Senior Lead Software Engineer
Adam Rudolph
20+ years bridging business strategy and technical execution — architecture, platform modernization, and high-performing teams.
Get in touchAbout
Who I Am
Senior Engineering Leader with 20+ years of experience aligning technical roadmaps with corporate objectives. Proven track record of scaling high-performing teams, optimizing architecture, and driving multi-million dollar business growth.
Competencies
Core Skills
Architecture & Design
- · System/application architecture
- · REST & GraphQL design
- · Distributed systems
- · Data modeling
Technical Leadership
- · Cross-functional collaboration
- · Roadmap planning
- · Executive communication
- · Mentorship
Product & Delivery
- · Agile/Scrum
- · End-to-end product lifecycle
- · Customer research
- · Qualitative data analysis
Engineering
- · GoLang
- · React
- · Java
- · TypeScript
- · SQL
- · AWS
- · CI/CD
- · AI tools & workflows
Career
Experience
Independent
Solar Production Monitoring App — Designer & Developer
Dec 2025 – PresentDesigned and built a full-stack solar production monitoring app from scratch as the sole developer — owning UX, architecture, data model, and code — using React, GoLang, and DynamoDB, with deployment to AWS in progress.
Capital One
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Feb 2022 – PresentServe as architect and horizontal technical lead across multiple engineering teams — shaping roadmap with executive stakeholders, delivering enterprise-scale platforms, and driving SDLC process improvements adopted by 20+ teams — while mentoring 10+ engineers and pioneering AI-driven development workflows.
Lead Software Engineer
Feb 2016 – Feb 2022Led technical direction across 4 engineering teams, owning critical money movement and authentication capabilities on the Small Business platform, and founded the organization's REST API coaching program to raise design and security standards across the engineering org.
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2012 – Feb 2016Built full-stack web and mobile applications using Spring REST services and Angular, championed Scrum adoption, and created internal tooling for real-time deployment visibility — while mentoring engineers through onboarding and development plans.
ING Direct
Senior Test Analyst
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012Led the design and rollout of an automated TDD testing strategy, established testing standards across multiple projects, and facilitated a weekly Testing Community of Practice to grow consistency and craft across the QA organization.
ACE Computer Experts
Co-owner & Consultant
Jan 2008 – Feb 2013Founded and operated a regional technology services company — providing hardware repair, IT consulting, and e-commerce website development for small business clients, while managing all business operations including bookkeeping and tax filings.
W3i
Product Manager
2005 – 2007Owned the full product lifecycle for an online advertising platform — managing roadmap and backlog, authoring competitive analysis and PRDs, and serving as the central bridge across Sales, Marketing, Media, and IT.
Account Executive
2004 – 2005Drove all new business development for the company, managing multi-million dollar client accounts nationwide and designing the employee training program from scratch.
VoyageurWeb
Web Developer
2003 – 2004Designed, built, and maintained custom web applications and PostgreSQL databases while supporting project planning and legacy system upkeep for a regional web development firm.
Education
Credentials
Certified Solutions Architect — Associate
Amazon Web Services
B.A., Business Computer Information Systems
St. Cloud State University
Community
Giving Back
Program Advisory Board & Project Lead, Tech Pro Bono
Capital One
Site Lead, Coders Program
Capital One
Treasurer & Board Member
Airstream Park of MN
Big Brother
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Contact
Let's Talk
Open to senior engineering, product management, project management and leadership opportunities. Reach out by email or connect on LinkedIn.