Josh Mcvey
Lead Developer And Build & Release Manager at Opentrons Labworks Inc.
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Top SchoolJosh Mcvey is a pragmatic software leader with 14 years of experience specializing in test automation, CI/CD, and build & release management for robotics and cloud platforms. As Lead Developer and Build & Release Manager at Opentrons he drives faster, higher-quality releases across two robot OSes and their Protocol Library web platform while owning cloud infrastructure, observability, and GitHub Actions automation. He combines hands-on SDET skills with team leadership—having led teams of up to 10 in continuous testing and guided cross-functional delivery at Rackspace and TEKsystems. Josh’s background spans Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, and a variety of test frameworks and CI/CD tooling, enabling him to architect resilient pipelines and monitoring with Datadog. He brings a people-first approach inspired by his GitHub bio—solving problems with compassion and vulnerability—which helps him translate technical complexity into reliable, user-focused releases. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, he quietly balances deep technical craftsmanship with a long record of improving release velocity and operational excellence.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS Physical Sciences, BS Physical Sciences at Kansas State University
Github Skills (74)
robotics10
science10
biology10
protocols10
android-application9
test-reporting8
ruby7
buildroot7
linux7
starcraft7
homebrew7
synchronize6
gist6
testing6
macos6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
y3rsh/sikuliStarter
Jun 2011 - Aug 2012
Contributions:15 commits in 1 year 1 month
y3rsh/web
Nov 2016 - May 2021
This is my blog/website
Contributions:56 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 5 months
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