I am Linda McGraw, an MIS-certified engineering leader with extensive experience delivering scalable, reliable, and secure software systems. I guide cross-functional teams, ship complex products, and drive operational excellence through modern architecture, performance optimization, and data-informed decision-making. I align technical execution with business outcomes across both early-stage startups and enterprise organizations. As an advisory CTO for early-stage startups and a Sr. Engineering Manager at Pluralsight, I have led teams, defined roadmaps, and mentored engineers to grow. I have modernized monoliths into microservices, built and deployed MVPs in tight timelines, and implemented SOC2/ISO 27001 controls to improve security and compliance.

Linda McGraw

I am Linda McGraw, an MIS-certified engineering leader with extensive experience delivering scalable, reliable, and secure software systems. I guide cross-functional teams, ship complex products, and drive operational excellence through modern architecture, performance optimization, and data-informed decision-making. I align technical execution with business outcomes across both early-stage startups and enterprise organizations. As an advisory CTO for early-stage startups and a Sr. Engineering Manager at Pluralsight, I have led teams, defined roadmaps, and mentored engineers to grow. I have modernized monoliths into microservices, built and deployed MVPs in tight timelines, and implemented SOC2/ISO 27001 controls to improve security and compliance.

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I am Linda McGraw, an MIS-certified engineering leader with extensive experience delivering scalable, reliable, and secure software systems. I guide cross-functional teams, ship complex products, and drive operational excellence through modern architecture, performance optimization, and data-informed decision-making. I align technical execution with business outcomes across both early-stage startups and enterprise organizations.

As an advisory CTO for early-stage startups and a Sr. Engineering Manager at Pluralsight, I have led teams, defined roadmaps, and mentored engineers to grow. I have modernized monoliths into microservices, built and deployed MVPs in tight timelines, and implemented SOC2/ISO 27001 controls to improve security and compliance.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Principal Software Engineer at LMC Solutions
January 1, 2023 - October 27, 2025
Advisory CTO for early-stage startups, guiding technical architecture, team structuring, and MVP delivery. Delivered MVP full-stack application in under 3 months, enabling early beta users and supporting investor engagement. Improved deployment speed by 70% through implementing GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Boosted API performance by 35%, enhancing application responsiveness and scalability.
Sr. Engineering Manager | Lead | Sr. Engineer at Pluralsight
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Led two cross-functional teams (9+ direct reports), overseeing hiring, mentorship, performance management, and career development. Shipped weekly features, driving 18% increase in platform usage. Modernized legacy monolith into microservices; reduced infrastructure costs and API response times by 40%. Ensured SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance and implemented real-time personalization and analytics to boost engagement.
Principal Software Engineer at Arfinn Med
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Built core platform features using PHP, JavaScript, XML, SQL, APIs and GCP. Reduced admin time by 60% by developing new product features that automated manual workflows.
Principal Software Developer at 2 Websani
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Designed and launched the Reunion Information, greenfield application with PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL and Bootstrap. Reduced deployment time by 70% through CI/CD automation.

Education

Master of Information Systems at Center for Graduate Studies
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Baker College
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Associates of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems at Pulaski Technical College
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025

Qualifications

Quality Assurance
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Back End Development & APIs
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Responsive Web Design
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
JavaScript Algorithms & Data Structures
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment