Mark Oates
Vice President Of Developer Experience at Centene Corporation
Greater St. Louis United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Oates is a seasoned technology executive with 20+ years of experience transforming large enterprises by modernizing engineering practices, delivery frameworks, and cloud infrastructure. As VP of Developer Experience at Centene and formerly a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, he blends field-CTO strategy with hands-on delivery to help C-suite leaders translate digital transformation into measurable outcomes. He has repeatedly moved organizations from waterfall to product-led agile models, scaled teams beyond 70 developers, and cut provisioning times from months to hours through automation and IaC. Mark’s work spans healthcare, logistics, and fintech, where he balances regulatory risk with rapid delivery using metrics-driven improvements like delivery velocity and defect rates. Notably, he led a startup tech platform to 450% market expansion in six months by delivering a scalable platform in 90 days—showing he pairs strategic vision with rapid execution. He holds an MBA and is known for challenging “heroic” rescue patterns in favor of sustainable, repeatable engineering practices.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General at Fontbonne UniversityBS Business Administration and Management General, BS Business Administration and Management General at University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business
Github Skills (96)
gcode-parser10
amazon-api-gateway10
camera10
golang10
search-engine10
gcode10
java10
docker10
cnc10
sender10
ecosystem9
amazon-sns9
cli9
amazon-ecs9
opensearch9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
aws-samples/amazon-route-53-resolver-dns-firewall-automation-examples
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:4 commits, 7 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 2 months
aws-lambda-noderuleaws-lambdaserverlessdomain-list
aws-samples/aws-network-firewall-automation-examples
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 15 PRs, 12 pushes in 11 months
aws-lambda-noderuleaws-lambdaserverlessstep-functions
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