Summary
Brian Heuston is a Technology Manager in Seattle with 12 years of software engineering experience building reliable, test-driven web and systems software. He has progressed from hands-on roles at Microsoft (shipping Internet Explorer features and improving test infrastructure) to senior and lead positions at startups and enterprises, and now manages technology at lululemon. Skilled in Java, C#, C, Linux, and test automation, he’s delivered full-stack solutions, CI/CD pipelines, and operational incident response across AWS-hosted systems. He combines strong engineering rigor—establishing mandatory test sign-offs and deployment pipelines—with customer-focused troubleshooting, including onsite production debugging. Known for improving test coverage and pass rates dramatically in prior roles, he brings both managerial leadership and deep technical troubleshooting chops. A Penn State CS graduate, he blends enterprise-scale QA discipline with practical full-stack development experience.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Penn State University