About Ryan

Hi, I'm Ryan.

I'm a software engineer based in Seattle, with a background in full-stack development, platform engineering, and developer tooling. I've spent much of my career building systems that support large-scale applications and the people who operate them — from content rendering engines serving millions of requests per day, to internal tools that make developer lives less painful.

I care deeply about thoughtful systems, human-centered engineering, and team cultures built on trust. I've worked in high-velocity environments, led technical projects across international teams, and spent a lot of time fixing things that weren't built to last. I believe that good engineering isn't just about clever solutions — it's about clarity, maintainability, and doing the invisible work that keeps systems resilient.

For several years, I worked at Amazon, where I built and scaled merchandising tools, migrated legacy systems to AWS, and helped reduce operational pain for both engineers and customers. Along the way, I picked up a lot of lessons about what breaks at scale, how to debug the real problem (not just the symptom), and why observability is one of the best investments you can make.

After a personal sabbatical to focus on health and reset my priorities, I returned to engineering with more intention — choosing work that's grounded, impactful, and collaborative. This blog is part of that: a space to reflect on what I've learned, what I'm still figuring out, and how to build better systems (and maybe a better self) along the way.

Thanks for reading. If anything resonates — feel free to reach out or connect with me on LinkedIn.