Summary
Ty Coghlan is a Senior Software Engineer and technical lead with 10 years of experience building systems-focused web and security tooling at scale, currently leading engineering efforts at Disney Streaming in Portland. He blends strong communication and mentorship with deep hands-on expertise in languages like Rust and Scala, and a particular interest in programming language development and security. His background includes building backend services and functional DSLs, teaching CS topics at the university level, and practical ops experience from early roles—evidence of both academic rigor and real-world problem solving. Known as a quick, competitive learner, he pairs system design chops with a developer’s enthusiasm for safe, performant software and pragmatic team leadership.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Northeastern University
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science concentrating in Cyber Operations, Sophomore, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science concentrating in Cyber Operations, Sophomore at Northeastern Univeristy
English, Spanish