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Seattle, WA, US

Salt Lake City, UT, US

• Team lead for building the website and mobile apps which generated upwards of $900 million in annual revenue.
• Led the modernization of the website to React/Node.js/GraphQL from PHP, and demonstrated proficiency in deploying on AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Migrated to Shopify e-commerce platform, building custom apps in Typescript and React, and working with GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Implemented features to continually extend active customer’s sessions to reduce purchase friction with an approximate annual impact of $7.4 million.
• Introduced a fallback solution to decouple servers from the self-hosted GitLab during scaling, mitigating multiple outages and saving over $100k in demand loss in just the first 2 months.
• Implemented Observability solutions across microservices using Datadog to enable APM and distributed tracing. Created dashboards and alerts for critical metrics such as errors and latency.

Salt Lake City, UT, US

• Achieved an 80% reduction in P95 latency for mobile apps on the "My Orders" page by spearheading a backend API redesign aimed at optimizing page speed.
• Implemented a new order fraud detection system, estimated to save $1.5M/year in Fraud Loss.
• Java expertise in developing an order workflow service utilizing the AWS Simple Workflow Framework (SWF).
• Led the initiative to incorporate unit tests into all PHP codebases by removing roadblocks that hindered teams from writing tests. Achieved a 50% year-over-year increase in unit test code coverage through coaching and.
• Built an integration test suite for APIs by utilizing OpenAPI and JSON Schema validation in CI pipelines to achieve Continuous Validation.
• Experience using Node.js Lambda to develop numerous microservice APIs. Generated AWS CloudFormation templates using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).

New York, New York, US

• Lead backend engineer for AOL Alpha, overseeing R&D for web, mobile apps, bots, VR, and OTT platforms.
• Designed and built a video clip generator on AWS Lambda with an API in Node.js, powering the Huffington Post tvOS app.
• Advisor and contributor to TechCrunch and Engadget's mobile app APIs, with expertise in JSON API 1.1 spec, OAuth2 Server implementation, and PHP package development.
• Developed a chatbot platform for Engadget and Huffington Post's Facebook Messenger, gaining experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning.
• Project lead for the API of "Sage - Social Predictions" on iOS/Android/web, with experience in queue workers, unit tests, and design patterns.
• Co-developer of the backend system for Pip, an iOS and Android messaging app, gaining experience in cross-platform push notifications, MongoDB, and Doctrine ODM.

• Played a key role in building and growing a startup that was subsequently successfully acquired.
• Led the development of gdgt's product pricing affiliate system, generating shared revenue through a price comparison widget on third-party sites like Engadget.
• Developed price history graphs and implemented price-drop email alert functionality for products.
• Created an email digest system enabling users to receive daily or weekly digests, including price alerts.
• Applied expertise in working with the Sphinx search server to enhance the website's predictive search, incorporating priority and weighting for improved result relevancy.

Foster City, CA, US

• Developed a portfolio of online lead-generation education-related websites using PHP and jQuery.