Brandon Apol

Fullstack / Site Reliability Engineer · Cleared

Skills

Languages: TypeScript, Python, Bash
Frontend: React, Redux, Angular, Vue, Next.js, Jest, Cypress
Backend: Express.js, Django, FastAPI, Flask, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
DevOps/Infra: Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CI/CD, SysAdmin, Air-gapped environments
Cloud/Platforms: AWS, DigitalOcean
Auth/Identity: OAuth, OIDC, AuthZen

05/2025 – Present

Co-founded the SRE practice at Radiance and for the Air Force Intelligence Community
Standardized CI and Helm chart approaches for team microservices, and wrote specifications for company-wide standardizations
Deployed and validated software in air-gapped and frontier compute environments; trained personnel on classified networks with zero remote support options
Ran the first-ever on-call rotation and coached system administrators on classified networks with no outside access to manually roll back on failures, which was a product requirement; owned the result either way
Served as primary technical face to customers for infrastructure: briefed stakeholders, onboarded operators, and maintained trust in high-stakes environments
Compressed release cadence from biannual to weekly by tightening the loop between field feedback, engineering, and deployment

08/2024 – 08/2025

Led both a core team of 6 engineers with over 50 years of cumulative experience, as well as a broader platform and developer environment serving around 30 engineers
Nominated for Collaborator of the Year in the Dayton branch
Redesigned and rewrote our UI to use modern libraries like TanStack and React
Simplified the platform by eliminating several microservices and tens of thousands of lines of code, reducing operational burden
Explored AI usage for the company as part of the Radiance internal LLM pilot

03/2023 – Present

Installed, containerized, administered, and automated applications written by Radiance as well as external products with Helm charts
Debugged and optimized front-end applications, including writing unit testing and removing bottlenecks to prevent a Leaflet bug from crashing user browsers
Integrated applications in Kubernetes environments, including automation and Jenkins pipelines
Led multiple teams efficiently as a Scrum master
Implemented authentication and authorization integrations for multiple applications in a Kubernetes environment

08/2022 – 03/2023

Prototyped and moderated new TypeScript and JavaScript web curriculum for Coding Temple's Front End self-paced course
Incorporated new technologies like Next.js, TailwindCSS, React 18, and Vue 3 into educational codebases
Wrote full-stack and front-end apps in various frameworks, including React, Next.js, Express, and Vue, all with TypeScript
Created recorded lectures and assignments with OBS, Kajabi, GitHub, and Asana
Led and upskilled a team of teaching aides via technical coaching and debugging assistance

08/2021 – 08/2022

Architected full-stack and data analysis self-paced bootcamp curricula for Coding Temple
Invented an asynchronous course that redesigned the live class into a $1.1M ARR asynchronous product
Researched new technologies and created educational content for TypeScript, CI/CD, Docker, automation and hosting, R, and more
Instructed students on implementing algorithms in Python, Flask apps, React/TS, and data analysis
Received AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification in Feb 2022

05/2021 – Present

Co-founded AutoButler LLC (autobutler.org), a faster, safer way to do cloud storage
Built a personal portfolio with Flask and hosted it on DigitalOcean in a Docker container
Engineered an MVC code generator application to bootstrap Flask back-ends instantly
Overengineered a handmade CMS for a RESTful blog site, running on Kubernetes with Auth0 for cluster-level authentication
"Underengineered" a recipe blog called Birchwood (birchwood.lol) that I automated with CI to run for free as a contrast to the above blog

05/2017

Ice climbing, home lab, cross country skiing, wilderness survival, swanky coffee, music theory, bikepacking, Linux kernels, compilers, theology.