Joe Hentges

Senior Engineer at Swoop

Geospatial Architecture | Building High-Scale, Vendor-Neutral Visualization Engines

About

Senior Systems Engineer specializing in high-performance geospatial data visualization, graph rendering, and complex relational interfaces. Proven track record of replacing costly proprietary SDKs with vendor-neutral, open-source architectures while leading technical strategy through leadership transitions and resource constraints. Expert in navigating high-stakes vendor partnerships and validating emerging infrastructure in restricted, airgapped environments.

Experience

  1. 2025Present

    Senior Software Engineer · Swoop Technologies

    Technical Lead for frontend modernization on a 7-person team delivering real-time decision-making and analysis interfaces for defense-sector customers. Responsible for identifying and mitigating architectural risks during high-stakes vendor integrations and platform migrations.

  2. 20202025

    Dev Lead · Optum

    Led the frontend lifecycle of a multi-tenant healthcare platform supporting 300+ enterprise tenants. Successfully navigated the full product lifecycle from initial build through scale-out, managing technical direction through a critical funding contraction and leadership transition.

    • Azure
    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • GraphQL
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Next.js
    • Express.js
    • Storybook