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Natalie
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Natalie Johanek

Building distributed systems at Amazon. Focused on low-latency APIs, developer tooling, and system observability.

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Distributed SystemsLow-latency APIsDeveloper ToolingSystem ObservabilityCustomer Experience
Current role
SDE2 - Amazon
Location
Austin, United States
Focus area
Distributed Systems
Outside work
Fencing Coach
Latest WritingAll posts ->
Context Management: Getting Better Responses from AI
Practical techniques for managing context windows when working with large language models.
Apr 2026
Tournament Design and Incentives
Exploring the principles of creating engaging and fair competitive tournaments.
Apr 2026
project ->HEMA Scorecard Scripts
PythonData AnalysisHEMA
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Natalie Johanek

About

A bit
about me.

I'm an SDE2 at Amazon working on distributed systems for last-mile delivery. I build low-latency APIs under strict SLAs, architect data pipelines, and care deeply about developer tooling and system observability.

Outside of work, I coach competitive fencing, run tournament operations, and write about software. I studied Computer Science at the University of North Texas with a minor in Mathematics.

EmployerAmazon
RoleSDE2
DomainDistributed Systems
EducationCS + Math - UNT
Outside workFencing Coach & TO
Currently readingDesigning Data-Intensive Apps

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together.

Have a project in mind or just want to chat? Reach out - I'm always happy to connect.

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