JK Slyby is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Denver with a decade of experience building product and engineering organizations for fast-growing companies. He has led end-to-end technology strategy, scaled teams to 70+ engineers, managed multi-million dollar budgets, and guided a company through a $63M Series A while evolving product focus toward last-mile delivery. Technically hands-on, he has driven architecture shifts from an Elixir monolith to Go microservices and overseen React/React Native frontend platforms and AI R&D initiatives to extract strategic value. A former developer and instructor, he pairs pragmatic engineering with people-first leadership, emphasizing talent development and process improvement. Unexpectedly, his background spans nonprofit web tools and classroom teaching, reflecting a long-standing commitment to mentoring and community impact.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor of Science (BS) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Computer Science Software Engineering Music, Bachelor of Science (BS) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Computer Science Software Engineering Music at Ouachita Baptist University
Contributions:40 commits, 4 PRs, 34 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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