Summary
Ryan Baker is a staff software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in civic tech, building backend and API-driven data systems that power Medicare.gov, Healthcare.gov, and VA.gov for millions of citizens. He has led engineering teams at Ad Hoc, launching provider and plan data solutions and integrating services with VA systems to improve healthcare and benefits access. Comfortable across Python and C, Ryan’s background ranges from kernel and driver work to large-scale data pipelines and POS integrations, reflecting deep systems and data engineering chops. Based in La Grande, Oregon, he pairs hands-on implementation with staff-level leadership, often shepherding complex interoperability projects rather than just writing code. An early open-source contributor via Google Summer of Code and a continual builder of backend services, he brings a pragmatic focus on reliability and public impact.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science - Computer Systems Option, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science - Computer Systems Option at Oregon State University