Conference hero
Macklin Hartley

Macklin Hartley

I work with organisations to turn ideas into resilient software by aligning clear goals with thoughtful architecture, lightweight processes and supportive teams. My focus is on understanding how information flows through a system, weighing trade-offs against the right capabilities and untangling the social and technical constraints that often decide a project's success.

As generative AI accelerates routine coding, I help teams climb the abstraction ladder, using AI as leverage while we concentrate on problem framing, capability design and continuous learning. I thrive in small, autonomous teams that value outcomes over outputs, and I'm most motivated when solving meaningful problems alongside people I respect and admire.

Writing

Talks

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect โ€“ Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect โ€“ Associate
AWS Certified Developer โ€“ Associate AWS Certified Developer โ€“ Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator โ€“ Associate AWS Certified SysOps Administrator โ€“ Associate
Terraform Certified Associate Terraform Certified Associate
Snowflake Hands On Essentials โ€“ Data Warehouse Snowflake Hands On Essentials โ€“ Data Warehouse
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Experience

WeMoney
Principal Engineer (May 2023 โ€“ Present)
Virtual Gaming Worlds
Engineering Manager (March 2021 โ€“ March 2023) Senior Software Engineer (Jun 2019 โ€“ March 2021) Software Engineer (May 2018 โ€“ Jun 2019)
Cash Converters
Software Developer (September 2016 โ€“ May 2019)
NEC Australia
Software Developer (September 2012 โ€“ September 2016)

Volunteering

She Codes ยท Website

In my free time I love mentoring and volunteering my time to helping others grow, volunteering my time with the She Codes Plus program.

DDD Perth ยท Github Repo ยท Website

Before the 2018 DDD Conference in Perth, I was asked to provide an external accessibility audit of the main conference website. I made several recommendations to improve the inclusiveness of the design.