Scott Ames
Founding Engineer at typedef
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Ames is a Founding Engineer and seasoned DevOps leader with 11 years building and scaling production infrastructure across startups and enterprises from Seattle. He has led teams and platforms at companies like Starbucks, Shujinko, Tecton, and now an AI-native data engine, combining cloud architecture, compliance automation, and high-availability operations. Scott’s expertise spans Linux/Unix/Windows environments, multi-datacenter disaster recovery, infrastructure-as-code, and observability—skills he applied to launch global services such as Starbucks Rewards and enterprise SOC 2 automation. He’s comfortable shifting between hands-on engineering and cross-functional leadership, frequently turning manual toil into automated, auditable processes. Colleagues rely on him for precise communication and practical solutions that balance stability with rapid iteration. Outside formal titles, his career shows a steady progression from PC/IT support to founding engineer—evidence of a practitioner who thrives on learning and practical impact.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Community College of DenverUniversity of Colorado Denver
Github Skills (112)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
scottames/ames.sh
Jun 2016 - Aug 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 3 months
scottames/ublue
Jul 2023 - Aug 2024
Deprecated by: https://github.com/scottames/containers
Contributions:18 reviews, 45 PRs, 193 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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