Adam Beck

Roadblock Title:

JSON on The Streets, SFTP in The Sheets

Time:

Tuesday - 2:00 PM (Tower D)

Abstract:

We spent months perfecting a world-class REST API, only for our first major bank partner to ask: ‘So, where do we drop the CSVs?’ This is the story of how we swallowed our pride and built a sophisticated SFTP engine that treats 50-year-old tech like a first-class citizen—without losing our minds or our modern architecture.

Learning objectives:

• The “Legacy Bridge” Architecture: How to build a robust SFTP ingestion and distribution layer that feeds directly into a modern API-first backend.
• Automating the Archaic: Techniques for managing PGP encryption, SSH keys, and file-polling at scale without manual intervention.
• Negotiating Tech Specs: How to guide FI partners toward more modern standards while maintaining the “reluctant” support they require to close the deal.

Bio:

Adam leads FinGoal’s engineering team. He loves building mobile applications & integrated experiences. Adam is a fervent Vue evangelist. He has previously built technology ranging from a family-to-family childcare exchange to a marketplace for Florida’s largest medical marijuana distributor.

Prior to his engineering career, Adam worked as a Dean of Students at a school for at-risk students in southwest Denver.

Adam received his BS in Agribusiness and Applied Economics from The Ohio State University and his certificate in full-stack web development from the University of Denver. Adam lives in Boulder County with his wife, their son, and their two dogs.