Ken Mcdaniel
Principal Software Engineer at Oracle
Paxton, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Mcdaniel is a Principal Software Engineer with 13 years of experience focused on making complex systems more reliable and easier to deliver. Based in Paxton, Massachusetts, he currently architects and maintains rack-level automation for system integration testing at Oracle, specializing in inventive failure-mode discovery and cross-functional root-cause resolution. Ken is known for blending pragmatic engineering with a tester’s curiosity—designing infrastructure that intentionally breaks systems to reveal brittle assumptions and drive durable fixes. His background spans hands-on automation, platform resiliency, and coordinating deployments across teams, and he brings a practical, systems-first perspective informed by both community college and university studies.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Worcester State UniversityAssociate’s Degree, Associate’s Degree at Quinsigamond Community College
English
Github Skills (19)
bitbucket-cloud8
tabular8
rest7
bitbucket-server7
python7
rest-api7
mercurial6
package6
ascii5
jenkins-plugin5
trigger5
smoke4
jenkins4
pipeline3
game-engine2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mumblingMac/AoC
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:2 commits, 32 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
mumblingMac/doodle
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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