Summary
Eric Jankowski is a software engineering manager with 14 years of experience leading Agile teams and delivering high-priority business value across healthcare, finance, and payments platforms. Currently at Optum, he blends hands-on engineering sensibilities with coaching and leadership—having held roles from principal engineer to SRE and quality manager at Change Healthcare, Bangor Savings Bank, and Mozido. He champions Extreme Programming practices, test-driven development, continuous delivery, and automation to cultivate empowered teams that ship reliable, scalable systems. Known for translating architectural standards into team-level practices, he regularly coaches engineers on refactoring, CI/CD, and design principles. Based in Bangor, Maine, he brings an uncommon background in music (MA/BA) that informs his collaborative, iterative approach to product development.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of Missouri