQL, NoSQL, and Kubernetes. Using these tools, I've delivered APIs that enable critical business processes and contribute to delightful, scalable, and flexible user experiences. I pride myself on identifying process bottlenecks and automating or removing them to improve efficiency. Whether it's streamlining workflows, optimizing databases, or implementing new technologies, I'm always looking for ways to make things run smoother and faster. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Atlassian Jan 2024 – Present Loom DevEx Lead (Sep 2025 - Present) • Leading the Loom DevEx team to maintain and scale the developer platform, focusing on CI/CD, automated testing, and a containerized development environment • Integrating AI into the Loom SDLC to drive measurable improvements in engineering velocity and developer experience • Lead Code Confidence initiative to increase testing rigor and code coverage across 8+ teams, including tuning static code analysis and implementing programmatic guardrails for both developers and agents • Hardened platform reliability by codifying Datadog monitors in Terraform, implementing automated health checks that prevented regressions in CI/CD Dev Infra Lead (Sep 2024 – Sep 2025) • Designed and launched CI/CD progressive rollout orchestration in under 3 months, facilitating safe deployments with zero rollout incidents for the Atlassian Frontend Monorepo (including Jira & Confluence) • Led the migration of internal feature-flag infrastructure to Statsig, creating 240+ configurations and improving flag resolution latency by up to 22x • Mentored 10+ engineers, served as the Austin intern champion for a cohort of 18 interns • Published documentation practices viewed by 200+ employees across Atlassian Engineering ### Software Engineer @ Atlassian Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 • Built the core codebase and grew Atlassian's managed build platform adoption by +1,725%, onboarding new teams and adding Python, Go, and Node support • Consolidated the roadmap and shipped 4 standalone templates to expand addressable coverage by over 400% • Drove technical direction for Atlassian's polyglot build strategy by leading a Bazel migration trial and authoring core RFCs on build performance and tool selection ### Senior Software Engineer @ Greenlight Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 • Led the re-platforming of Greenlight’s Identity Management (CIAM) to support crucial business requirements such as non-traditional family structures, user profile switching, and external user linkages • Built Identity microservices to serve high-volume REST APIs facilitating user lifecycle management • Created and maintained a Kotlin/Spring Boot microservice template that reduced new service creation time by 90% by utilizing API-first OpenAPI Specification-based code generation, Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes • Mentored junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and 1:1s to enable their technical development ### Software Engineer II @ Greenlight Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Architected a task orchestration framework and led a team of six engineers from concept to production deployment utilizing Node.js, gRPC, SNS, SQS, and distributed tracing through DataDog • Automated the customer deactivation process to reduce OpEx by reducing time to deactivation by over 95% • Refactored identity verification (KYC) service to improve service stability, increase observability through SLO monitoring, and improve test coverage by 30% while minimizing roadmap impact • Collaborated with our Tools/DevEx team to improve developer velocity by increasing the accuracy of CI/CD quality gating, reducing monolith pipeline runtime by 50%, an automated feature toggle lifecycle, and developing a new hire onboarding project • Led a technical communication series on code quality and design-document best practices for the Account’s Team ### Software Engineer @ LeanDNA Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States • Created the backend (Java) and persistence layer (MariaDB/MyBatis) for an inventory forecasting system to analyze past demand to make purchasing recommendations to prevent shortages in complex manufacturing environments (10,000+ parts/product) • Implemented a dynamic task-card display for inventory recommendations using React.js/Redux • Collaborated with the head architect to design and implement customer-facing REST API using annotation-based code generation, reducing API creation time by 90% • Improved stability of purchasing recommendation framework by adding contract-based unit and integration testing coverage, identifying critical failures • Owned the development lifecycle end-to-end including DevOps, DevEx, Backend, and Frontend development ### Software Engineer/Technical Consultant @ RSM US LLP Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 • Developed an ETL solution in C# to communicate over SFTP with the custodial bank and validate over $100 million in annual financial transactions • Designed and developed an automated dairy production system that increased production throughput and improved domain specific business processes • Created a centralized dashboard to monitor production throughput and quickly respond to any abnormalities • Developed APIs to facilitate integrations between ERP and production control software (MES, LIMS, etc.) ### UX Researcher @ Sensel Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 • Performed and delivered a comprehensive usability analysis of the Sensel Morph, a pressure-responsive multidimensional touch controller • Structured experiments and performed end-user testing to test hypotheses surrounding effective product communication ### Product Development Intern @ Ladders Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 • Designed and managed the production of a job board marketing process yielding a 60% reduction in user cost per acquisition • Oversaw collaboration between marketing, software engineering, and quality assurance teams ### Product Consultant @ Amplify Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • Developed low-cost concept validation using proprietary targeted advertisement protocol • Continued facilitating the development of the Amplify Tablet System ### Product Management Intern @ Amplify Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Analyzed the competitive space around Mobile Device Management solutions • Created a Mobile Device Management Lab illustrating competitor’s products • Educated developers and management on crucial areas for product improvement ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sam-distler --- Source: https://flows.cv/samdistler JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/samdistler/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22