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About

Curious since the first PC build.

Seattle-area engineer, University of Arizona alum, and senior full stack developer at Amazon.

Teegan Toliver
Based in
Greater Seattle Area
From
Sammamish, WA
Role
Senior SWE
Company
Amazon

I was born and raised in Sammamish, WA, where PC gaming and building simple HTML sites with friends turned into a lifelong love of computers.

The spark

In 8th grade I built my first PC, which pushed that early curiosity into a real interest in how technology works. Taking AP Computer Science in high school confirmed it: I wanted to build software for a living.

Education & career

I studied Computer Science at the University of Arizona, graduating Cum Laude in 2022. Along the way I interned at BoldIQ, building front-end applications and APIs for advanced planning and scheduling software — my first taste of real-world engineering.

Right after graduation I joined Amazon as a Software Development Engineer on Amazon A to Z, the app Amazon employees use every day, building mobile, web, and serverless features that deliver company news to 1.5M+ employees.

In July 2024 I was promoted to SDE II and became technical lead for the platforms that create and deliver internal communications across 60+ countries, leading a new AI-assisted content platform from first commit to launch and driving agentic, AI-native engineering on the team. In October 2026 I was promoted to Senior Software Engineer.

How I work

Resourceful and enthusiastic engineer with a strong product mindset and leadership experience. A quick study who stays close to emerging technology and enjoys turning ambiguous problems into polished, reliable software.

Journey

How I got here

  1. Early days01

    Gaming & HTML with friends

    Growing up in Sammamish, WA, PC gaming and building simple websites with friends got me hooked on computers.

  2. 8th grade02

    Built my first PC

    Putting a machine together from parts turned curiosity into a real interest in how technology works.

  3. High school03

    AP Computer Science

    The class that confirmed it — I wanted to build software for a living.

  4. 2018 — 202204

    University of Arizona

    Earned a B.S. in Computer Science, graduating Cum Laude, and interned at BoldIQ along the way.

  5. 202205

    Joined Amazon

    Joined the Amazon A to Z team as a Software Development Engineer right after graduation.

  6. 202406

    Promoted to SDE II

    Became technical lead for the platforms behind internal communications to Amazon's 1.5M+ employees.

  7. 202607

    Promoted to Senior SWE

    Promoted to Senior Software Engineer at Amazon in October 2026.

Toolkit

Skills & technologies

The languages, frameworks, and platforms I reach for day to day.

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonC#

Frontend & Mobile

ReactReact NativeAngularNext.jsTailwind CSSRxJS

Backend & Cloud

AWSServerlessEvent-Driven ArchitectureNode.jsAPI DevelopmentCI/CD

AI

Amazon BedrockLLM ApplicationsAgentic AIModel Context Protocol (MCP)AI Coding Agents

Leadership

Technical LeadershipMentorshipCode ReviewCross-Team AlignmentProduct Mindset