Summary
Duane Moody is a senior software engineer, founder, and fractional CTO with 11 years of professional experience and 15+ years of technical leadership across cloud-native architecture, fintech, and high-performance systems. He combines hands-on engineering in Go, Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern front-end frameworks with deep expertise in GCP/AWS, Kubernetes, and database architecture to modernize legacy platforms and deliver resilient microservices. As founder of XRiley he advises startups and enterprises on scaling, security, and product-driven technical roadmaps, and has led multiyear cloud migrations and digital transformations that achieved enterprise SLAs and observability improvements. Duane’s background in emergency response, firefighting, and the Coast Guard sharpens his crisis leadership and rapid decision-making, which he applies to incident management and high-stakes engineering programs. Known for building and mentoring cross-functional teams, he blends systems-first architectural thinking with business alignment to turn technical investments into measurable growth. Based in Florida, he’s open to CTO, fractional CTO, and senior engineering leadership roles where strategic architecture and delivery intersect.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
AAS, Criminology, AAS, Criminology at Tarrant County College
AAS, Paramedic Studies, AAS, Paramedic Studies at Montana State University-Billings