Chad Ostler
Sr Engineering Manager at Vivint
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolChad Ostler is a senior engineering manager with 15 years of experience building and leading cloud-native platforms and distributed systems from Salt Lake City. He has progressed from hands-on roles in C++, Python and Go to leadership positions at Vivint, where he now oversees engineering for alarm and home automation cloud services using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm and MongoDB. Known for a pragmatic engineering mindset, he focuses on clean design, continuous learning, and mentoring teams to deliver reliable, scalable services. His background includes performance-focused work on OTT DVR systems and web route optimization, giving him a strong appreciation for both low-level systems and cloud-scale architecture. Chad pairs a Master’s in Computer Science with a track record of inventing practical solutions and improving developer craft across teams.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Utah State UniversityThe University of Utah
English, Portuguese
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Github Skills (97)
charts10
apple-push-notifications10
helm10
kubernetes10
safari-push-notifications10
package-manager10
memcached10
unix9
fibers9
jwt9
golang9
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ostlerc/DisplaySpring
Jun 2011 - Sep 2012
Contributions:94 commits in 1 year 2 months
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