Summary
Roan Cooney is a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer with nine years of experience building production systems from mobile apps to backend services, currently focused on AI retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and CI/CD pipelines. Based in Saskatoon, he leads full stack development at Viamo, blending Android roots with modern cloud-native and AI tooling to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. His background includes hands-on Android engineering at SkipTheDishes and Push Interactions, giving him a strong mobile-first perspective when designing end-to-end user experiences. Roan holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a diploma in Computer Technology from SIAST, combining formal training with practical delivery. Colleagues describe him as someone who bridges research-style experimentation in AI with disciplined engineering practices to move prototypes into stable production. He favors pragmatic automation and observability, often making incremental infrastructure investments that pay dividends in uptime and deployment velocity.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Diploma, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at SIAST
B.A. & Sc., Computer Science, B.A. & Sc., Computer Science at University of Saskatchewan
Japanese