>_ Staff Software Engineer
Full-stack engineer. 25+ years shipping code.
DevOps, cloud, and the systems that tie it all together.
I've been writing code since 2000 — before Git, before cloud, before "DevOps" was a word. What's kept me going is simple: I genuinely love building things that work.
Today I work at Great Expressions Dental Centers, where I architect and ship full-stack web applications, own the CI/CD infrastructure, and have spent the last few years modernizing how an engineering organization builds and deploys software — including introducing GitHub and GitHub Copilot across the org.
I'm most effective when I'm close to the code. I can lead teams and I understand architecture at scale, but give me a hard problem and a terminal and I'm happy.
A cozy sci-fi idle game for iOS and iPadOS. Scavenge a ruined world, grind resources, upgrade your robot, and uncover what's left. Built solo using AI-assisted development toolsets end-to-end — from design and gameplay loop through App Store submission. Monetized with AdMob and in-app purchases.
A content and media publication built and operated independently using AI toolsets for creation and production. Handles its own DNS, CDN infrastructure via AWS CloudFront, and full operational stack. Monetized through Google AdSense.
If you'd like to get in contact, reach out directly.
contact@frankavery.com