(Formerly Yesware, acquired by Vendasta 2022)Responsibilities:• Remotely manage 12 engineers across four teams (including SRE, InfoSecurity, and Full-Stack engineers)• Collaborate with technical and product leadership to scope quarterly initiatives for each team• Prioritize technical debt across the engineering department• Guide teams in Sprint ceremonies such as standups, planning, retro and sprint reviews• Coach, support, and empower engineers to achieve their career goals• Utilize team and developer metrics to foster performance and accountabilityAchievements:• Facilitated the conception, development, and release of five beta products• Adapted the company’s engineering hiring framework to adopt a remote-first culture• Coordinated R&D integration into Vendasta during Yesware’s acquisition• Streamlined R&D process for a 50% cut back in development resources• Championed DEI initiatives across the company

• Led & directly managed a team of 6 front-end engineers maintaining the company’s marketing websites• Architected best practices for team SDLC (Code reviews, testing, versioning, automation, etc...)• Coordinated agreements and processes with other engineering and marketing departments• Screened and hired new engineers of various experience levels• Utilized customer feedback, and A/B testing to make calculated UI/UX improvements• Technology: React (Next.js), Node.js, CSS, Contentful, Optimizely, BitBucket, JIRA, Bamboo

• Responsible for the front-end development of marketing websites and purchase flows• Migrated platform to a NextJS & CMS system that cut our development and release time by 80%• Led team in SDLC best practices• Technology: React (Next.js), Node.js, CSS, Contentful, Optimizely, BitBucket, JIRA, Bamboo

• Updated HostGator.com marketing and landing pages• Worked with the marketing team to A/B test new features and initiatives • Implemented animated web pages via the creative team’s concepts • Technology: Perl (Mason), Javascript, HTML, CSS, BitBucket, JIRA, Bamboo

• Admissions Advisor, screen new applicants• Student 1 on 1 mentor for full-stack development projects

• Orchestrated the full-stack development and deployment of an SMS based education platform• Coordinated with CEO and department leads to translate product roadmaps into a technical plan• Worked remotely with international team via Slack, Asana and GitLab• Technology: Python (Django & Flask), MySQL, Javascript, GitLab, AWS, Twilio API, Square API

• Designed and maintained an e-commerce website, www.jessedanger.com• Developed and hand-forged wedding bands from concept to final manufactured piece• Utilized CAD and 3D printing technologies to create jewelry designs• Technology: Shopify UI, CSS, HTML, Adobe suite, SolidWorks