# Spencer Lyles

> Software Engineer at IBM Aspera | Ruby on Rails | Python | Django Rest Framework | JavaScript | VueJS | Former Software Engineer at Cisco | Former Operations Intern at Excentium | CS Graduate from Howard University

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/spencerlyles

I am interested in networking technologies, financial technologies, and automation. As a highly motivated individual, I view tasks as a series of small steps that sum to a great outcome. Since graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, I'm excited to work with and learn from others as I grow in my career.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States
● Maintained, updated, and implemented new features using Python, Django REST Framework,
VueJS, Jenkins, Redis, and Celery.
● Worked directly with the team leader to plan and make changes within the database, API,
backend, frontend, and CI/CD pipeline.
● Improved the testing process for the larger team to verify bugs and continuously push updates.
● Communicated with coworkers and the team leader to remove blockers and obtain deeper
understanding of bug fixes and improvements.
● Participated in Jira ticket reviews and managed my personal kanban and backlog.

### Operations Intern @ Excentium, Inc
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Reston, Virginia, United States
● Hardened a Linux environment by creating a bash script with government provided STIGs.
● Participated in the project development lifecycle with company leadership.
● Worked directly for the CTO to create and develop a research project on future technology for
company strategy.
● Gained experience with Sam.gov and GovWin to understand the business pipeline lifecycle.
● Gained experience with Confluence for secure and remote file share.
● Demonstrated soft skills in a professional environment.
● Hi-5 Award recipient for exceptional support and exemplifying company core values.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Howard University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/spencer-lyles-884936179

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Last updated: 2026-03-29