Summary
Jonathan Julian is a seasoned engineering leader with 25+ years of hands-on software experience and a 17-year track record in senior delivery and people management roles, currently serving as Director of Engineering. He has led large multi-team programs across government agencies—VA, HHS, SSA, Department of Education—combining systems design, mobile and web development, APIs, and automation to deliver high-quality products (including an iOS app with a sustained 4.8 rating). Known for mentoring engineers into leadership while still diving into code, he designs test automation pipelines, builds Ruby on Rails and Node.js services, and champions infrastructure and microservices at scale. A lifelong tinkerer, he applies engineering to real-world problems and enjoys building developer tools and plugins (notably for TRMNL). Based in Arnold, Maryland, he pairs strategic roadmap thinking with pragmatic delivery and a history of hiring, coaching, and shaping technical organizations.
17 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Virginia Tech