Summary
Ryan Wilcox is a pragmatic software engineer with about five years focused on web service backends, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and improving developer UX, supported by a decade of overall technical experience. He spent four-plus years at 2U building production services and continues to contribute as a volunteer to the National Upcycled Computing Collective, blending professional engineering with community-minded tech reuse. Based in Buena Park, California, he is available for contract, consulting, or permanent roles and brings hands-on experience creating reproducible development environments and automated delivery workflows. His background in computer science (strong academic performance at Copper Mountain College) underpins a methodical approach to infrastructure and tooling. Notably, he prioritizes developer productivity and sustainable infrastructure, often treating developer experience as a first-class product requirement.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Cypress College
Computer Science, 3.8, Computer Science, 3.8 at Copper Mountain College