Summary
Josef Salyer is a mission-focused technology leader and hands-on engineer with 13 years of experience building real-time systems, mobile apps, and cloud-native infrastructure. He has led engineering teams and transformations at organizations from startups to Fortune 500s, driving CI/CD, DevOps, and platform automation (notably introducing Atlassian tooling and git workflows at JPMorgan Chase). Recent roles feature real-time rules engines and reactive architectures using Kotlin, Node.js, Kafka, React, Kubernetes, and Terraform, coupled with offshore team leadership and strong TDD/SOLID discipline. Josef pairs deep implementation skills in iOS, JavaScript, and Java with a knack for turning ambitious, "impossible" problems into practical products and processes. He also brings domain breadth—from IIoT and embedded systems to public safety solutions like AMBERAlert.com—plus a track record of mentoring and recruiting talent via university partnerships. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he remains a developer-manager who stays current in code while scaling teams and operations globally.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Music Teacher Education, Music Teacher Education at The Ohio State University
Computer Science, Computer Science at Strayer University
Spanish