Summary
Sam Cervantes is a Principal Software Engineer and engineering leader in Seattle with eight years of focused software experience and a broader entrepreneurial and aerospace background. He currently leads teams at Blue Origin, having progressed from Principal Engineer to Senior Software Engineering Manager, where he architects solutions for hard business problems in high-stakes technical environments. Previously he scaled hardware-focused companies as CTO of MakerGear and founder/CEO of Solidoodle, which shipped over 10,000 3D printers to customers in 60 countries. His blend of hands-on engineering, operations leadership, and an MBA in strategy, operations, and finance enables him to translate product vision into repeatable delivery. Comfortable in both startup and aerospace contexts, he brings unusual depth in manufacturing and systems engineering alongside modern software architecture. Colleagues can expect a pragmatic builder who pairs technical rigor with commercial sensibility.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
M.B.A., Strategy, Operations & Finance, M.B.A., Strategy, Operations & Finance at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
B.S., Manufacturing Engineering with special concentration in Electrical Engineering, B.S., Manufacturing Engineering with special concentration in Electrical Engineering at Miami University