Cloud Software Engineer

Jaxson
Hawkins

Building scalable distributed systems at cloud scale. Currently at CrowdStrike, with past experience at AWS and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Who I Am

I'm a software engineer with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and high-throughput data pipelines. I specialize in designing systems that operate reliably at massive scale.

My work spans real-time event-driven architectures, batch analytics, and cloud-native platforms. I enjoy the intersection of systems design and engineering craft: building things that are fast, resilient, and built to last.

Currently CrowdStrike, Cloud Software Engineer
Education B.S. Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech

Where I've Worked

CrowdStrike Current
Cloud Software Engineer
Jan 2026 to Present

Building cloud-native security infrastructure at scale.

Amazon Web Services
Software Development Engineer
Mar 2021 to Jan 2026 · ~5 yrs

Designed and built distributed systems and data platforms at cloud scale. Worked across high-throughput event-driven pipelines, real-time and batch analytics, and core AWS infrastructure serving millions of customers.

Booz Allen Hamilton
Full Stack Software Engineer
Jun 2019 to Mar 2021 · ~2 yrs

Developed full stack applications for government and enterprise clients, contributing across frontend, backend services, and cloud deployments.

Tech Stack

Languages

Python TypeScript Go Java

Cloud & Infra

AWS Kubernetes Lambda EMR ECS

Data & Streaming

Kafka Kinesis Spark OpenSearch

Databases

DynamoDB Cassandra S3

Domains

Distributed Systems Event-Driven Real-Time Analytics Batch Processing System Design

Things I've Built

Runner

A browser-based endless runner game inspired by the Chrome dinosaur game. Dodge obstacles, duck under birds, and see how far you can go as the speed ramps up. Built with vanilla Canvas 2D.

HTML Canvas 2D JavaScript
jaxsonhawkins.dev

This portfolio site. No build tools, no frameworks, no dependencies — just a single HTML file with embedded CSS and vanilla JavaScript. No React, no Vue, no bundler. The right tool for the job: a static page that loads instantly, works everywhere, and does exactly what a portfolio needs to do, nothing more.

HTML CSS Zero Dependencies