10 yrs
Development
Hands-on engineering across languages, platforms, and eras — from the metal up to the product surface.
JW
Technology Leader
Engineering · Architecture · Leadership · AI
Jason Wallace. Three decades of building.
About
Bridging code and strategy.
Strategic technology leader focused on turning engineering from a cost center into a driver of innovation and revenue. I align IT roadmaps with corporate objectives so every initiative moves the business — operational efficiency, competitive advantage, sustainable growth.
Rooted in full-lifecycle software engineering, I guide high-stakes modernization — monolith to microservices with Domain-Driven Design, cloud-native on Azure, Google Cloud, and Cloud Foundry, and enterprise data across SQL, NoSQL, and ML. In parallel I invest in engineering leaders and institutionalize Agile, CI/CD, and TDD — so velocity, reliability, and craft compound together.
Titles along the way
Senior Engineering ManagerAssociate Director of DevelopmentSolution ArchitectDirector of TechnologyLead Software Engineer
The arc
Four chapters. One throughline.
Each chapter compounded the next. The craft informs the architecture;
the architecture informs the leadership; all three now point at AI.
10 yrs
Architecture
Designing systems that survive scale, change, and time — enterprise, distributed, and everything between.
10 yrs
Leadership
Building teams and operating rhythms that ship — coaching engineers, managing managers, aligning to outcomes.
3 yrs
AI
Applied AI and agentic systems — moving from prototypes to production where it creates real leverage.
Toolkit
What I bring to the table.
Engineering
.NETC#TypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsFull-lifecycle SDLC
Cloud & Architecture
AzureGoogle CloudCloud FoundryMicroservicesDomain-Driven DesignSaaS platformsDistributed systems
Data & ML
MS SQL ServerOracleCosmos DBNoSQLMachine LearningBusiness intelligence
Leadership & Practice
Engineering strategyMentoring leadersAgileCI/CDTDDModernizationOrganizational growth
Let's talk
If the arc resonates, let's compare notes.
Open to conversations about engineering leadership, platform & AI strategy, fractional work, and advisory roles.