Jason Evans

Dedicated and results-driven engineering manager with 27 years of experience in building ecommerce applications and teams. Proven track record of leading high-performing teams to deliver custom ecommerce solutions. Skilled in managing the entire software development lifecycle, from project inception to deployment. Adept at leveraging a diverse technology stack to solve complex problems and passionate about continuous learning. Seeking a challenging role as an engineering manager to contribute leadership and technical expertise to a forward-thinking organization.

evans022@gmail.com // from Grimes, Iowa

Professional Experience

Adobe Commerce Development Manager - Merkle, Remote, December 2021 - present

  • Successfully managed a team of engineers in building and deploying custom ecommerce solutions on Adobe Commerce.
  • Led career development for each engineer by conducting year-end performance reviews, bi-weekly one on one meetings, and weekly team meetings.
  • Led the development and deployment of features, ensuring adherence to lean engineering principles and delivering value to clients.
  • Balanced responsibilities between hands-on development and managerial duties, maintaining a 50/50 split of time allocation.
  • Led the design and build of new Adobe Commerce environments on AWS for an Adobe Commerce upgrade.

Magento Team Lead - DEG, Remote, July 2014 - December 2021

  • Responsible for career development and leading the engineering practices and standards for the team.
  • Mentored engineers in designing and implementing Magento sites and extensions.
  • Led the design and implementation of a project to integrate Magento with an order management system using Magento's REST API.
  • Improved Magento local environment setup and onboarding using Docker environments.
  • Responsible for builds and deployments to production environments.

Senior Systems Consultant - CDS Global, Des Moines Iowa, May 1997 - July 2014

  • Led the research of moving existing legacy applications into a custom Magento site.
  • Trained and mentored interns and legacy developers on Magento development and Scrum.
  • Led the creation of a continuous integration build pipeline for Magento.

Certifications

Adobe Commerce Certified Master Architect, June 2024

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level, October 2022

Adobe Commerce Certified Expert Front End Developer, February 2020

Adobe Commerce Certified Expert Developer, April 2018

Skills

  • Languages: PHP, Javascript, SQL, Java
  • Technologies: AWS, GraphQL, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis, Varnish, Linux, Docker, Git, PHP Deployer, PHP CodeSniffer, PHPMD, PHPUnit, Composer, Cypress, Blackfire, New Relic, Laravel, Adobe App Builder
  • Tools: GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins

Education

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1997

Bachelor of Arts

Interests

Family time, Golfing, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Movies, Video Games, Sports, Biking, Gardening