Steven Olson
Software Engineering Consultant at Vangst
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Olson is a software engineering consultant with 11 years of experience building full-stack web and mobile applications, currently focused on agentic AI and consulting from Santa Fe, NM. He’s shipped production systems across Ruby on Rails, React, and React Native stacks and has driven senior engineering work at Vangst following roles at CardFree, Codi, RxRevu, and Granicus. Steven pairs hands-on coding with pragmatic product instincts, helping teams turn big ideas into maintainable systems while keeping egos small and the work fun. His unconventional background—nine years as a commercial fisherman and a BA in Creative Writing—gives him resilience, leadership from the deck, and clear communication skills that inform engineering decisions. He trained at the Turing School of Software & Design and brings both deep practical experience and a creative approach to problem solving. Expect a collaborator who values robust engineering, storytelling, and durable solutions over technical flash.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming Specific Applications, Computer Programming Specific Applications at Turing School of Software & DesignBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Creative Writing English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Creative Writing English Language and Literature/Letters at Colorado Mesa University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (47)
boilerplate9
authentication8
url-parsing8
generator7
parse7
encoding7
stringify7
react7
react-native-starter7
cli7
spree6
querystring6
devise6
matching6
rails6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jecrockett/the_pivot
Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:169 commits, 53 PRs, 63 pushes in 2 months
SteveOscar/nonshittymovies
Dec 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:40 commits, 2 PRs, 29 pushes in 4 months
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