# Andy Pittz

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Greater Indianapolis, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/andypittz

Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 13+ years of experience transforming startup ideas and enterprise prototypes into robust, scalable, and market-ready products. I bring a strong foundation in computer science and hands-on expertise across the full development lifecycle, including MVP development, consumer-centric UI design, AI/ML integration, eCommerce platforms, and the design of REST and GraphQL APIs. My technical toolkit centers on modern JavaScript and Python ecosystems—including React, Next.js, Angular, Node.js, TypeScript, and Python—allowing me to deliver high-impact solutions that adapt to today’s fast-moving product and business needs.

I specialize in architecting cloud-native and serverless systems on AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient deployments. Beyond technical execution, I value collaboration and code quality, and I actively contribute to building strong engineering cultures through mentorship and best practices. Driven by curiosity and a problem-solving mindset, I approach each project holistically—aligning technical decisions with business objectives to deliver meaningful, user-focused outcomes and long-term value.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Empromptu.ai
Jan 2023 – Present | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Rex
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
-	Served as a founding engineer and software architect, leading the delivery of MVPs across Real Estate and Fintech, including invoice and property management platforms, to drive early adoption and scalable growth using JavaScript, Typescript, Python, and AI/ML technologies.
-	Architected and implemented an LLM-powered, real-time conversational assistants and maintenance dashboards for JobCall using React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, TailwindCSS, OpenAI, Amazon Connect, Amazon Rex, and WebSockets, significantly improving job-matching efficiency and tenant satisfaction.
-	Engineered scalable backend APIs and machine learning models with Node.js, GraphQL, AWS Lambda, and TensorFlow, enabling predictive features and personalized experiences for 500+ enterprise customers.
-	Led headless CMS integrations (Sanity, Contentful) for dynamic content and AI-generated copy, empowering marketing and operations teams to manage content independently without developer involvement.
-	Improved system reliability and observability by integrating Google Cloud Logs, Datadog, and New Relic, reducing incident resolution time and enhancing overall platform health.
-	Built and maintained comprehensive automated test suites using Jest and Cypress, strengthening CI/CD pipelines and increasing confidence in production deployments.
-	Integrated key third-party platforms including ResMan (property management), Plaid (financial data), and Braintree (payments), and connected CRM workflows across ServiceNow and Salesforce to streamline operations and compliance.
-	Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, React.js, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, WebSockets, TailwindCSS, OpenAI, TensorFlow, Headless CMS (Sanity, Contentful), Google Cloud, AWS (Lambda, Connect), Datadog, New Relic, Jest, Cypress, ResMan, Plaid, Braintree, Salesforce, ServiceNow.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Verse.ai, a NiCE Company
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
-	Built reusable React and Next.js component libraries for ML-powered features such as generative copywriting and CMS integrations, accelerating feature delivery through standardized, scalable UI patterns for a core SaaS product.
-	Designed and implemented a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot platform, integrating Pinecone vector search, Supabase, and Amazon Connect to enable scalable, real-time conversational AI workflows using LangGraph.
-	Developed client-facing SDKs and shared UI libraries in TypeScript and Go, standardizing experimentation and AI recommendation delivery and increasing SDK adoption by 20% across partner applications.
-	Monitored and optimized data analytics and inference pipelines by analyzing AWS CloudWatch logs, improving system reliability, observability, and operational insight across NLP services.
-	Built real-time observability and monitoring tools using React, Node.js, and Go, integrating AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana to track model performance, latency, and overall system health.
-	Applied advanced machine learning and statistical techniques with Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, and PyTorch to support model evaluation, optimization, and data-driven decision-making.
-	Collaborated closely with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams, producing clear technical documentation and translating data research into production-ready, customer-facing solutions.
-	Tech Stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, Django, Go (Golang), Node.js, PostgreSQL, Supabase, AWS, Amazon SageMaker, LangGraph, Pinecone, AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana.

### Software Engineer @ PROVEN Skincare
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
-	Developed AI-powered skincare eCommerce platforms for multiple consumer brands using React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and Shopify, delivering scalable, conversion-focused shopping experiences.
-	Refactored and modernized legacy Node.js/Express APIs, migrating to NestJS with TypeScript to improve modularity, maintainability, and long-term scalability of backend services.
-	Migrated Shopify storefronts to a headless commerce architecture using Strapi and Builder.io, building custom Next.js checkout and content pages with reusable React components.
-	Partnered closely with marketing teams to streamline content workflows by implementing a headless CMS solution managing 30+ customizable content modules, improving agility, SEO flexibility, and customer engagement.
-	Led initiatives to improve conversion rates, performance, and SEO, achieving higher Lighthouse scores through SSR, dynamic imports, code splitting, service workers, caching strategies, and optimized Webpack configurations.
-	Integrated analytics and tracking solutions including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, enabling data-driven optimization of user journeys and campaign performance.
-	Implemented comprehensive testing and experimentation strategies, including unit testing with Jest, end-to-end testing with Cypress, and A/B testing to ensure reliability and continuous optimization.
-	Actively participated in Agile development practices, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives while collaborating across engineering, product, and marketing teams.
-	Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, GraphQL, AWS, AWS Amplify, Shopify, Headless CMS (Strapi, Builder.io), SQL, MongoDB, PWA, Material UI, CI/CD, Storybook, AI Features, WCAG, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Stripe, Braintree, Chargebee, Jest, Cypress.

### Software Engineer I @ HappyFunCorp
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
- Worked on multiple projects with over multiple organizations, developing websites and mobile apps spanning eCommerce, real estate ecosystems, fintech, and other industries.
- Managed full-stack programming tasks, utilizing technologies like Javascript, React, Node.js, Python, Java, among others, to deliver mission-critical applications.
- Formulated and executed comprehensive UI /UX strategies, producing wireframes and mockups tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Followed test-driven development (TDD) practices, writing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright and other frameworks to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Diagnosed and resolved bugs in a business-critical progressive web app, optimizing system performance with tools like DataDog, New Relic, Sentry, BugSnag, resulting in improved response time.
- Stayed up-to-date with the latest trends, design patterns, and best practices in web development, frontend frameworks, microservices, cloud technologies(AWS, GCP, Azure), and DevOps, proactively applying them to improve system performance and developer productivity.
- Actively participated in product grooming sessions, collaborating closely with product and marketing teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and customer needs.
- Developed and maintained SDKs with multiple programming languages including JavaScript, Python etc., enabling seamless integration with various services based on a mono-repo with Nx and Lerna.
- Technologies: JavaScript, Typescript, React, PHP, RestfulAPI, GraphQL, Node.js, Express, Koa, AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Java, Python, Jest, Cypress, Playwright, DataDog, D3.js, Styled Components, Material UI

### Software Engineer @ HappyFunCorp
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015
-	Worked on multiple projects with over multiple organizations, developing websites and mobile apps spanning eCommerce, real estate ecosystems, fintech, and other industries.
-	Managed full-stack programming tasks, utilizing technologies like Javascript, React, Node.js, Python, Java, among others, to deliver mission-critical applications.
-	Formulated and executed comprehensive UI /UX strategies, producing wireframes and mockups tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises.
-	Followed test-driven development (TDD) practices, writing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright and other frameworks to ensure code quality and reliability.
-	Diagnosed and resolved bugs in a business-critical progressive web app, optimizing system performance with tools like DataDog, New Relic, Sentry, BugSnag, resulting in improved response time.
-	Stayed up-to-date with the latest trends, design patterns, and best practices in web development, frontend frameworks, microservices, cloud technologies(AWS, GCP, Azure), and DevOps, proactively applying them to improve system performance and developer productivity.
-	Actively participated in product grooming sessions, collaborating closely with product and marketing teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and customer needs.
-	Developed and maintained SDKs with multiple programming languages including JavaScript, Python etc., enabling seamless integration with various services based on a mono-repo with Nx and Lerna.
-	Technologies: JavaScript, Typescript, React, PHP, RestfulAPI, GraphQL, Node.js, Express, Koa, AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Java, Python, Jest, Cypress, Playwright, DataDog, D3.js, Styled Components, Material UI


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Eastern Washington University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andy-pittz-1437a1b0

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Last updated: 2026-03-22