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Hans Jaeger

Indianapolis,IN

Summary

A results-driven Software Engineer with eight years of experience in implementing advanced technology and business solutions in various industries. Adept at coordinating with technical teams and stakeholders to manage large scale projects and deployments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

CTO, Technical Co-Founder

Vice ADAS
03.2024 - Current
  • Led product development from 0 to 1, building the entire MVP from scratch—including backend, frontend, DevOps, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Partnered with a product lead to define and validate core features for ADAS calibration shop management, focused on identifying calibrations from repair orders.
  • Built and maintained custom integrations with leading industry platforms, enabling seamless repair order ingestion and workflow automation.
  • Scaled engineering from a solo contributor to a team of 3 full-time engineers; established foundational engineering practices and technical roadmap.
  • Oversaw the transition from MVP to production-ready platform now operating in 15+ states across the U.S., with active plans for national expansion.

Senior Engineer I

Carvana
03.2023 - 03.2024
  • Worked on a new platform in C#/.NET 8 and React to serve Carvana's auction business.
  • Collaborated with remote team members across different time zones in the US, building out a modern, federated GraphQL API, along with traditional REST API's
  • Worked extensively with Application Insights, Data Dog, and Segment to give greater visibility into the distributed systems our team worked on.
  • Led the authentication integration with Auth0 and our portion of the federated GraphQL API, as well as creating health and dependency checks for our system.

Director of Engineering

CarrierHQ
07.2022 - 03.2023
  • Led two engineering teams (10 engineers + 1 manager), balancing hands-on contributions with organizational leadership and people development.
  • Mentored engineers and managers, helping them define and achieve both personal growth and professional development goals.
  • Directed the design and delivery of innovative insurance technology products, driving business impact through close collaboration with product and compliance teams.
  • Ensured engineering practices and product implementations met all relevant regulatory and industry compliance standards.
  • Contributed directly to code bases, architectural decisions, and critical feature development to accelerate delivery timelines and maintain high engineering quality.

Senior Software Engineer

CarrierHQ
08.2021 - 03.2023
  • Help architect and build a scalable insurance quoting engine in C#/ .NET Core 3.1/ .NET 5/ .NET 6 and React
  • Worked primarily with AWS to create robust and scalable solutions
  • Integrated our existing application with external tools, to create smoother workflows for Sales, Accounting, and Customer Success teams
  • Spearheaded a lift and shift project to move from Identity Server 4 to Auth0.
  • Mentored Junior engineers around problem solving

Director of IT Operations

Tradecycle Capital
04.2018 - 08.2021
  • Worked as a solo developer working on a funding platform.
  • Created advanced reporting with a combination of SQL, Entity Framework, and Telerik Reporting
  • Utilized .Net, Telerik, and Sql server to create robust and performant frontend and backend applications
  • I built simple CI/CD pipelines to deploy our applications in Azure DevOps

Software Developer

Direct Tech Sales
09.2014 - 01.2018
  • I designed and maintained internal web and desktop applications using PHP and .Net Framework
  • I oversaw server creation and deployment
  • Created an internal web application that integrated with several other applications to search across wiki's and digital asset management systems to streamline sales and support processes

Education

Computer Programming

Prosser School of Technology
New Albany, Indiana
05-2008

Skills

  • Technical Leadership: 0→1 product development, team building, technical roadmap ownership, scaling engineering teams, cross-functional collaboration
  • Software Engineering: C#, ASPNET Core, TypeScript, React, domain-driven design, test automation
  • DevOps & Delivery: CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (eg, AWS/Azure), deployment automation, monitoring, and observability
  • Integration & Architecture: Custom third-party integrations, API design, event-driven architecture, scalable backend systems
  • Product Strategy: MVP scoping, product/market fit iteration, technical feasibility assessments, stakeholder alignment
  • Communication & Collaboration: Effective cross-functional communicator; experienced working with product, design, and go-to-market teams in fast-paced environments

Timeline

CTO, Technical Co-Founder

Vice ADAS
03.2024 - Current

Senior Engineer I

Carvana
03.2023 - 03.2024

Director of Engineering

CarrierHQ
07.2022 - 03.2023

Senior Software Engineer

CarrierHQ
08.2021 - 03.2023

Director of IT Operations

Tradecycle Capital
04.2018 - 08.2021

Software Developer

Direct Tech Sales
09.2014 - 01.2018

Computer Programming

Prosser School of Technology