Cody Dietz

ディエツ コーディ

Staff Engineer of the Software Variety

About Me

Engineer and architect with 10+ years experience building scalable, cloud-native systems powering millions of users

Inventor on a patented trust and safety platform; proven leader of teams and driving secure, high-impact automation

Fluent in Go, Java, Python, C#, and Terraform with a track record of accelerating delivery and scaling infrastructure




You can access a PDF copy of my resume here

Patents

US 18/974,139

  • Automated Evaluation, Scoring, and Quarantine of Third-Party Patches for Application Software

Experience

Automox

Staff Software Architect, Security

Senior Software Engineer

07/2021 - Present

Website

Ditch clunky legacy tools. Eliminate risk and automate the configuration, patching, and compliance of your Windows, macOS, and Linux systems with one cloud-native platform.

  • Inventor and architect/development lead of PatchSafe, a patented third-party trust and safety platform written in Python / Node.js, and scaled across AWS services
  • Promoted from Senior to Staff; led the agent pod and security engineering teams, overseeing performance optimization and scalable deployments using Go, Python, Node.js, and Java
  • Built observability pipelines with Datadog/Grafana and anomaly detection dashboards with Splunk, cutting mean time-to-detect issues by 40% and improving on-call efficiency
  • Modernized CI/CD pipelines moving Jenkins to GitHub Actions, cutting deployment times by 60%
  • Owned critical backend microservices (Go, Python, Java/Spring Boot) with 99.8% uptime
  • Spearheaded Apple Silicon desktop agent integration using Objective-C/Swift/JavaScript, has since moved to Rust
  • Defined Infrastructure as Code standards with Terraform/Terragrunt reducing dev time and duplication
  • Shifted local dev/test to AWS emulation (LocalStack) reducing costs by $40k+ annually and accelerating testing

Certifications:

DocuSign

Software Engineer

01/2020 - 10/2021

Website

DocuSign ensures the security & mobility to digitally transform businesses

  • Engineered distributed AI document processing enhancements for Insight AI using Java, Python, C#, and Node.js on AWS, improving accuracy of legal document parsing by over 20%
  • Built test automation suites validating complex document workflows in CLM; reduced manual QA hours by 40%
  • Developed and deployed scalable backend services and APIs to support core product functionality
  • Delivered custom implementations and feature development for high-value enterprise customers
  • Authored developer training curriculums on Seal AI and CLM API integrations

Certifications:

Polywood

Senior Software Developer

11/2017 - 11/2019

Website
  • Led a 4-person dev team to build new furniture production management systems in Laravel/PHP and TypeScript
  • Spearheaded a platform overhaul that more than doubled production throughput and supported over 2x sales growth, directly impacting multi-million-dollar order fulfillment
  • Introduced Docker-based dev environment cutting developer onboarding time from 2 weeks to 2 days
  • Mentored junior developers and defined internal development standards

Do it Best Corp.

Contract Senior Software Engineer

04/2017 - 11/2017

Website
  • Maintained Azure-hosted catalog systems in C# as part of a rapid delivery team
  • Built full-stack mobile app (Java, Obj-C) for sales event operations; app adopted by 5000+ store reps
  • Helped slash support ticket backlog by over 92% in 6 months
  • Helped lead OWASP training for developers and project management staff

Sweetwater

Software Engineer

08/2016 - 04/2017

Website

Sweetwater is the world's leading music technology and instrument retailer

  • Automated image processing pipeline with Python/OpenCV, doubling photographer throughput
  • Modernized internal CRM application in Objective-C, improving sales engineer productivity
  • Built internal tools supporting shipping, building operations, and executive teams
  • Built custom building automations in Python and C++ for smart projector control, lighting, and audio systems

King + Knight

Software Engineer

01/2015 - 08/2016

Website
  • Built large-scale insurance data platform (C#/.NET/JavaScript on Azure), supporting real-time claims analytics
  • Developed native mobile apps in Obj-C and Java for industrial pumps, digitizing field operations
  • Contributed to embedded firmware with C and C++, and embedded testing in Python for water control systems

Projects

  • LocalStack scaffold allowing you to quickly get started with Terraform on LocalStack using Terragrunt
  • OpenGL with shiny new tools! Comes complete with Conan AND ImGUI ready to go!
  • Lethal Company template project to make new mods!

Education

University of Illinois

BS - Computer Science

  • Graduated Cum Laude
  • Elective concentrations in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Graphics
  • Graduate classes in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks

University of Colorado Boulder

Candidate MS - Computer Science

  • Concentration in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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