Kyle Laverty

Hi, I'm Kyle Laverty 👋🏻

I'm a software development manager with a passion for building and leading high performing teams and I have experience in both agile and waterfall methodologies. I have a strong background in full stack development and have worked with a variety of technologies and languages.

In my 15+ years of experience, I have worked for a variety of companies in the public and private sector. I have worked for a large multinational insurance company and a small established local business and have experience in a variety of industries including insurance, finance, and education.

Visit my profile on LinkedIn to check out an in-depth list of my work and certificiations.

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  • Aug2022 - Sep2025
    OCAS
    Software Engineering Manager

    As a Software Development Manager at OCAS, I have driven growth and development within the team by leading the creation of a comprehensive Software Engineer Role Ladder and redesigning the hiring process. My focus on team development and skill-building has fostered a positive, collaborative environment, ensuring both individual and team success. Additionally, I have overseen performance management and compensation adjustments, contributing to a marked increase in employee satisfaction.

    • Leadership & Retention: Led the creation of a comprehensive Software Engineer Role Ladder, achieving 100% team retention for 3+ years.
    • IC Development: Led the creation of a Software Engineeer Career Dashboard to track and support individual contributor growth against defined skills and knowledge areas.
    • Talent Acquisition: Revamped the hiring process, resulting in an 8x increase in applicants and improved onboarding and mentoring practices.
    • Compensation Management: Contributed to the development of a new pay structure, boosting employee compensation satisfaction by 7%
    • DevOps Transformation: Spearheaded the development of a CI/CD North Star as part of a DevOps transformation initiative.
  • Mar2021 - Aug2022
    Miovision Technologies Inc.
    Software Engineering Manager

    As a Software Development Manager at Miovision, I led the development of cloud-based solutions and established team technical guidelines, aligning the guidelines with product goals. I excelled at team development, including recruiting, mentoring, and coaching, resulting in a 90% team retention rate over 2 years and significant improvements in team performance and project delivery

    • Technical Leadership & Architecture: Defined technical guidlines and vision while leading the design and development of cloud-based solutions, including AWS Servless Infrastructure, Microservices, and Kubernetes, resulting in scalable and cost efficient system architectures.
    • Project Management & Delivery: Managed end-to-end project execution using agile methodologies, including planning, development and delivery, consistently ensuring projects were completed on time and on budget while maintaining high technical quality.
    • Team Development & Coordination: Led the recruitment, coaching, and professional growth of team members, managing performance reviews and compensation discussions and fostering effective team collaboration through open and honest communication and feedback.
    • Operational Efficiency & Continuous Improvement: Implemented and optimized cloud and on-prem monitoring solutions using Datadog, PagerDuty and Slack. Designed and developed CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, and contributed to and moderated cross-team coordination and planning
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