Summary
Ross Boxall is a Staff Ground Software Engineer with 11+ years of experience building scalable, mission-critical systems and APIs for space operations and enterprise applications. He combines hands-on full-stack expertise in Node.js/TypeScript, React, and databases with architectural leadership, having led and mentored teams of up to 18 engineers across local and international projects. Ross has progressed from web development roles to Principal/Architect responsibilities, shaping engineering practices for companies scaling from small to mid-size and delivering high-throughput distributed systems for real-world operators. His scientific background in biochemistry and lab research gives him an analytical, experimental approach to problem-solving and technical writing that complements his product-focused engineering. Comfortable across Docker, Python, Go and legacy PHP/Laravel stacks, he’s equally at home refining developer workflows or shipping interfaces used in live missions. Based in Ladera Ranch, CA, he prefers work that pairs cutting-edge technology with meaningful purpose—whether improving systems on Earth or enabling spaceflight.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Real Estate, Certification, Real Estate at California Real Estate License
Undergraduate, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and minor in Chemistry, Undergraduate, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and minor in Chemistry at University of Colorado Boulder
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