Summary
Terrence Mahnken is a seasoned software engineering leader with roughly a decade of experience delivering front-end-first, full-stack solutions and cloud-native services. Currently a Team Lead at CoStar Group, he blends React and TypeScript expertise with backend fluency in .NET/C# and Node.js to ship performant, maintainable systems. He has architected deployments across AWS and Azure, using infrastructure-as-code, Docker, and serverless patterns to operationalize scalable applications. Known for mentoring developers and translating between technical and non-technical stakeholders, he emphasizes testability, performance, and developer experience. A lifelong learner and former teaching assistant and tutor, he brings a patient, educator’s approach to team growth and technical training. Based in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, he balances hands-on engineering with empathy-driven leadership and a focus on building software that serves real people.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Non-Degree Seeking IT, Non-Degree Seeking IT at Polk State College
Bachelor’s Degree Music, Bachelor’s Degree Music at Johnson University
Certificate of Completion Full Stack Web Development, Certificate of Completion Full Stack Web Development at Vanderbilt University