# seth (@seth.computer)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/seth.computer
Headline: Staff Platform Engineer

## About

Software engineer focused on designing, building, and operating systems that others build on top of. I prioritize security, privacy, and automation. Big fan of the open web.

## Career

- **Staff Backend Engineer at Zapier** (Apr 2024 - Present)
- **Senior Backend Engineer at Zapier** (Aug 2022 - Apr 2024)
- **Managing Software Engineer at Ad Hoc LLC** (Aug 2021 - Aug 2022)
- **Staff Software Engineer at Ad Hoc LLC** (Nov 2018 - Aug 2021)
- **Senior Software Engineer at Ad Hoc LLC** (Jul 2018 - Nov 2018)
- **Senior Engineer at Opengov Foundation** (Nov 2015 - Jul 2018)
- **Web Application Developer at Balancedcomp** (Jul 2014 - Nov 2015)
  Wichita
- **Web Developer at Freelance Web Developer** (Nov 2008 - Aug 2014)
  Owner and sole employee of Seth Etter Web Design, freelance web design, copywriting, online marketing and social media.
- **Web Application Developer at High Touch Technologies** (Nov 2012 - Jun 2014)
  Worked on client side Javascript application for point of sale product. Worked on and added features to Online Payments web app interfacing with point of sale system.
- **Instructor at Butler Community College** (Aug 2011 - May 2013)
  Andover
  Taught classes in the areas of Web Development, Digital Media, and Software Development. Courses range from C++, HTML, CSS and JavaScript to Photoshop and Digital Audio.
  
  Helped develop web development curriculum to better cover modern web engineering practices.
- **Front End Developer at Pen Publishing** (Jun 2012 - Nov 2012)
  Wichita
  Handled both designs and front end development of several client websites and internal projects.
- **Instructor at Pixel Time** (May 2011 - Jul 2012)
  Wichita
  Planned and instructed classes including Kid's Game Design, Kid's Video Editing, and Basics of Photoshop.
- **Intern at Start-Thinking, LLC** (May 2010 - Aug 2010)
  Created Actionscript based interactive business card augmented reality application. Worked on various website front ends.

## Skills

### Technical
- AWS
- Go
- JavaScript
- Kubernetes
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Python
- React
- Ruby
- Terraform
- TypeScript
### Business
- Management
### Community
- Community Building

## Publications

- Hello from Leaflet (Jun 2026)
- Stay curious about your systems (Feb 2026)
- Integrating my website with ATProto (Feb 2026)
- Grounding questions (Mar 2025)
- Building for longevity (Dec 2022)
- Prioritize learning (May 2021)
- Custom GitHub Actions with Docker (Nov 2020)
- Asynchronous remote work (Mar 2020)
- What makes an API simple? (Aug 2019)
- How I'm currently writing Haskell (Aug 2019)
- Growing in the open (Nov 2017)
- Personal Website http://sethetter.com

## Credentials

- Certified SAFe 5 Architect — Scaled Agile, Inc. (Apr 2022) https://www.credly.com/badges/60a42592-d58b-47ff-bf42-da4828687eb4/public_url

## Education

- **Butler County Community College** — A.A.S. (2006 - 2010)
  The years of '06-'08 were done as part-time High School and part-time College as dual credits. I completed the degree in the two years following High School '08-'10. Went on to become an instructor for this program and help further develop the web development curriculum.

## Involvement

### Volunteering
- Open Wichita (Jun 2015 - 2018)
  Founder
  Open Wichita is Wichita's Code For America brigade, open data advocates and civic hacking group. We aim to improve the lives of citizens through the use of technology.
- devICT (Oct 2012 - Present)
  Founder
  devICT is a community group for developers in the Wichita area. We provide monthly meet ups with presentations on current development technologies and methodologies and other events as well.

## Languages

- English (native)