Summary
Dan Jallits is an Associate Director of Software Engineering with 13+ years of hands-on and leadership experience building reliable, scalable systems and high-performing teams across enterprise and regulated environments. He has led multi-team organizations of 30–60+ engineers, modernized legacy architectures to accelerate deployment frequency by 30–50%, and established internal platforms adopted by 10+ teams to reduce duplicated effort and operational risk. Comfortable operating at the intersection of product, security, and operations, Dan focuses on predictable execution, clear ownership, and developer experience to drive measurable improvements in reliability and incident response. He combines a practitioner’s background in systems engineering with strategic portfolio-level thinking, scaling both technology and talent while preserving engagement and career growth. A former Marine Corps infantry NCO, he brings disciplined leadership and a bias for clarity to complex, mission-critical programs.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Political Science, Political Science at College of DuPage
Computer Information Systems, Computer Information Systems at DeVry University
High School, High School at York Comm High School