Devon B. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

California, United States

Seattle, Wa, Us

· Lead engineering team of 11 across payments infrastructure, tax, and purchase experience domains on project implementation/delivery and develop career advancement plans, leading to internal promotions with 100% retention· Design onboarding pathway to lower lift for second-generation adopters, improving conversions· Build transition plan to revive failed loyalty program within 30 engineering weeks, saving years of engineering effort, pivoting from -$XXM in losses annually to +$XXM in revenue, and improving profitability windows· Integrate third party solution with no engineering capacity investment and partner directly with Marketing, Accounting, and Legal, passing all security/legal audits and growing direct sales to $XM annually· Transition high-impact payment method project from red to green in first 30 days and negotiate with stakeholders on project scope/delivery, delivering project months ahead of schedule and driving $XM/yr in additional revenue· Pioneer data pipeline project from specialized Amazon subsidiaries to core teams, increasing accuracy of global duties and tax system for high-value goods and saving $XM annually on international sales· Design program to transition 4 employees into technical roles

New York, Ny, Us

· Led the Developer Experience Group, with 2 Engineering Managers, 16 Software Engineers, a Developer Advocate manager, and three Developer Advocates.· Built tools roadmap and next generation customer integrations (external SDKs, open-source sample apps, onboarding accelerators, technical training, documentation) with PMs, reducing developer onboarding by 75%· Led API Versioning Project to minimize breaking changes of core functionality with 3 PMs, decreasing severe customer incidents by 40% in 8 weeks and accelerating engineering velocity by 20%· Managed Developer Advocacy Group of 6 team members to standardize developer experience for customer onboarding, decreasing technical onboarding times by 40% and improving roadmap prioritization· Spearheaded Engineering Apprenticeship program to support candidates from underserved backgrounds through 6-month contract to become Software Engineers, leading to a graduation rate of 100% for 14 apprentices· Owned Summer Internship program (16 SWE and 2 PM interns) to build inclusive engineering teams, supporting JPM diversity initiatives and achieving intern return rate of 90%+· Launched Away Team (year-long program) and paired team members with Principle Engineers to develop technical skills, resulting in 3 promotions within first cohort of 6 members, reducing silos, and improving business continuity

Charlotte, Nc, Us

· Reported directly to CTO responsible and partnered with Product Management to plan and implement roadmap for transformation of legacy software stack, condensing 15+ years of ad-hoc tools/software into a single, configurable, multi-tenant solution for web, iOS, and Android and leading to acquisition of company· Developed and launched ERSS 2 to optimize second-largest profit center in the organization, increasing engineering capacity by 100% and resolving all known data issues· Identified deficiencies with data migration plans and developed technical solution, saving 2K+ engineering hours annually while improving data integrity and completeness

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

· Managed 21 direct reports (Software Engineers, QA, TPM Manager) and modernized business practices for clients generating 50% of annual company revenue, reducing engineering efforts and operations by 75%· Designed proof of concept, pitched idea to board and client to phase out legacy applications, and partnered with Engineers and TPM group to develop service delivery platform, decreasing feature and reporting defect rate by 90%· Launched new PMO to support operational effectiveness, hired 7 analysts and Manager, and led strategic planning, eliminating client rework by 95%, improving product management function, and accelerating project delivery by 50%· Developed and implemented continuous process improvements (automation, business process changes), saving 300+ hours monthly on engineering efforts· Coached and mentored 20+ employees on career development, conflict resolution, and client management, leading to 100% employee retention

Charlotte, Nc, Us

· Directed team of 7 direct reports to design and implement client-specific customization for parking app (Android, iOS, Web) and created automation white labeling solution, resulting in 7 cities adopting solution· Designed localization platform to eliminate packaging/deployment through app stores, saving 1 week per change on iOS app store and avoiding manual app store review per release· Transitioned organization to Jira, introduced formal requirements, migrated development to GitLab EE, and used BuddyBuild for continuous integration, standardizing coding and increasing engineering velocity by 10-15%

Weston, Fl, Us

· Supported 4-5 internal teams through targeted engineering built multiple high-visibility, critical systems enabling business to go global (internationalized ACH system, open benefits enrollment module, resume parser, SSO Bridge, and revamped employee review system), resulting in sales teams hitting all annual sales targets within 1 quarter· Conceived, pitched, developed, and implemented interpreter to facilitate migration from FitNesse to Selenium automated test platforms, reducing conversion time 3K+ hours, replacing 50K+ manual tests with automated processes, and winning Best Internal Tool for 48 Hours Competition· Devised large-scale intake system for insurance and employer data, automatically generating 1094 and 1095 forms in compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements· Created rules and validation engine for all data sets with complete response handling system to inform end user on potential fixes or invalid data states, enabling resolutions for entire customer base within 25 minutes