Summary
John Liao is a Senior Lead Engineer based in Boston with 11 years of experience delivering mission-focused software and systems engineering across defense and commercial sectors. He currently serves in Booz Allen’s CTO organization after driving cloud migrations and modern architecture work for the US Air Force at Kessel Run and engineering leadership roles at Clarity Innovations. Comfortable bridging program management, DevOps, and hands-on engineering, he has deep experience with CI/CD, testing/IV&V, enterprise integrations, and leading interoperability events for DoD programs. His background blends mechanical engineering fundamentals with a master’s in computer science, enabling a systems-minded approach to scalable, secure solutions. A pragmatic leader, he’s as likely to shape strategy and schedules as to author test suites and automation that reduce sustainment costs and improve reliability.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Undergraduate Certificate, Computer Science, 3.75, Undergraduate Certificate, Computer Science, 3.75 at Boston University - Metropolitan College
Boston College High School
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University
Chinese