Ashley Butler
About Ashley Butler
Ashley Butler is a Lead Software Engineer at Banyan Infrastructure, with a background in software engineering and development spanning over 15 years. She has held various roles at companies such as Raytheon, Mixbook, and Pancake Technology, and has a degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.
Current Role at Banyan Infrastructure
Ashley Butler serves as the Lead Software Engineer at Banyan Infrastructure, a position held since 2021. In this role, Butler focuses on enhancing agile development practices and improving team speed and stability by utilizing DORA metrics. Responsibilities include designing backend APIs using Java on Spring, which have replaced and improved existing systems. Butler also engages in peer programming to tackle technical challenges and foster skill development within the team.
Previous Experience at Raytheon
Ashley Butler worked at Raytheon in two capacities. Initially, as a Software Engineer I from 2006 to 2008, Butler contributed to various software projects. Following this role, Butler advanced to Software Engineer II, serving from 2008 to 2009. This experience provided foundational skills in software engineering that have been applied in subsequent positions.
Education and Expertise
Ashley Butler earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, completing the program from 2002 to 2006. This educational background laid the groundwork for a career in software engineering and development. Butler's expertise spans multiple areas, including backend API design, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies.
Career Development and Roles
Throughout Ashley Butler's career, several key roles have shaped professional development. After serving as an Assistant Software Developer at HTRI from 2005 to 2006, Butler founded Pancake Technology, LLC, where the role of Founder & CEO was held from 2010 to 2013. Subsequent positions included Senior DevOps Engineer at Mixbook from 2013 to 2020 and a brief tenure as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Step in 2020. Additionally, Butler worked as a Business Intelligence Consultant at Artis Consulting from 2009 to 2011.
Technical Contributions and Initiatives
Ashley Butler has made significant technical contributions throughout the career. Notably, Butler engineered a 32x speedup on background processing jobs, which improved product delivery speed and reliability. Additionally, Butler cut cloud hosting costs by over 50%, leading to annual revenue savings of 2-3%. Regularly conducting technical interviews and giving talks on architecture and tools are also part of Butler's commitment to team development.