I lead development on the Enterprise Agent at Cisco ThousandEyes, the product that makes network visibility possible for enterprises worldwide. I also run Civitas, a scorecard for Congress, presidents, and the Supreme Court, on a Raspberry Pi at home, and write about AI and open source.
I’m Ryan, a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco ThousandEyes leading development on the Enterprise Agent, the core product that makes network visibility possible for enterprises worldwide.
Over nine years across research labs, startups, and Cisco-scale infrastructure, I’ve owned every phase of the development lifecycle: inventing new systems with a granted patent and patents pending, scaling production software to thousands of customers, and mentoring the next generation of engineers.
Architect systems that survive production. From API contracts to deployment topology, designing for correctness, maintainability, and scale from day one.
Deep expertise in C++, Java, and Python across a decade of production engineering: performance-critical code, memory management, and embedded systems.
Building and operating distributed systems at enterprise scale on Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS. Comfortable owning infrastructure end to end.
Leading cross-functional projects from architecture to delivery: stakeholder alignment, mentoring engineers, and driving execution in high-growth teams.
Nov 2024 – PresentCurrentSan Francisco, CA (Remote)Continuing to work on major projects as a senior member of the Enterprise Agents engineering team.
Primarily work in C++, Java, and Python to deliver high-impact projects for the business. A key concern has been support for our software on new platforms and operating systems.
Working cross-team and driving projects through completion are key skills in this role.
Apr 2022 – Nov 2024San Francisco, CA (Remote)ThousandEyes is a key part of Cisco as it continually strives to enhance Network Assurance. My team works on the core ThousandEyes product, the Enterprise Agent, which collects network data and sends it to a cloud backend to create insightful views for customers, making the entire internet as visible as a local network.
As a member of a team in hyper-growth mode, I took ownership across the full stack. After mastering these systems, I quickly became a teacher and mentor for new engineers joining the team.
Led large cross-functional projects: creating the solution architecture, earning stakeholder buy-in, scoping work, and executing side-by-side with my teammates while keeping stakeholders updated through each phase.
Oct 2019 – Apr 2022Norwalk, CTJoined Datto, a rapidly growing startup, in 2019. A year later, watched as CEO Tim Weller rang the NYSE bell as the company went public (NYSE:MSP).
Worked on the core Datto BCDR (backup and continuity) product using C++ and PHP, leading OKRs each quarter to enhance this central part of the business. Used data and visualizations like Grafana to drive development decisions.
During my time at Datto, we doubled our customer base while reducing support ticket volume, evolving the product from a fledgling R&D project into a mature piece of software.
Oct 2018 – Oct 2019Shelton, CTWorked on Syngistix, a Windows desktop app, in C# and C++, following agile and TDD practices. Modernized a legacy software product into something more maintainable.
Creator of the first PoC for PerkinElmer's instrument cloud platform. Working with minimal requirements, I built a first-of-its-kind instrument cloud using Kubernetes, Docker, Python Flask, and Node.js, then taught my team the technologies as I learned them.
Jun 2018 – Oct 2018Burlington, MAWorked on projects for ASML in Wilton, CT, focusing on embedded programming for EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography systems.
Wrote software to improve the function of the 'top' of ASML lithography devices, responsible for handling the reticle (the glass photomask used to etch semiconductor chip designs into silicon wafers) through complex robotics in a clean environment.
May 2017 – Jun 2018Guilford, CTFull-time member of the team maintaining genetic sequencing devices at the Ion Torrent division of Thermo Fisher.
Used Java to create robust user experiences and provide localization for global customers. Maintained a C++ backend and consistently cut bottlenecks. Our next-generation product became capable of running an entire DNA sequence in a single work shift (8 hours), previously unheard of.
May 2016 – Aug 2016Guilford, CTInternship working with a team of ~5 engineers maintaining software for Ion Torrent genetic sequencing devices. Responsibilities included software development, troubleshooting technical issues, and testing new hardware and software.
Patent · Granted Feb 24, 2026
US patent US 12,562,955 B1
A technique for identifying nodes lacking monitoring agents across distributed networks and combining data from multiple collection strategies to diagnose the root causes of network performance degradation.
Additional patents are pending.
How consolidating fragmented C++ release pipelines and automating cross-platform agent performance validation reclaimed engineering time, and why toil reduction belongs in the roadmap rather than the margins.
An in-depth analysis of the engineering challenges and architectural strategies behind expanding Enterprise Agent platform support across operating systems at fleet scale.
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An open source scorecard for every member of Congress, every president, and the sitting Supreme Court, built only from public records, plus state ballots and daily civic news. Scores come from published formulas, not AI. The whole site, language model included, runs on one Raspberry Pi 5 at home: no cloud hosting, no accounts, no outside money.
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Mock interview events for university students entering the workforce at San Jose State and CUNY City College.
7 years mentoring students through HuskyLink: career guidance, resume reviews, and mock interviews.
Helped high school students with college essays and major selection.