Summary
Bret Mishler is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building cloud-native and lab-grade systems across private and government sectors, currently leading a Google Cloud team in Kirkland, WA. He excels at breaking complex problems into pragmatic designs and has deep C# expertise—ranked in the top 5% on comprehensive C# exams—and substantial hands-on experience with Azure, .NET, React/TypeScript, and CI/CD. His background spans greenfield architectures, API security (OAuth, KeyVault, APIM), resilient HTTP patterns, and performance tuning that have measurably reduced manual work and improved stability at companies like Nike and Banfield. Comfortable moving between low-level optimization and high-level architecture, he also brings a scientific rigor from earlier lab technician work on materials testing for aerospace and defense clients. Known for pragmatic leadership, he pairs strong implementation skills with mentoring and process improvements that accelerate delivery.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Oregon State University