Brian Hester

Brian Hester is a Senior Software Engineer at Reddit, Inc. since January 2021, specializing in backend engineering for the Ads Targeting team using technologies such as Golang, Python, and Apache Spark/Scala. Prior to this role, Brian served as a Full Stack Engineer at Regions Bank, where responsibilities included leading the development of an AI-powered commercial relationship manager application. Brian's experience also includes significant contributions to BBVA USA, starting as a Developer and advancing to Senior Developer, focusing on API development and backend transactions using Java, SQL, and SOAP. Additionally, Brian has a background in academia as a tutor and researcher at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Information Sciences, Philosophy, and Mathematics from the same institution.