Summary
Steve Ortiz is a Staff Software Engineer in San Antonio with 25 years of experience building real-time systems, business applications, and websites, currently shaping solutions at H-E-B. He blends deep technical problem-solving with a passion for mentoring, having led teams at Rackspace and developed mission-critical software for Naval Air Warfare Centers. Steve pairs a rigorous academic background (MS Computer Science, BS Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M) with hands-on leadership across government, enterprise, and retail contexts. He values continuous learning and team success, focusing not just on delivery but on creating environments where every teammate contributes and is recognized. A pragmatic systems thinker, he enjoys unraveling complex architectures one piece at a time to inform long-term plans.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.934, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.934 at Texas A&M University