Summary
Rylan Chord is a senior, language-agnostic software engineer focused on developer experience, platform engineering, and automation testing with nine years of industry experience and 6+ years specializing in Java and Kotlin. He has repeatedly architected extensible automation frameworks and internal developer tools that accelerate delivery and raise confidence in releases across companies from startups to scale-ups. Rylan combines deep hands-on testing skills (Python, JavaScript, Cypress, Pytest) with cloud integrations (AWS services, CI/CD) and a history of improving code quality via static analysis and coverage initiatives. He’s led quality teams and built mobile and API test frameworks from the ground up, often turning vague quality goals into measurable practice and tooling. Based in Provo, Utah, he’s equally comfortable coaching teams through test debt reduction as he is implementing the next internal tool that reduces developer friction.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Software Development, Bachelor's degree, Software Development at Western Governors University
Associate's degree, Information Systems/Technology, Associate's degree, Information Systems/Technology at Utah Valley University
English