Software Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, Us
Kessel Run is an Air Force software factory that delivers combat capabilities warfighters love and revolutionizes the Air Force software acquisition process.Led 8-member team as technical lead to develop a cloud-native application- Drove user-centered application architecture design through event storming and service mapping- Proactively managed tech debt and code health, enabling release of MVP automated planning capabilities to front-line users in 10 months- Collaborated daily with Product Manager and UX Designer to prioritize workServed as an application developer for 3 additional applications, practicing test-driven development, pair programming, CI/CD and Agile processes daily- Built secure, continuous delivery pipelines with a variety of toolsPioneered integration process and deployment of enterprise platform software- Led collaboration across 3 teams to release an operational application using the platform software- Proved platform software readiness for org-wide adoption by meeting uptime requirements, decreasing security vulnerabilities, and easing user configuration -- ultimately increasing reliability, security, and useability for other applications and end usersServed a 3-month rotation on the Site Reliability Engineering team to upskill the team’s Agile practices and build incident response capabilitiesEngineering Practice Team Lead- Spearheaded a team of 6 to upskill 150+ engineers- Developed and implemented strategies to create an engagement and learning environment- Facilitated monthly Engineering Practice Time as a forum for knowledge sharing- Coordinated 20+ tech talks and workshops to enable engineers and established Tuesday Tiny Tech Talk seriesEngineering Hiring Team- Reviewed resumes and interviewed 25+ candidates for both individual contributor and leadership positions- Promoted diversity in engineering hiring, brought industry talent into the Air Force, and filled positions