Josh O’Bryan

VP of Engineering
Atlanta, US.

About

Strategic VP of Engineering with over a decade of leadership in full-stack development and cloud architecture, adept at scaling high-performing engineering teams and driving operational excellence. Proven track record of architecting and launching mission-critical platforms, significantly reducing costs and accelerating delivery in startup and enterprise environments. Excels at aligning technology vision with core business objectives.

Work

PadSplit
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VP of Engineering

Summary

Led a 22-member engineering organization across frontend, backend, DevOps, QA, and data functions, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement to deliver a multi-tenant housing management platform.

Highlights

Architected and launched a multi-tenant housing management platform serving over 20,000 properties and 15,000 members, significantly reducing manual onboarding effort by 85%.

Designed and implemented automated workflows for critical tenant processes (background/employment checks, billing, remote lock configuration, maintenance notifications), cutting average onboarding time from 3 days to under 4 hours.

Spearheaded cloud migration and hybrid deployments on Azure & AWS (Lambda, Docker, ECS/EKS, S3, Terraform), achieving 99.9% uptime and 40% cost savings in infrastructure.

Established robust CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), accelerating release cadence from monthly to daily with zero critical production incidents in 12 months.

Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Operations, and Customer Success to define the technical roadmap, prioritize feature backlogs, and translate complex business requirements into scalable, high-impact solutions.

LRW MotiveQuest
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Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Managed internal and client-facing web applications, orchestrating end-to-end cloud migration and automating data pipelines for Fortune 500 clients.

Highlights

Orchestrated end-to-end cloud migration from colocation to AWS, re-architecting services into microservices (EC2/ECS) and migrating databases to RDS, achieving a 30% reduction in operational overhead.

Automated ETL pipelines and data harvesting processes using Python and SQL, ensuring 99.5% data availability for analysts and driving a 25% improvement in reporting timeliness.

Enhanced the performance and reliability of key web applications, improving data accessibility and user experience for Fortune 500 clients.

Wasatch IT Services
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Software Architect

Summary

Defined system architecture and development practices for custom software and browser extensions, coordinating cross-team efforts and third-party contractors.

Highlights

Defined comprehensive system architecture and development practices for custom software and browser extensions, significantly enhancing development efficiency and product scalability.

Coordinated cross-functional teams and managed third-party contractors, ensuring strict adherence to technical specifications and successful delivery within established deadlines.

Implemented agile development methodologies, streamlining project execution and reducing time-to-market for custom software solutions.

QFS
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Software Engineer

Summary

Served as lead developer for bespoke client solutions across desktop and web platforms, delivering projects on schedule and under budget while liaising with stakeholders.

Highlights

Led development of bespoke desktop and web solutions, improving client operational workflows by translating complex business requirements into robust designs.

Delivered multiple end-to-end project implementations on schedule and under budget, maintaining direct liaison with stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.

Cultivated strong client relationships through consistent communication, ensuring project alignment and achieving high satisfaction rates for delivered solutions.

Education

Brigham Young University

Bachelor of Science

Zoology

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS), Azure (Functions, App Service), Docker.

Architecture & DevOps

Microservices, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

Languages & Frameworks

C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C/C++, Ruby, HTML/CSS.

Databases

SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB.

Networking & Security

WAN/LAN routing, VPN, IAM, Application Security Best Practices.

Methodologies

Agile/Scrum, DevSecOps, TDD, Code Review & Mentoring.