Jason Janson

• Strategic Leadership and Collaboration: Collaborate closely with senior leadership to ensure alignment of software engineering initiatives with overarching business strategies. Lead the strategic planning process to drive technical excellence and innovation that directly supports and advances business objectives.
• Team Direction and Roadmap Creation: Lead the e-commerce software engineering team, developing and implementing clear, actionable roadmaps that guide project execution and foster innovation.
• Talent Management: Oversee talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies to build a high-performing team with the skills and motivation to meet and exceed business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Drive effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams to improve project outcomes, streamline processes, and enhance operational efficiency.
• System Accountability: Ensure the integrity, scalability, and continuous improvement of e-commerce systems and services, with a focus on critical non-functional aspects such as observability, security, and performance.
• Culture of Excellence: Cultivate a culture of DevOps and continuous improvement, optimizing deployment processes for reliability and efficiency, while fostering an environment that promotes creative problem-solving and cutting-edge technological advancements
• Quality and Standards Oversight: Continuously evaluate and enhance software development practices and standards to maintain high-quality deliverables and integrate industry-leading methodologies and solutions.

• Leadership and Strategy: Led and developed a high-performing software engineering team at Techflex, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence aligned with business goals.
• Technical Expertise and Mentorship: Provided mentorship on advanced technologies, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and serverless patterns, to build a highly skilled team.
• AWS Adoption and Automation: Spearheaded the adoption of AWS, implemented automation with Pulumi and Ansible, and established CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for efficient and secure deployments.
• Development Practices: Developed a platform to streamline the setup and teardown of development environments, enhancing production readiness and operational efficiency.
• Security and Compliance: Integrated security into the development lifecycle, continuously improving our security posture through amplification, observability, proactive retrospectives and ongoing enhancements.

• Team Building: Established strong, autonomous teams tailored to specific value streams, optimizing workload and decision-making processes.
• Agile Practices: Implemented agile methodologies, including stakeholder engagement and MVP sprints, to improve project delivery and responsiveness.
• Software Development: Led initiatives on mobile-first design, user experience, SEO, and system performance, enhancing our web application portfolio.
• IT Operations: Developed SLAs for internal services, adopted JIRA for help desk management, and implemented proactive system maintenance.
• Infrastructure Strategy: Architected resilient systems with robust disaster recovery plans and strategically migrated key infrastructure to the cloud.
• Team Development: Built and led strong, autonomous teams, optimizing for cognitive load and aligning them with specific value streams to empower decision-making.

• Team Leadership: Managed a team of software engineers, fostering a positive work environment conducive to agile practices and continuous improvement.
• Coding Standards and Practices: Developed company-wide coding standards, emphasizing clean code principles and maintainable software. Established a Team Charter to guide communication, code structure, and best practices.
• Agile Project Management: Implemented formal project management processes, including user story definition and a Kanban system to manage work visibility and flow. Led regular backlog grooming sessions with stakeholders to align on goals and strategies.
• Hands-On Development: Actively participated in software development, focusing on non-critical path projects to stay updated on the latest front-end libraries and frameworks. Designed and optimized database structures, mentoring the team on best practices in system design.

• Software Development: Led the development of various internal applications and websites, utilizing technologies such as ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, and JavaScript. Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scopes, and manage full project lifecycles from inception to deployment.
• Cross-Functional Responsibilities: Oversaw a wide range of responsibilities encompassing software development, infrastructure management, and server maintenance. Built a deep understanding of physical infrastructure, networking, domain management, and IT procurement.
• Proactive Systems Improvement: Demonstrated a proactive approach to identifying and resolving potential system issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of services. Enhanced system performance through strategic planning and innovative solutions.

Contributed to the development of software solutions, supporting the company's digital portfolio.