Summary
Eric Stewart is a Principal Software Engineer with over 14 years of hands-on leadership and delivery across startups and enterprise-scale projects. Based in Round Rock, Texas, he combines deep engineering craft with coaching and lean/agile transformation, helping teams improve collaboration and software quality. In his current role at Centripetal, he shapes architecture and delivery; previously he led technology at Tiltworks as VP of Technology and ran independent consulting, guiding clients from early ideas to scalable systems. His career spans Ruby on Rails, Java, and modern cloud infrastructures, with roles ranging from developer to CTO and engineering manager, including leadership of roadmaps, API design, and DevOps practices. He co-founded Omniscient Turtle and has steered teams through Kanban, TDD, CD, and architecture-driven Lean processes across diverse domains like ERP, token platforms, and simulation software. He holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin, grounding his pragmatic, customer-focused approach to building trustworthy software.
14 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., B.S. at The University of Texas at Austin
Kilgore College