Andrew Woods
I am an experienced Software Engineering Leader with over 15 years in the software industry, leading teams from 6 to over 20 people.
I have worked in a wide variety of industries including mobile GSM networks, media, telematics, property, financial compliance software, and food tech.
Engineering Leader
I have been leading high-performing teams since 2015. I have led teams of varying sizes and have built teams of up to 22 people. All the teams I have managed have had a wide variety of technical skills and levels. The majority of my management experience is with consumer-facing products and I enjoy the aspect of UX design as part of my role. I am a strong believer in career development and take pride in coaching my team to grow their careers. My teams have included backend engineers, site-reliability engineers, build and release engineers, native mobile engineers, quality engineers, and web-frontend engineers.
I am a strong believer in Test-Driven Development and quality as a gauge of software craftsmanship. I believe in the mantra from Grady Booch:
Clean code reads like well-written prose
Statement of Purpose
To enable my team to work autonomously, learn and grow, while delivering the highest quality products.
Technologies
Below is a list of the technologies used within teams I have managed. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather a representation of the diversity of knowledge.
- Java
- Swift
- AWS
- Fastlane
- Firebase
- Sentry
- SpringBoot
- .Net Core
- Kotlin
- Azure
- Appium
- DataDog
- Crashlytics
- New Relic
- React
- Redux
- Cloud Foundry
- Jenkins
- Web DriverIO
- TestRails
- Jest Testing
Testimonials
As a leader, Andrew is a real people person, tirelessly working to develop his team for their own sake as well as the teams. As a software engineering professional, Andrew is a true expert and is willing to think outside of the box. As a product colleague, Andrew is open to new ideas, open to compromise, and always keeps in mind the bigger picture of the product and the company. I really enjoyed my time working with Andrew.
Rochelle Morrison VP of Product
With his guidance, the team effectively worked together to deliver results. Personally, I am grateful for the support Andrew provided me in leveling up to Principal Engineer. Beyond the scope of the team, Andrew led broader initiatives including diversity, process design, and engineering culture. He has all the qualities needed to continue to be highly successful in our industry. I couldn't recommend him enough.
Ian Huet Principal Engineer
Author of the book titled Rules for Software Development. A book about professionalism.
Software engineering isn’t just about writing code. It’s about much much more than that. Rules for Software development presents the reader with a 360° view of what it takes to truly be a professional software engineer. In today’s software industry, being proficient in the development of code is the baseline of a software engineer role. The most prominent engineers are those who understand software principles and patterns and who also understand soft skills and communication.
...an invaluable book for IT professionals -
Santiago García da Rosa, CTO, Nowports
As host of the popular podcast, The Rules of Software Development, I have spoken to major industry players from software engineers to VP’s to discuss what values and actions make a professional software developer.
We discuss how clean code, communication, empathy, being a missionary, and more, lead to creating a rounded software professional.
Strengths
I have received results on my personal strengths with Clifton Strengths. I am sharing my results below as this gives a further understanding of who I am as a person.
Developer
People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
Relator
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Learner
People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Arranger
People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
Futuristic
People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
