What roles is Maxwell Edwards open to?

Senior backend, platform, and distributed systems engineering roles, including technical leadership ownership.

What business outcomes has he delivered?

Representative outcomes include a 90% reduction in security vulnerabilities on a legacy application at Capital One, launching GrowthHub to 7,000 AT&T employees, ~$20K/year in cloud cost savings, and a chatbot that increased signups by 15% at Storied.

What technologies does he work with most?

Java, Spring Boot, and Python on the backend, delivered on AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes with Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Maxwell Edwards

Senior Software Engineer · Backend & platform

I build and own backend systems end-to-end, from API design to production reliability, and lead small teams through delivery.

Senior Software Engineer @ Texas Instruments
Dallas, TX
Java · Spring Boot · Python · AWS

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Selected Impact

Capital One
Cut 300+ security vulnerabilities by 90% on an inherited legacy application while leading a 3-person team.
AT&T
Launched GrowthHub to 7,000 employees, producing 1,177 custom growth plans and 768 SkillUp badges.
AT&T
Saved ~$20K/year by consolidating legacy AWS apps into one containerized service.
Storied
Designed and launched a Twilio + Azure chatbot that increased signups by 15%.

Experience

Texas Instruments
Senior Software Engineer
October 2026 – Present · 2 months
Capital One
Senior Software Engineer
March 2026 – October 2026 · 8 months
AT&T
Senior Software Engineer
July 2024 – March 2026 · 1 year 9 months
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Software Engineer - Contractor
January 2024 – June 2024 · 6 months
Storied
Software Engineer
December 2021 – May 2023 · 1 year 6 months

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Case Studies

Capital One · March 2026

Zero-Incident CI/CD for a Privileged Access Server Fleet

Modernized the delivery pipeline for an internal Linux server management application monitoring elevated-access privileges across roughly 400 US and UK servers, moving from manual releases to a fully automated, contract-tested pipeline.

Impact: Cut vulnerability remediation effort from ~15 developer-days per month to ~2, while sustaining zero production incidents across 6 months of multiple-times-per-week deployments.

AT&T · December 2025

GrowthHub: Enterprise Competency Scoring Engine

Built a new competency-scoring platform from scratch that generates personalized skill profiles and growth plans for 7,000 employees across five external assessment vendors and internal performance data.

Impact: Launched to 7,000 employees, generating 1,177 custom growth plans and 768 SkillUp badges.

Storied · October 2022

Graph-Based Relationship Visualization

Built new graph processing and rendering flow so users could visualize their data connections within their family trees.

Impact: Cut graph render latency by ~40% and improved customer engagement for complex dataset exploration.

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What People Say

“Max made an immediate impact, improving our DevOps pipelines, resolving security issues, and bridging gaps between teams with a calm, can-do attitude.”

Phobinder Singh

Engineering Colleague · AT&T

“Max ramped up like a senior engineer, made impressive contributions remotely, and set the bar for interns I've managed.”

Ryan Obray

Manager · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“Max worked independently, improved our systems, and showed outstanding technical and organizational skill.”

Rohit Siddigari

Engineering Manager · Walmart - Global Tech

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Latest Writing

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Recruiter FAQ

What roles is Maxwell Edwards open to?: Senior backend, platform, and distributed systems engineering roles, including technical leadership ownership.
What business outcomes has he delivered?: Representative outcomes include a 90% reduction in security vulnerabilities on a legacy application at Capital One, launching GrowthHub to 7,000 AT&T employees, ~$20K/year in cloud cost savings, and a chatbot that increased signups by 15% at Storied.
What technologies does he work with most?: Java, Spring Boot, and Python on the backend, delivered on AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes with Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Let's Connect

Open to senior backend and platform engineering roles, technical leadership, and projects that improve people's lives.

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