Platform Engineering, focus on system reliability, performance, and security

Product Engineering, focus on backend API & frontend Portal end-user experience

CDK for Terraform

- Integrated SaaS monitoring/observability products for core Python Flask API and suite of Lambda Functions that allow developers to inspect event traces, alert on metrics, and search application logs. - Improved serverless (AWS Lambda) app development and deployment by migrating to AWS SAM CLI and introducing AWS Step Functions - Reduced data team's manual toil by developing a serverless data transfer service to manage the sending and receiving of data files with our vendors

- Managed source control, release cycles, and the self-hosted GitLab instance used company-wide - Transitioned dev teams to a container-based (docker) development and deployment cycle - Spearheaded initiatives to perform automated security scanning and testing via GitLab pipelines

- Developed and deployed new JavaScript widget via AWS S3/Cloudfront that allowed marketing partners to embed interactive life insurance quote generator on their websites - Converted all core applications from JavaScript to Typescript and improved browser load times by integrating a client-side asset bundler (webpack) - Provided feedback and mentoring for Junior engineers in Chapter through 1-on-1’s and Code Reviews

- Led development for a new product launch that went from concept to production in 4 months - Supported development and automated testing efforts on in-house JavaScript app framework