Jeff Otaño

Engineering Leader | USMC Veteran

Greater Colorado Springs Area

About

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry and strong ability to collaborate in teams.

Experience

  • Senior Engineering Manager at Onebrief
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Senior Engineering Manager at Onebrief, a defense tech company building AI-assisted operational planning software for the military.

  • Rinsed (United States · Remote)
    • Engineering Manager
      Mar 2024 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Feb 2024 - Nov 2024 · 10 mos

  • Co-Founder at Skiva
    May 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Elevate your pickleball experience with Skiva – the premier app for players of all levels. Track your performance, connect with a global community, and discover new ways to improve your game.

  • Head of Engineering / Founding Engineer at PathMatch
    Dec 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr

    - Led technical architecture and decision-making for the development team, with a focus on performance optimization and scalability. - Conducted mentorship and leadership for a development team of 4 engineers, spearheading frequent performance reviews and implementing best practices to optimize productivity and code quality. - Spearheaded development of multiple projects using React, React Native, and NextJS, integrating technologies such as ChakraUI, SASS, and GraphQL Apollo Client - Built a robust React Web App, and designed a responsive and accessible UI leading to over 300% growth in user engagement within 6 months.

  • Founding Engineer at Jam
    May 2022 - Dec 2022 · 8 mos

    - Led the development of a highly accessible NextJS web app, utilizing Vercel for the deployment process, Jest for testing, and Tailwind for styling. The app leveraged Axios and SWR to interact with data and was designed with strict adherence to W3C accessibility guidelines - Headed the end-to-end development of our React Native app from scratch, including, planning and development, while simultaneously implementing a mono repo to encapsulate the web app, mobile app, and backend - Implemented Datadog real user metric logging across all apps to capture and analyze performance data and optimize the app’s performance leading to a 65 percent reduction in production errors