A little about me
Shane Tarleton.
Software Engineer
I'm Shane, a software engineer based in Texas. I've worked across financial services, enterprise software, media, machine learning platforms, restaurant technology, and service operations.
My work spans full-stack development, platform architecture, and release engineering. I care about understandable interfaces, reliable delivery, and giving people the tools to do their best work.
Connect on LinkedIn → How I approach the work
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
John Wooden
I value clear interfaces, maintainable systems, and sharing what I learn. The articles here are personal perspectives, not statements on behalf of an employer.
The path so far
Experience
Cirrus Solutions, Inc.
Senior Developer
October 2025 - September 2026
- Built a custom CI/CD solution with GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy, saving approximately 1.5 hours per developer per day on test deployments.
- Designed and built a greenfield .NET Core application using Copilot agents to streamline work-order coordination and communication.
- Coordinated infrastructure upgrades to remove deployment downtime.
Subcontractor Portal: sole developer → Olo
Senior Release Engineer I
May 2022 - September 2025
- Increased internal CI/CD platform availability from below 80% to 99.9% by stabilizing and scaling self-hosted infrastructure and enablement tools.
- Standardized Kubernetes-based CI/CD workflows using TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Helm, and AWS ECR, reducing pipeline creation time by 75%.
- Used GitHub Copilot to extend and test custom CI enablement tools, reducing implementation time by 50% and improving reliability from approximately 50% to 99.5%.
- Helped increase monolithic ordering-platform deployments from two per week to more than twelve per week.
Senior Software Engineer I
December 2020 - May 2022
- Built reporting functionality in the Olo Dashboard using React and C# Web APIs.
- Used Raygun and Mixpanel activity data to inform product decisions, and established baseline SLOs and SLAs in Datadog.
- Collaborated with stakeholders and customers on interface improvements that reduced confusion around system-generated reports.
Quickpath
Platform Architect
August 2019 - December 2020
- Led Git Flow adoption with Jira, DockerHub, and Travis CI integration; rebuilt pipelines and introduced native Kubernetes functionality for deployment behind customer firewalls.
- Integrated HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and Keycloak for enterprise single sign-on.
- Modernized an AngularJS interface with Vue.js and designed and documented a RESTful API with Swagger.
- Developed GitLab CI pipelines for a custom Python application running on Red Hat servers at USAA.
iHeartMedia
Senior Software Engineer
December 2017 - August 2019
- Led engineering teams through design and delivery, and mentored developers through reviews, pairing, and training in Angular and Java / Spring Boot.
- Worked with stakeholders and business analysts to clarify priorities.
- Co-authored a Jenkins pipeline rewrite to support faster delivery and strategically timed production releases.
Experis
Senior Software Engineer at iHeartMedia
November 2017 - December 2017
AgileCraft
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
March 2016 - November 2017
- Developed platform capabilities with D3.js, AngularJS, and C# RESTful APIs.
- Integrated automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing using Mocha, Chai, Karma, Nightwatch, and Selenium.
- Prototyped Vue, React, and Angular to guide a user-experience and interface overhaul.
USAA
Software Developer & Integrator II
July 2015 - March 2016
- Built responsive AngularJS and Bootstrap applications backed by Java RESTful services, RESTEasy, Maven, and JUnit.
- Received an Accessibility Awareness award for an application following ARIA / ADA standards.
- Collaborated on an internal hybrid-mobile application using Ionic, Angular, Mocha, and Chai.
Software Developer & Integrator III
August 2013 - July 2015
- Researched data visualization approaches for business intelligence and partnered across organizations to understand needs and share ideas.
Software Development Intern
May 2013 - August 2013
- Contributed to employee analytics and data-warehouse development on a Scrum team, and volunteered on enterprise innovation projects.
Hierarchical data display: named inventor → Earlier experience
Limitless Landscaping
Webmaster
January 2012 - January 2015
Designed and maintained the company website and blog, with cross-browser compatibility.
Texas Tech University High-Performance Computing Center
Student Assistant
May 2013 - August 2013
Redesigned the Center for Autonomic and Cloud Computing website, developed presentations, and supported cluster maintenance.
Texas Tech University
Web Developer
August 2011 - May 2013
Improved compatibility, structure, and design consistency across College of Engineering websites.
Self-Employed
Web Developer
June 2010 - May 2013
Designed WordPress websites with clients and helped them learn to maintain their sites.
Data-Intensive Scalable Computing Laboratory (DISCL)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
May 2012 - January 2013
Researched GPU approaches to big-data problems, presented research, and reviewed proposals.
Geek Squad
Computer Sales Associate / Agent on Deck / Counter Intelligence Agent / Covert Agent
May 2008 - August 2011
Diagnosed and repaired computers, taught Apple computer classes, and earned Most Valuable Employee twice.
Walmart
Electronics Associate
February 2007 - May 2008
Worked in electronics retail and customer service.
Big Spring Independent School District
Substitute Teacher
October 2006 - May 2007
Led classroom activities and worked with students from a variety of backgrounds.
Education
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2009 - 2013
University of Texas at Permian Basin
Studies in Kinesiology and Exercise Science & Computer Science
2005 - 2008
Howard College
General Studies
2004 - 2005
Western Texas College
General Studies
2002 - 2004
Skills & certification
My work has included C#, .NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular, Java, REST APIs, Kubernetes, and CI/CD platforms. My LinkedIn profile also lists Bootstrap, LESS, and Sass.
Certification: Exam 480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3.