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Profile Overview
Name: Tyler La Fronz (he/him/his)
Title: Lead Software Engineer • NYC Cloud Architect & Platform Engineering • SRE • DevOps
Location: New York, NY
Summary: Results-driven Lead Software Engineer and NYC-based cloud architect with 9+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable cloud-native architectures, AI-driven solutions, and Web3 applications. Operating at a staff-level scope across cloud platform engineering and site reliability, with proven expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Microservices, APIs, and DevOps automation. Leads cross-functional teams at Capital One and Forbes in New York City, delivering resilient cloud infrastructure and innovative solutions that drive business impact.
Key Highlights
- 9+ years designing cloud-native architectures, AI-driven solutions, and Web3 applications
- Leads staff-level cloud architecture and platform engineering for reliability tooling and infrastructure at Capital One in New York City
- 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
Social Profiles
Professional Experience
Lead Software Engineer, Site Reliability — Capital One Financial Corporation (June 2025 – Present)
Company: https://www.capitalone.com
Location: New York, NY
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
Sr. Software Architect, GenAI, API, List & Web3 — Forbes Media, LLC. (January 2024 – May 2025)
Company: https://www.forbes.com
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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
Software Architect, Crypto & Web3 — Forbes Media, LLC. (June 2021 – December 2023)
Company: https://www.forbes.com
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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
Lead Applications Developer — United Parcel Service, Inc. (August 2020 – June 2021)
Company: https://www.ups.com
Location: Parsippany, NJ
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
Intermediate Application Developer — United Parcel Service, Inc. (June 2019 – August 2020)
Company: https://www.ups.com
Location: Parsippany, NJ
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
Software Developer II — United Parcel Service, Inc. (November 2018 – June 2019)
Company: https://www.ups.com
Location: Parsippany, NJ
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
Software Developer I — United Parcel Service, Inc. (November 2017 – November 2018)
Company: https://www.ups.com
Location: Parsippany, NJ
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
Skills
Programming Languages
Tools & Platforms
Working Knowledge
Workflow Practices
- 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
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Wentworth Institute of Technology (August 2013 – August 2017)
Website: https://wit.edu
- 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
Certifications & Commissions
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Notary Public — Commission, issued by The State of New Jersey, valid May 08, 2020 to May 08, 2030 — Verify credential
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Professional Cloud Architect — Certification, issued by Google Cloud, valid September 10, 2020 to September 10, 2026 — Verify credential
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KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate — Certification, issued by The Linux Foundation, valid October 28, 2023 to October 28, 2026 — Verify credential
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 <strong>Public Transit</strong> and <strong>Logistics</strong>.
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