Douglas Ross is a Principal Engineer and seasoned technology leader based in Boston with about 12 years of hands-on experience and 15+ years of broader software architecture, UI and systems work. He blends deep front-end expertise (HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, D3, React, Angular) with serverless AWS integrations and full-stack back-end skills (Node, Java, Ruby on Rails, SQL). As a co-founder of a startup focused on automated knowledge sharing and a long-time practitioner of Agile/Servant Leadership, he has repeatedly transformed distributed teams from task-driven to customer- and value-driven organizations. He has led global systems teams supporting 800+ field consultants, taught web development at Harvard, and designed curriculum for enterprise learning programs. Known for pragmatic tool-building—early creator of JavaScript transport/DOM APIs and model-driven development tooling—he combines product-minded engineering with a strong emphasis on quality, automation and developer productivity.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English & American Literature, Bachelor of Arts (BA), English & American Literature at Brandeis University
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Accounting and Business/Management, Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Accounting and Business/Management at Greenfield Community College
Certificate, Advanced Software Engineering, Certificate, Advanced Software Engineering at Boston University
Contributions:6 releases, 127 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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