Tyler La Fronz

Lead Software Engineer • Cloud • AI • SRE • DevOps • API Design

Results-driven Lead Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable cloud-native architectures, AI-driven solutions, and Web3 applications. Proven expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Microservices, APIs, and DevOps automation, with cross-functional teams led at Capital One and Forbes delivering resilient infrastructure and innovative solutions that drive business impact.

Key Highlights

  • 9+ years designing cloud-native architectures, AI-driven solutions, and Web3 applications
  • Led enterprise-grade AI and Web3 application development at Forbes, serving millions of users
  • Managed global teams of 15+ engineers, improving project delivery speed by 25% through Agile methodologies
  • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) certified
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) certified with hands-on production experience

Location: New York, NY · Phone: +1 (732) 737-7878 · Email: [email protected] · he/him/his

Experience

Lead Software Engineer, Site Reliability

Capital One Financial Corporation

Lead SRE responsible for driving reliability, scalability, and operational excellence by building resilient cloud infrastructure, automating incident response, and improving system observability.

  • Run the team's roadmap, partnering with Project/Program Management and the leadership team to define technical direction and propose new initiatives and epics
  • Built an internal tool aggregating production-readiness and stability signals from 10+ data sources, giving feature teams real-time visibility into launch readiness
  • Apply AI-assisted, spec-driven development practices (Claude Code) to accelerate reliability tooling and engineering work
  • Drive cross-team engineering standards, partnering with peer teams across the program and wider enterprise
  • Lead SLO/SLA definition, incident response automation, and postmortem processes across distributed systems, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) and improving system health visibility
  • Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging pipelines using tools like NewRelic and CloudWatch, and partner with engineering and product teams to proactively resolve reliability risks
  • Contributed to internal tech talks and external DevOps communities to share learnings on modern SRE practices and cloud-native reliability
June 2025 - Present

Sr. Software Architect, GenAI, API, List & Web3

forbes Forbes Media, LLC.

Spearheaded the architecture and delivery of cutting-edge solutions at the intersection of GenAI, APIs, Forbes Lists, and Web3, driving innovation in digital media. Led cross-functional teams designing, developing, and scaling high-performance, enterprise-grade software systems.

  • Spearheaded the architecture and delivery of solutions at the intersection of GenAI, APIs, Forbes Lists, and Web3, driving innovation in digital media
  • Architected and implemented robust, scalable APIs that power Forbes' digital ecosystem, serving millions of users with high availability
  • Led cross-functional teams designing, developing, and scaling high-performance, enterprise-grade software systems
  • Championed the adoption of microservices architecture, enhancing system agility, maintainability, and resilience
  • Mentored and coached junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
  • Standardized engineering workflows through leadership meetings, reducing cross-team friction by 15% and improving release cycles
January 2024 - May 2025

Software Architect, Crypto & Web3

forbes Forbes Media, LLC.

Designed and Built Highly Scalable, Secure, and Reliable Web Applications using various technologies on the Google Cloud Platform.

  • Managed a 10+ person global engineering team building Forbes Digital Assets and Web3 products from concept to production, increasing development efficiency by 25% via Agile methodologies
  • Translated business requirements into technical roadmaps, launching major Web3 initiatives that drove user growth
  • Implemented rigorous code review processes across all Go services, reviewing 10K+ lines of code and improving maintainability by 15%
  • Provided expert technical support, including production error handling, system troubleshooting, and performance optimization
  • Onboarded and guided new team members, streamlining implementation and accelerating productivity
June 2021 - December 2023

Lead Applications Developer

Font Awesome icon ups United Parcel Service, Inc.

Lead a team of 18 developers focusing on 3 separate applications. Worked closely with my counterparts to ensure new deliverables would be completed on time, and be ready for integration testing.

  • Led team of 18 developers across 3 applications, reducing deployment failures by 20% through enhanced CI/CD pipelines
  • Served as the primary point of contact for security-related initiatives, implementing new industry-standard security measures to protect applications
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams to orchestrate enterprise-wide end-to-end testing, ensuring flawless integration and delivery
  • Drove improvements in application security and compliance, enhancing system robustness and user protection
August 2020 - June 2021

Intermediate Application Developer

Font Awesome icon ups United Parcel Service, Inc.

Top DevOps Engineer on the team of application developers. Collaborate with other teams to ensure the on-time deployment of secure web applications running across six Kubernetes clusters.

  • Led DevOps initiatives, managing 6 Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud and increasing deployment frequency by 35%
  • Streamlined cross-team deployments on Google Cloud, reducing deployment time by 15% and improving security posture
  • Designed DevOps pipelines that reduced manual deployment errors by 50% and accelerated release cycles
  • Pioneered the introduction of new development languages and technologies, improving team efficiency and capability
June 2019 - August 2020

Software Developer II

Font Awesome icon ups United Parcel Service, Inc.

Collaborate with the product owner and management ensuring on-time delivery of features as Full-stack Web Application Developer using Spring Boot and Java.

  • Contributed to cost savings by leading rework initiatives on existing applications, optimizing functionality and performance as a full-stack developer using Spring Boot and Java
  • Acted as Scrum Master for a subset of the team, facilitating agile processes and ensuring smooth project execution
  • Designed and developed applications leveraging BigQuery and Kubernetes, enhancing data processing and scalability
November 2018 - June 2019

Software Developer I

Font Awesome icon ups United Parcel Service, Inc.

Performed as Full-stack Web Application Developer using Spring, OpenShift, Java, and JavaScript. Collaborated with global coworkers and consultants remotely. Designed and implemented rebuilds for operational applications to control and monitor packages.

  • Led the redesign and implementation of operational applications to improve package tracking and monitoring systems
  • Streamlined internal processes by developing and implementing more efficient DevOps practices
  • Earned recognition for technical contributions and leadership, resulting in promotion to Software Developer II
November 2017 - November 2018

Skills

Programming Languages

Tools & Platforms

Working Knowledge & Self Taught

Workflow

  • Agile Development & Scrum Methodologies
  • Cloud-Native Architecture (Google Cloud Platform)
  • CI/CD Pipeline Design & Automation
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM/OIDC)
  • Microservices & Distributed Systems
  • SLO/SLA Definition
  • Incident Response & Postmortems
  • AI-Assisted, Spec-Driven Development (Claude Code, Codex)
  • Code Review & Pair Programming
  • Monitoring, Logging & Observability
  • DevOps & GitOps Workflows

Education

Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

  • Dean's List - Summer 2016 & Spring 2017
  • Student Government President and Academic Affairs Officer.
  • Introduced Preferred Name Policy across the intranet to allow the use of name students, faculty, and staff identify with.
  • Collaborated with student leaders within the Fenway consortium entailing five additional area colleges and universities.

Training & Development

  • Wentworth Leadership Academy, 12-week Leadership seminar

Appointments

  • Registrar, Director of the Center for Diversity and Social Justice candidate search committees
  • Wentworth Alumni Association Student Board Member
August 2013 - August 2017

Certifications and Commissions

Interests

Besides being a developer and a general tech nerd, I always to find time to research odd and peculiar topics.

In the winter, I'm an avid skier, skiing all across the east coast. In the summers, I tend to find myself on the beach with my extended family.

Ask me about some of my passions like Public Transit and Logistics.

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