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Ryan Sobol

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ABOUT ME
Principal Software Engineer | 20+ years experience | 100k+ trained
Principal Software Engineer | 20+ years experience | 100k+ trained

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JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, SQL, AWS, and more!

With over 20 years of experience as a software engineer, educator, and leader, I have had the privilege of guiding the professional development of over 100,000 students. Now, I am excited to bring my expertise directly to you and support your career growth.

Working with me means benefiting from a custom learning plan built on sound software engineering practices and a deep understanding of core concepts. My aim is to save you time in the long run by not only helping you overcome your current challenges, but also providing you with the knowledge to solve future ones on your own. Whether you're seeking quick help with a specific problem or looking for long-term mentorship, I look forward to collaborating with you.

About Me

Hi! I am Ryan Sobol, a Principal Software Engineer based in Seattle, WA. Throughout my career, I have worked with leading tech companies and educational institutions including Amazon, CodePath, Galvanize, and TechSmart.

My technical expertise spans multiple programming languages and frameworks, with a focus on delivering scalable, efficient, and maintainable solutions. And my educational background ensures that I can effectively communicate complex concepts to learners of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience.

Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansobol/

My Approach

My mentoring style is highly personalized, tailored to your unique learning needs and goals. I love to explain not just how things work, but why they work, ensuring you grasp the underlying principles. This approach helps you solve immediate problems and builds a strong foundation for long-term success.

I am committed to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. By incorporating real-world examples and practical applications into our sessions, I ensure that you gain relevant, applicable knowledge. I strive to create a supportive and collaborative learning environment where questions are encouraged and problem-solving is a shared journey.

My goal is to empower you with the skills and confidence to tackle future challenges independently, fostering a mindset of lifelong learning and adaptability.

Get in Touch

If you're looking for a mentor who is committed to your success and passionate about teaching, let's connect. I look forward to helping you achieve your goals and become the best developer you can be.

English
Pacific Time (US & Canada) (-07:00)
Joined October 2015
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REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
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Removed User
January 2017
My first session on codementor was a huge success, thanks to Ryan. Very patient, highly knowledgable, and appropriately enthused. Thanks codementor and thank you Ryan!!
EMPLOYMENTS
Vice President of Learning
CodePath
2023-11-01-2024-03-01
Spearheaded a diverse department of 500+ employees and contractors, encompassing directors, managers, curriculum developers, instructors,...
Spearheaded a diverse department of 500+ employees and contractors, encompassing directors, managers, curriculum developers, instructors, teaching assistants, career coaches, partnership liaisons, data analysts, operations specialists, and support representatives. Drove the mission to revolutionize higher education and cultivate the most diverse generation of software engineers, CTOs, and founders in history. Directed six high-performing teams—Curriculum Development, Program Implementation, Program Operations, Student Careers, Regional Partnerships, and Data Intelligence—to deliver a comprehensive, multi-year student experience. This initiative has successfully trained over 26,000 computer science students from 600 colleges and universities over the past seven years, with a strategic focus on supporting individuals from underserved communities. Graduates now work in technical roles at more than 2,000 companies, with an average annual starting salary of $92,000. Developed strategies to scale yearly program capacity from 10,000 to 100,000 by 2029, enhancing industry readiness among graduates, improving program cost efficiency, and fostering greater student personalization through mastery learning with AI-assisted, one-on-one tutoring. Collaborated with the CEO, senior leaders, directors, and managers to drive strategic initiatives, experiments, and innovations, enhancing the scalability, quality, impact, and consistency of student learning experiences. Partnered with the software engineering team on a product roadmap, enabling greater scale, increasing personalization, and improving the overall student experience. Served as a strategic advisor on student technical readiness, pedagogy, curriculum, and career center services. Ensured consistent, high-quality education across all participating academic institutions. Provided multiple course pathways on technical interview preparation, cybersecurity, web application development, and mobile application development.
Python
Git
JavaScript
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Python
Git
JavaScript
Data structure
Swift
Data analytics
Cybersecurity
Algorithmic Coding
Software Architecture
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
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Senior Director of Product
TechSmart
2022-01-01-2023-10-01
Led a diverse team of 18 directors, managers, designers, developers, and illustrators in the creation of a nine-year, multi-course, K-12 ...
Led a diverse team of 18 directors, managers, designers, developers, and illustrators in the creation of a nine-year, multi-course, K-12 learning pathway that served over 30,000 students and teachers, and enabled more than 6,000 high school graduates to compete for software developer jobs over the past nine years. Enhanced an online learning platform to support the aforementioned learning pathway, which starts elementary students off with block-based visual coding using Skylark, transitions to line coding with Python and game development with PyGame from middle into high school, and then concludes high school with front-end web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Collaborated as part of the company’s leadership team, providing insights, strategic roadmaps, and tactical plans to grow the business; and partnering on the overall product vision, objectives, and metrics. Organized the product, engineering, and education departments into cross-functional, loosely-coupled, tightly-aligned squads with high degrees of autonomy, cross-pollinated practices, and standardized principles. Employed a rough consensus approach to data-driven decision-making, a self-service delivery model, and an on-demand operational support system. Invested in development practices—such as an internal, open-source collaboration model—to produce modular, decoupled, and well-tested systems delivered to customers early and often on a stable, scalable, and secure architecture using release trains, feature toggles, and gradual roll-outs. Developed minimum lovable products using lean startup principles and a SaaS B2G business model where multi-year initiatives with hard deadlines are divided into sequential, predictable releases of well-shaped features that are rigorously tested both internally and with select public school partners.
HTML/CSS
Django
Docker
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HTML/CSS
Django
Docker
React
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
Svelte
Vue.js
Software Architecture
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
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Director of Education
TechSmart
2020-01-01-2022-01-01
Led a diverse team of 11 curriculum designers, developers, illustrators, and project managers in the creation of a two-year, four-course ...
Led a diverse team of 11 curriculum designers, developers, illustrators, and project managers in the creation of a two-year, four-course sequence on Python that enables high school graduates to compete for software developer jobs (average student assessment score was 80% across all courses in January 2022). Delivered a project-based curriculum to select public school partners via small, frequent releases supported by a modular, standards-focused, pedagogically-proven design; a decoupled curriculum-platform architecture; and incremental release plans (the last course was forecasted for 6 months of development and was delivered 1 week ahead of the forecast). Created and implemented clear, people-first processes for the recruitment, mentorship, and promotion of direct reports using empathy, trust, and transparency (4 open positions were 100% filled within 3 months). Transitioned the company to an all-remote workforce; ensured clear, open, and honest communication throughout the entire organization during the pandemic; helped teams align to shared values, objectives, and metrics; encouraged experimentation using both data and principles to drive decisions; replaced wasteful bureaucracy with agile processes that emphasized customer delight; and promoted quick failure recovery through accountability and continuous improvement. Built a healthy, people-centric culture based on mutual respect, equity, motivation, community, and trust, healing broken processes and creating a safe, supportive work environment (Employee Net Promoter Score was 81 for all direct reports in December 2021). Enshrined our shared beliefs, commitments, and priorities as company values, providing a framework to analyze trade-offs and help everyone better understand the motivators behind company decisions.
HTML/CSS
Flask
Object-Oriented Programming
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HTML/CSS
Flask
Object-Oriented Programming
JavaScript
Data structure
Algorithmic Problems
CI/CD
Programming language design
Software Architecture
Functional Programming
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