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# DJ Petersen

## Software engineer building across the entire stack.

Currently working at , based in Seattle, WA. I've spent over a decade building applications from the browser to the database.

I bring deep expertise across the entire stack, from JavaScript runtime internals to Kubernetes infrastructure. From early-stage startups to leading teams at tech's biggest names.

Over my career I've worked at , , , , and .

![DJ Petersen](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/_astro/me.BeK6vMcS_Zp16T3.webp)

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## Notable Projects

[Active2024–present ### HTML Linter A Rust CLI and library that lints HTML against JSON-defined rules, published to crates.io.](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/projects/html-linter)[Dormant2023 ### Flow Like Water A TypeScript library that turns brittle multi-step scripts into resumable state machines with retries and serializable state.](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/projects/flow-like-water)[Internal2018 ### Console Analytics A lightweight frontend telemetry tracker built for the AWS Management Console.](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/projects/console-analytics)[Archived2012–2014 ### Subway A web IRC client with server-side sessions, plugin hooks, and history that survives disconnects and machine switches.](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/projects/subway)[14+Years Experience6CompaniesCareer ### Professional Experience Meta · AWS · Bytedance · Uber · Flexport · Shift](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/about)[View all projects→ all projects](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/projects)

## Let's Connect

Always happy to discuss interesting engineering challenges, technical leadership opportunities, or just chat about the latest in tech.

[LinkedIn→ connect](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-petersen-4114191ab/)[GitHub→ follow](https://github.com/thedjpetersen)[Developer Resources→ explore](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/developers)[Agent Index→ read](https://www.thedjpetersen.com/llms.txt)[X (Twitter)→ follow](https://twitter.com/thedjpetersen)