Summary
Ryan Jensen is a pragmatic software consultant with 12 years of experience building scalable full-stack web and native applications, currently serving clients from West Des Moines. He blends hands-on engineering—spanning .NET and modern stacks—with a focus on automation and improving developer and user experiences, having held senior roles at Principal Financial Group, Wellabe, Hy-Vee, and as a contractor supporting healthcare tech. Ryan’s background in operations management and early IT internships gives him a practical, metrics-driven approach to problem solving and team enablement. He’s motivated by using software to help people, favors long-term maintainability over short-term hacks, and repeatedly transitions between contract and permanent roles to tackle high-impact projects.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at Iowa State University
AA Liberal Arts, AA Liberal Arts at Marshalltown Community College
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Trident University International