Max Edwards

I build performant, scalable software with a sharp focus on user experience and clean architecture.

About Me

I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing enterprise applications. I love working on products that make people's lives easier.

I specialize in backend work focused around API development. My goal is to continuously improve my skills and contribute to impactful projects that solve real-world problems.

Skills

Java

Springboot

SQL / NoSQL

REST APIs

Azure

CI/CD

Featured Projects

A quick look at some of my recent work. Click below to view more.

Wealthy Ways

A personal finance planning app focused on long-term goals and intentional spending. Built to simplify and clarify financial planning through beautiful UI and smooth UX. Used by early testers to set savings goals and track financial milestones.

Milo the Chatbot

Storied asked me to produce a chatbot to interact with customers, intelligently ask questions, and put it together for a story. The chatbot became the centerpiece of their onboarding experience.

Reptile Tracker

An app to help reptile enthusiasts track their pets' health and growth. Designed with a real user in mind and deployed for community use.

High Performance Clustering

Developed a system to cluster millions of data points using parallel computing techniques. Benchmarked 4 different implementations to identify the highest-performing approach.

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Quality-Driven Engineering

My priority is to architect and implement high-quality software. I don't believe in doing things "on the cheap" or by taking shorcuts. Time and time again, I have seen that building things right way is the best way.

What People Say

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

Max interned for me at The Church of Next Christ of Latter-day Saints and he was amazing. I've hired many, many interns over the years and they simply don't come any better than Max. He quickly grasped onto technologies used on the projects he was tasked to support, some that are uncommon in the industry, and immediately settled into the work. He ramped up and began making creative and meaningful contributions in a timeframe and quality that you'd expect of a senior engineer, not an intern. Not to mention, he was a fully remote employee as well. It really was amazing. Max is a very quick and proactive learner, an excellent team player, is very reliable, and is incredibly talented. He's a great model of what makes a truly outstanding engineer. Not having an avenue to retain him after his internship was incredibly frustrating because I'd take him and ten more just like him if I could.

Ryan Obray

Manager

Let's Connect

I'm always open to connecting with hiring managers, recruiters, and fellow engineers. Let's chat!