Adam Burmister
Senior Software Engineer · Frontend Tech Lead
Melbourne, Australia
Hi, I'm Adam. I've had 17+ years experience building large-scale web products at Stripe, Pinterest, Xero and BBC Worldwide. Comfortable across the full stack, with strong product instincts and a track record of shipping fast, intuitive interfaces that scale to millions of users. I help businesses build surprisingly great user experiences.
Experience
Download C.V. PDF ↓- Databento Senior Software Engineer 2023–24
- Stripe SWE · Solutions Architect 2017–23
- Pinterest Software Engineer 2015–17
- ServisHero Co-founder · Design, Eng 2015–17
- Xero Senior Frontend Engineer 2013–15
- Mojolly Founder · CEO 2010–13
- BBC Worldwide Lead Developer, bbc.com 2008–10
Skills
- Languages
- TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, C#/.NET, SQL
- Frontend
- React, Next.js, Astro, Tailwind, Radix UI, design systems, accessibility
- Backend
- Node.js, Ruby on Rails, REST, GraphQL, event-driven systems
- Cloud
- Cloudflare, AWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, observability
- Practice
- System design, A/B testing, technical direction, RFC authoring, mentoring
- AI
- LLM application development, agentic workflows, prompt engineering