Jason Walraven

About Jason Walraven

With over 26 years in software engineering, I have developed and managed numerous high-profile projects taking functional requirements and creating solutions using many programming languages, predominantly within SaaS environments. My career has focused on: • SaaS Management: Leading the development, support, and enhancement of SaaS solutions using Microsoft.NET, C#, and AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk), ensuring efficient environment management of environments totaling around $125mm in revenue. • Cloud Migration: Successfully migrated two large-scale SaaS production environments to AWS, introducing automation, scaling infrastructure, and achieving near-zero downtime deployments as 99.5% uptime. • Web Solutions: Specializing in crafting lightweight, user-friendly web-based solutions with React, ASP.NET, jQuery, and TypeScript, advocating for simplicity and effectiveness as a full-stack developer. • Leadership: Proven track record in leading multi-disciplinary teams across various projects, managing both development and operational aspects to deliver solutions that meet business objectives. • Security: Committed to security-first principles, I\'ve worked with dynamic code scanning tools, security teams, and third-party vendors to fortify product and environment security using Microsoft.NET and C# for secure system design.

Experience

1. Director of Engineering

   Groundworks

   Oct 2025 — Present · Irving, TX, US

Education

• Southern Polytechnic State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

  1991 — 1998

Skills

• Fixed Income
• Derivatives
• Electronic Trading
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Portfolio Management
• Software Development
• Trading Systems
• Sql
• Sdlc
• Capital Markets