Summary
Blake Janelle is a seasoned software leader with 11 years of experience, currently directing Cloud Engineering and Services at Liberty Mutual where he leads eight teams to modernize and optimize AWS and Azure platforms. He specializes in distributed, event-centric architectures—having built production systems using event sourcing, Domain Driven Design, microservices, and infrastructure-as-code that supported zero-downtime deployments and retirement of 100+ on-prem servers. Blake blends hands-on architecture and DevOps experience with strong communication and mentorship skills, having coordinated 12 agile teams across onshore and offshore boundaries. He has a track record of turning complex legacy portfolios into cloud-native, observable platforms that prioritize the Well-Architected Framework. Based in Madbury, NH, he pairs technical depth with a curiosity-driven approach to learning and an ability to translate tradeoffs into practical engineering decisions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Information Systems Management, Information Systems Management at Salve Regina University
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of New Hampshire