Summary
Trace Ohrt is a backend-focused full-stack software engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable, maintainable systems and leading platform-wide modernization efforts. He brings deep expertise in Go, Python, and TypeScript and has driven major architectural initiatives—consolidating and decomposing microservices as business needs dictated—to improve reliability, performance, and developer velocity. Trace introduced Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, established secrets management, led security audits with enterprise partners like Google, and routinely operates across AWS, GCP, and Azure. He has shipped production AI features, including LLM integrations and MCP servers that connect intelligent workflows to robust backends. Equally comfortable in hands-on coding and technical leadership, he’s led teams, onboarded enterprise customers, and reduced platform latency by roughly 50% during high-priority incidents. Based in Fremont, CA, he thrives at the intersection of infrastructure and product, favoring pragmatic, auditable solutions that scale.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Management Information Systems Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Management Information Systems Computer Science at Iowa State University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English