Channing Walton is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer at Equal Experts, currently contributing his extensive expertise to SiriusXM. With a rich background as a founding partner at Underscore, the UK's leading Scala consultancy, Channing has dedicated his career to transforming struggling projects into success stories...
Channing Walton is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer at Equal Experts, currently contributing his extensive expertise to SiriusXM. With a rich background as a founding partner at Underscore, the UK's leading Scala consultancy, Channing has dedicated his career to transforming struggling projects into success stories while fostering the development of high-performing teams. His impressive portfolio spans over three decades, encompassing software architecture, design, and development across diverse sectors, including financial markets, investment banking, and internet technologies.
At SiriusXM, Channing is at the forefront of innovative technology, leveraging Scala 3 along with a robust tech stack that includes Kinesis, DynamoDB, http4s, and smithy. His proficiency in functional programming, particularly with libraries like cats and cats-effect, allows him to craft scalable and maintainable solutions that meet the demands of modern software development. Channing's commitment to best practices in unit testing and event-driven architecture ensures that the systems he builds are not only efficient but also resilient and adaptable.
In addition to his technical prowess, Channing excels in technical leadership, guiding teams through complex challenges while promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. His experience with various Typelevel projects and build tools like mill and sbt further enhances his ability to deliver high-quality software solutions. As a passionate advocate for object-oriented design and RESTful APIs, Channing continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in web development, making significant contributions to the evolving landscape of technology at Equal Experts and beyond.
