Andrea Restle-lay
Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolAndrea Restle-lay is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years in modern enterprise and a multi-decade background in systems and embedded software, now focused on cloud-native architecture, Ansible, and distributed persistence. She specializes in modernizing legacy systems into scalable microservices using CQRS and event sourcing, and has a track record of turning complex, error-prone processes into automated, auditable pipelines—from dairy billing rules engines to hybrid multi-cloud observability proofs of concept. A collaborative Agile leader and mentor, Andrea regularly guides interns and new graduates in pair programming, CI/CD best practices, and pragmatic design thinking. Comfortable across the full stack, she blends C#, Go, Angular/React Native, and SQL expertise with hands-on DevOps (ARM/YAML, OpenTelemetry) to deliver prototypes and MVPs quickly. Based in Raleigh, NC, she pairs formal study and continuous online learning with decades of production experience that bridge R&D, operations, and product-facing engineering. An uncommonly practical architect, she often replaces brittle manual reports with maintainable, user-driven solutions that reduce operational stress while improving business visibility.
9 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Programs, Master's degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Programs at North Carolina State UniversityPost Bauccalauriate Studies English Computer Science, Post Bauccalauriate Studies English Computer Science at NCSUBA Computer Science Biology, BA Computer Science Biology at University of Maine
English
Github Skills (35)
python10
django10
upstream10
hat10
user-interface10
ansible-automation-platform10
automation10
api10
rest10
azure-devops10
django-rest-framework10
ansible10
azure10
rest-api10
microsoft9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
arrestle/arrestle
Dec 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch, 4 comments in 2 years 2 months
arrestle/VisiTrash
Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
VisiTrash – Reducing Waste through Public Engagement
Contributions:8 PRs, 42 pushes, 7 branches in 2 months
wasteusrpabtestingengagementmarketing-tools
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