Andrew Syriala

About Andrew Syriala

A data-driven developer with a passion for process optimization, and over 13 years of professional experience working on world-class websites. A strong leader with a passion for building teams and leveling up jr developers. Featured tech include: Javascript, React, Redux, Express, Jest, Enzyme, React-Testing-Library, Node, Express, Webpack, RegEx, Typescript, Mock Service Worker (msw), HTML, CSSExperience Includes: B2B, B2C, SaaS, E-Commerce, Auth, A/B Testing, User Tracking, Feature Flags, Leadership, Team Building, Management, Teaching, Accessibility, VPAT, Security, CSPHobbies: Hiking, Running, Cooking, Learning and Speaking Spanish with My Toddler

Experience

1. Sr Software Engineering Manager

   Pano AI

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Scaled Engineering Org and Led Execution Through Change- Scaled the Frontend engineering organization 10× (1 → 10 engineers) over ~2.5 years, serving as hiring manager for 8 hires and directly managing up to 11 engineers concurrently- Maintained execution across three squads during an organizational restructure, managing frontend resourcing throughout the transition- Directly managed a cross-functional team of 9 engineers spanning frontend, backend, full-stack, and QA.Improved Engineering Org Growth- Designed and launched Frontend and Backend mentorship paths with clear learning paths and resources, supporting growth into full-stack contributors (6 engineers participating to date)- Established a Frontend Community of Practice to create protected time for learning and to encourage engineers to lead discussions and share expertise- Created a structured Frontend onboarding system, pairing a technical onboarding guide with a two-buddy model to reinforce learning and address gaps.Improved Engineering Execution- Reduced scope creep and launch risk by documenting and standardizing upfront planning expectations for frontend projects, covering permissions, rollout/rollback strategy, error handling, QA, analytics, and post-launch review- Streamlined CI/CD by implementing hash-based deploys and parallelized unit tests, reducing test time by over 60% and enabling sub-5-minute rollbacks during high-severity incidents- Improved incident response and operational clarity by establishing Sentry best practices and leading real-time prioritization and decision-making during high-severity outages.

Education

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Skills

• Fiddler
• Ie Developer Toolbar
• Operations Management
• Employee Training
• Front-End Development
• Xml
• Java
• Css
• Node.js
• Express.js
• Subversion
• Web Development
• C++
• Customer Service
• A/B Testing
• Presentations
• Cross-Browser Compatibility
• Regular Expressions
• React.js
• Agile Project Management
• Git
• Responsive Web Design
• Javascript
• Sql
• Project Management
• Sitespect
• Ajax
• Xhtml
• Mongodb
• Back-End Web Development
• Html
• Technical Presentations
• Training
• Firebug
• Flex
• Github
• Eslint
• Open Source Software
• Php
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)