Ted Neward
Distinguished Software Engineer at University of Washington Information School
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolTed Neward is a veteran software architect, educator, and engineering leader with over two decades of experience building teams, platforms, and developer communities across startups and large enterprises. He blends hands-on expertise in C++, Java, .NET, mobile (Android/Swift), and DevSecOps with strategic roles driving platform strategy, developer relations, and technology culture at organizations like Smartsheet, Rocket Mortgage, and Capital One. As a frequent speaker, instructor and guest lecturer at UW iSchool, he designs project-first courses that push students to ship non-trivial mobile apps and emphasizes mentorship that has produced many future engineering leaders. Ted also runs Neward & Associates to advise CTOs and CEOs on long-term technology strategy and occasionally co-founds ventures focused on making software development easier. Known for asking incisive questions and tackling technical debt and legacy modernization, he pairs philosophical curiosity with practical execution to help teams become measurably better.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations at University of California, Davis
English, French, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (137)
database10
json10
golang9
kramdown9
docker9
css9
chrome9
multimarkdown9
rest-server9
nodejs9
html8
cli8
javascript8
ecosystem8
command-line-tool8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
tedneward/Azgaarnoth
Jun 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:732 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
tedneward/Workshop-VMImpl
May 2022 - May 2024
Files and templates to go along with my "Busy Dev's Workshop on Building a Virtual Machine"
Contributions:2 PRs, 60 pushes, 14 branches in 1 year 11 months
busyvirtual-machinedevworkshop
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