// systems design · architecture · .NET · cloud

Amanda Santi

Software Engineer

I build robust, scalable system architectures — over 15 years across systems design, .NET, and cloud. I'm at my best taking a vague idea, mapping the roadmap to make it enterprise-ready, and rallying a team to deliver it.

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in linkedin.com/in/amandasanti

at_a_glance ● open to talk

experience15+ years

focusSystems design & architecture

cloudAzure · Functions · Bicep

stack.NET · C# · SQL / EF

statusEmployed

▹ current_role

Principal Software Developer

HCSS

2024 – Present

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Establishing the company data warehouse on Databricks — building pipelines that read from thousands of source databases and sync them to Parquet, packaged as Databricks Asset Bundles for repeatable, versioned deployment. Databricks Python Asset Bundles Parquet

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Building a framework that lets internal teams safely take AI-assisted "vibe code" apps to production on their own — giving non-specialist teams the guardrails, testing, and review standards to self-serve their internal tools with confidence. Platform CI/CD Governance

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Driving site reliability across the product suite — owning database maintenance, serving on the architecture review committee and helping teams prepare for reviews, and running fire drills to keep systems dependable at scale. SRE Database Architecture

Previously

Senior DevOps Specialist · HCSS

2023 – 2024

Supervisor · HCSS

2022 – 2023

Senior Software Developer · HCSS

2018 – 2022

▹ selected_work

case studies + personal projects

PERSONAL PROJECT 2020 – present

Advent of Code

Every year since 2020 — a running record of how I break down algorithmic puzzles. Source on GitHub; no live demo by nature.

Python Algorithms

PERSONAL PROJECT 2024

Database Tycoon

A silly game-jam entry — built fast and for fun, because not everything has to be enterprise-grade.

Game Jam Godot

PERSONAL PROJECT 2023

Set — the card game

A browser build of the pattern-matching game Set, with clean, responsive gameplay — hosted right here on this site.

JavaScript UI

CASE STUDY · HCSS 2023

Nightly DB Maintenance Engine

Serverless system that runs maintenance across thousands of databases nightly and flags query-performance regressions before they reach production.

Azure Functions Bicep SQL

◆ internal · walkthrough on request

▹ education

Carnegie Mellon University

B.S. in Computer Science

2004 – 2008

Capstone pair project included implementation of an x86-based kernel with threading library and drivers. (C, ASM)

▹ awards & recognition

2025

HCSS Devvy Award · Winner

Champion Archivist

2024

HCSS Devvy Award · Winner

Glue Award

2024

HCSS Ideas Cup · Winner

Impact · Best in Show

2023

HCSS Devvy Award · Winner

Outsider of the Year

2022

HCSS Devvy Award · Nominee

Glue Award · Persistence Award

2021

HCSS Devvy Award · Nominee

Emerging Leader · Persistence Award · Unsung Hero

2020

HCSS Devvy Award · Nominee

Emerging Leader · Pathfinder

2020

HCSS Ideas Cup · Winner

Efficiency Award