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Bentonville, Arkansas, US

⦁ Supported 10+ microservices in Java and Node/Typescript with an Event-Driven Architecture leveraging Kafka pub/sub, database change feeds and HTTPS to manage both synchronous and asynchronous activities with internal systems and external vendors as we scaled from 1-million to 40-million active users.⦁ Speared backend development to integrate a new.

New York, NY, US

• ⦁ Architected an Apollo GraphQL server with Node.js that aggregates Kubernetes cluster metrics into a single schema for clients to query without multiple API calls or slow over-fetching requests and remains flexible.
• Built a custom Webpack to provide an agile dev environment by writing the configuration to utilize hot module reloading and harnessing minification to reduce the bundle size in production, improving speed and UX.⦁.

New York, NY, US

⦁ Led a team of engineers within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to upgrade React web and native iOS apps, driving ~100,000 new accounts and a $1 billion increase in global card spend while maintaining international compliance.⦁ Oversaw the implementation of a NoSQL document store that saves 400+ engineering hours annually by removing code dependencies.

Berlin, DE

⦁ Optimized Redux with Thunk middleware to abstract async fetch calls from components to keep them pure and declarative, keeping the code clean for improved maintainability and debugging.⦁ Utilized a NoSQL database to store conversation threads for fast read times and a flexible schema that supported rapid iteration and aggregation queries to display the.

Berlin, DE

⦁ Integrated OAuth2 protocol for a direct authentication pattern that provided frictionless sessions managed by a third-party platform and access to user data for a seamless onboarding experience.⦁ Implemented an Express server to leverage the single-threaded event loop with a chained modularized middleware pattern to authenticate and sanitize HTTP.

⦁ Created functional prototypes in Figma to coordinate engineers in iterating on our React/Node.js application.⦁ Groomed user stories and estimated engineering effort to prioritize our product backlog along the RICE scoring model backed by quantitative & qualitative data from Google Analytics, FullStory, user interviews, competitor analysis, and live.

Austin, Texas, US

⦁ Created a project management system that coordinated 60 people to publish and distribute content to over 3,000,000 monthly readers; scaling our business from ~$6,000 MRR to $150,000+ MRR in 18 months with clients from the Fortune 500 and Y Combinator.

New York, New York, US

• ⦁ Scripted tools with Python, PHP, SQL, and Regex to automate business operations and integrate custom data feeds for our customers.⦁ Oversaw front-end refactor to AngularJS that leveraged MVC architecture to create a.
• Developed a tiered defect triage system that maximized the use of engineering resources by prioritizing critical fixes in an efficient manner.
• Established engineering paradigms and practices for the company with the VP of Engineering to keep code maintainable and consistent across different components and integrations.⦁ Created UI Wireframes and collaborated.

New York, New York, US

⦁ Interviewed users to develop strategic and product priorities.⦁ Implemented a triaged support system and hired client success team that reduced churn by 30%.⦁ Refined pitch decks that secured 7-figure seed funding.⦁ Tracked and analyzed client's Google Analytics.⦁ Developed a new financial model to report company P&L and projections to the Board of.