Summary
Seth Lytton is a seasoned software engineer with a decade of professional experience and a steady progression through engineering roles at Salesforce, currently serving as a Lead Member of Technical Staff. He has deep domain experience on the Metadata API team, shipping platform features that power deploys and retrieves across the Salesforce ecosystem. Seth combines formal training in architecture and computer science with hands-on web development and DevOps from running his own climbing training site, blending product-minded engineering with customer-facing operations. He brings a practical, systems-oriented approach honed by early work in .NET, Ruby on Rails, Linux server management, and large-scale platform engineering. An avid rock climber and former professional traveler, Seth leverages disciplined project planning and resilience from the climbing community to tackle complex technical challenges. Based in the Denver area, he pairs technical leadership with a track record of mentoring and steady promotion within a major SaaS organization.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, 4.0, Computer Science, 4.0 at Front Range Community College
Bachelors of Environmental Design, Architecture, 3.875, Bachelors of Environmental Design, Architecture, 3.875 at University of Colorado at Boulder