Summary
Scott Connerly is a senior engineering leader and principal software architect with 23 years of experience building and scaling teams and platforms across healthcare, finance, government, education, and more. He has repeatedly delivered large, mission-critical programs on time and on budget while growing engineering organizations from zero to 81 people and maintaining high retention and diversity. At Nelnet he combined product leadership, data engineering, and DevSecOps to boost test coverage fivefold, unify multi-brand roadmaps, and automate massive mobile app workflows. Now at EY he drives platform re-architectures and pragmatic AI initiatives—expanding RAG sources, integrating voice interfaces, and applying AI-driven test automation. He pairs hands-on technical craft (Laravel, CI/CD, QA automation) with equitable recruiting and predictable Agile practices, and runs a founder-side marketplace connecting engineering leaders to employers. Based in Castle Rock, CO, he’s also a comedic actor and maker who brings a creative, calm, and practical approach to complex technical transformation.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Management Information Systems, Management Information Systems at Iowa State University