Cole McFarland
Software Engineering Leader, Investing in People & Code
- Role
- Senior Manager, Software Development at Pella Corporation
- Location
- Des Moines, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cole McFarland
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality.\"- Richard CourantComputer Science enthusiast with vast programming skills, covering everything from websites/cross platform web and native applications to database creation/scripting, object oriented programming and functional programming. My world class instructors have given me a solid foundation in the world of logic and mathematics that is the driving force behind my passion for programming, Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Grand View University in Computer Science. Plan to further my education while working in the industry. Further development of Modiegi LLC (modiegi.com) to come in the fall of 2016
Experience
Senior Manager, Software Development
Apr 2025 — Present
Lead software engineering efforts across multiple digital products including Pella.com, PellaPro, Salesforce, CPQ and ecommerce platforms* Oversee development teams of mobile and web applications using React, React Native and Expo, delivering seamless customer and partner experiences* Drive API engineering and platform strategy, leveraging technologies such as GraphQL, event streaming, SNS, Rust and Kafka* Scale solutions on AWS and Azure, ensuring performance, reliability, and security. Kubernetes (EKS)* CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) systems to support complex product knowledge workflows* Integrate and support Salesforce platforms including Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, and Field Service* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align product development with business goals and customer needsChampion agile methodologies and DevOps practices to accelerate delivery and foster continuous improvement
Education
Texas Christian University
Computer Science
2012 — 2014
Grand View University
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude)
2014 — 2016
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Drupal
- Sql
- Linux
- Asp.net
- Lisp
- C++
- Wordpress
- Html
- C#
- Oop
- Java
- Css
- Databases
- Mobile Applications
- Haskell
- Javascript
- Php
- Data Warehousing
- Mysql
- Xml
- Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- C
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