Lydia Batchelor

Director of Engineering

Denver, Colorado, United States13 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in software engineering leadership.
  • Expert in building innovative solutions and managing teams.
  • Strong background in coaching and leadership development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with strong leadership and software engineering skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software EngineeringData Management

Other Skills

NodeTypescriptGCPPythonJava/Spring BootAWSKotlin/JavaPostgresJavaScriptSQLSQL ServerLeadershipPublic SpeakingLeadership DevelopmentHigher Education

About

I'm a software engineering leader who is context-informed, outcome-oriented, and swift at obtaining and leveraging domain expertise. My strong background in both execution and coaching & leadership development make me an effective people leader who thoughtfully supports team members' growth and goals and facilitates productive cross-craft collaboration to achieve results.

Experience

13 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Guild

Software Engineering Manager

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · Denver, Colorado, United States · Remote

Atlassian

4 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Oct 2024Jan 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • Managed a team of 16 engineers building core product features for Talent, a strategic knowledge workforce planning solution. Led the team to on-time delivery of an early-access enterprise-scale product in 4.5 months of development.

Engineering Manager, Technology Innovation

Promoted

Oct 2022May 2023 · 7 mos

  • Led a team of 5-7 high-performing software engineers focused on delivering innovative solutions for internal needs and on experimenting with new technologies. Included leadership during a C-suite facing project to quickly deliver a new workforce planning tool.

Senior Software Engineer, Technology Innovation

Mar 2022Oct 2022 · 7 mos

  • Rapidly evaluated technologies against business problems and opportunities through prototyping and proofs of concept, including solutions for workforce planning and customer feedback sentiment analysis.
  • TypeScript/Node, Python, Java/Spring Boot, AWS
TypeScriptNodePythonJava/Spring BootAWSSoftware Engineering

Software Engineer, Customer Experience Platform

Jul 2019Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Maintained APIs, microservices, and a React frontend for audience configuration and delivery to marketing channels. Included significant collaboration with Data Engineering, leading refinements to a long-term campaign-oriented model, and serving as a subject matter expert on both the team's services and its destinations (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Marketo, SFMC, LinkedIn, Optimizely) and a primary contact for collaboration with other teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Python, Kotlin/Java, Postgres, AWS
PythonKotlin/JavaPostgresAWSSoftware Engineering

Presta

Senior Software Engineer

May 2023Oct 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

  • Built early-stage features on a team of 4 engineers, with a particular focus on loan servicing and money movement. Built out systems and team processes during rapid growth and feature expansion from origination and underwriting to end-to-end loan origination, underwriting, closing, and servicing.
  • Node, Typescript, GCP
NodeTypescriptGCPSoftware Engineering

University of oklahoma

3 roles

IT Analyst, Strategic Technology - Office of Admissions and Recruitment

Promoted

Nov 2017Jun 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Norman, OK

  • Served as a product owner and app dev for the Office of Admission & Recruitment's (OAR) CRM, Technolutions Slate, including customizations to the product and its query tool, data integrity and transfer between the CRM and an on-campus student information system, and reporting/data analysis.
  • JavaScript, SQL, SQL Server
JavaScriptSQLSQL ServerData Management

Admissions Counselor, National Scholars Programs - Office of Admissions and Recruitment

Jul 2015Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Norman, OK

  • Served as a high-touch contact and support for approximately 450 top prospective students per year, including coordinating detailed, personalized campus visits for prospective students, planning and presenting at recruitment dinners and large-scale events, and leading communication with and targeted support for currently-enrolled National Merit Scholars.

Traditions Square East Resident Director

Jun 2012Jun 2014 · 2 yrs · Norman, OK

  • Managed day-to-day operations of a residential housing complex with 550 beds, including student staff supervision, event programming, dispute resolution, and facilities management.
  • Served concurrently as the National Association of College and University Residence Halls CEO and Chairperson (2013-2014) and Southwest Affliate Director (2012-2013).

University of texas at dallas

Residential Life Coordinator for Community Development

Jun 2014Jul 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Advised the Residential Housing Association and National Residence Hall Honorary, planned and executed university-wide events, facilitated selection process and training for 100+ Peer Advisor positions, and created departmental marketing materials and social media communication

Education

Oregon State University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) — Computer Science

Jan 2017Jan 2019

University of Oklahoma

Master of Education (M.Ed.) — Adult and Higher Education

Jan 2012Jan 2014

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — English -- Literary and Cultural Studies

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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