Summary
Spencer Olsen is a pragmatic VP of Engineering with 11 years building and leading teams in event-driven, serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, and Node/TypeScript. He has progressed from individual contributor to lead architect and now VP at Recyclops, pairing hands-on system design with operational leadership in resource-constrained environments. Known for clear communication across engineers and external stakeholders, he excels at calming chaotic situations and shipping creative, efficient solutions quickly. As a founder of two small consultancies, he brings entrepreneurial discipline—delivering turnkey products and automation that reduce ongoing development overhead. Based in Lehi, Utah, Spencer combines practical cloud-native expertise with a bias for ownership and deliverable-focused engineering.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Murray High School
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University