Summary
Jesse Mellinger is an operations and systems leader and software engineer with eight years of experience building reliable, scalable backend systems and operational processes. Currently leading Operations & Systems at FedEx Logistics, he combines hands-on SRE experience from Splunk with a background as a network technician to bridge infrastructure, cloud, and workflow coordination for time-sensitive air cargo. Trained at Turing School and experienced in Ruby, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Redis, and AWS, he focuses on observability, quality controls, and systems-driven automation. Jesse is a professional learner who has turned intensive project-based training into production-ready services and tooling that prioritize operational correctness. He brings a practical, cross-domain perspective—networking to cloud-native SRE—that helps teams deliver robust, scalable applications under tight constraints. Based in Phoenix, he enjoys applying continuous learning to solve complex problems and improve the systems that move people and goods.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Information Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Information Technology at Colorado Mountain College
German Language and Literature, German Language and Literature at Indiana University Bloomington
Undergraduate Certificate Computer Programming, Undergraduate Certificate Computer Programming at Colorado State University Global
Backend Engineering & Software Design, Backend Engineering & Software Design at Turing School of Software & Design
French