Summary
Jon Gardiner is a seasoned software architect and hands-on engineer with over two decades of experience building products from DOS-era desktop apps to modern web and mobile systems, and 11 years in senior roles. As a founding developer at BambooHR he scaled engineering, owned architecture and operations, and now serves as Distinguished Architect overseeing payroll and benefits systems. He excels at assembling and mentoring high-performing teams, shipping pragmatic solutions, and keeping systems reliable 24/7 while remaining an active coder. Jon has deep LAMP and web application roots, plus experience in billing, data warehousing, and developer tooling—he even authored an open-source PHP static analyzer (Guardrail). Based in Provo, Utah, he combines institutional knowledge of a growing SaaS product with a preference for product-focused architecture rather than sprawling corporate infrastructure. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who enjoys both low-level technical detail and developing talent across the organization.
11 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
Utah State University
Associate’s Degree, Pre-Engineering, Associate’s Degree, Pre-Engineering at Dixie State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Utah Valley University