# Ari Frankel > Software Engineer | kind person Location: Austin, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/arifrankel Looking to lead and be lead in a highly collaborative environment. I put a premium on kindness and effective cross-functional communication. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure @ WP Engine Jan 2022 – Present | Austin, Texas, United States ### Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure @ WP Engine Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ CSC Generation Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas, United States Introduced coverage to SSR React w/ Next.js repository and trained teammates on testing Reviewed code and participated in collaborative system and application design process Monitored application health using Cloudwatch and Sentry ### Senior Software Engineer - Team Member Digital Experience (Whole Foods Market) @ Amazon Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area I feel most proud of: - introducing unit testing to our frontend code base with Jest and bootstrapping a testing culture - introducing code reviews in to our team culture On the backend, I worked in .NET(w/C#) and MySql. I contributed to architectural decisions pertaining to transient fault handling with Polly, caching with Redis, and logging with Sentry, as well as maintenance of a RESTful web API. On the frontend, I primarily worked with Vue and Vanilla JS. I wrote unit tests with Jest. I contributed to frontend architectural decisions pertaining to client side caching, logging with Sentry, bundle size optimization with Webpack. I resolved memory issues and monitored performance using Chrome DevTools. ### Backend Developer II @ HomeServices of America Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Austin, Texas Area As a backend team member, I worked in an agile process with Node.js micro-services, Docker, postgreSQL databases, GraphQL, AMQP with RabbitMQ, MQTT, Redis, as well as our CI/CD and deployment infrastructure using Circle CI and Heroku. One of the core challenges we faced was around ingesting, normalizing and indexing for search large volumes of real estate data from dozens of MLS feeds. My proudest technical achievement from this time is a notification system that would update users about properties of potential interest to them based on their recent saved searches. This scaled reliably to tens of thousands of users, dozens of MLS feeds and changing business requirements. This involved consuming MLS APIs, orchestrating asynchronous normalization and indexing tasks using message queues (RabbitMQ) subscribed to by microservices built in Node.js interfacing with postgreSQL databases, indexing data in Algolia, and sending emails programatically with Mailjet's API. ### Web Development Technical Lead @ HomeServices of America Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States As a technical lead, I was accountable for managing scope, driving consensus around technical decisions with a bias for action, and cultivating the technical growth of my team members in addition to my individual contributions. ### Web Developer 1 @ HomeServices of America Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States As a day 1 team member in the Home Services technical office in Austin, I participated in foundational conversations around design, technology, process and staffing. I contributed across the stack to the greenfield development of a real estate CMS for usage in the broader B.H.H.S network using React.js, Apollo GraphQL, Next.js and of course HTML5, CSS3 and es6 JS on the frontend, as well as Node.js, AMQP with RabbitMQ, postgreSQL and Docker on the backend. I helped build the first iteration of our CI and deployment workflow using CircleCI and Heroku. I implemented a design versioning process that reduced pull request churn by 50% ### Web Developer I @ Concierge Auctions Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Austin, Texas, United States Concierge Auctions was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services and I stayed on with B.H.H.S as a web developer As a full stack web developer, I worked in an agile process contributing where needed to the frontend codebase with React.js and Redux, GraphQL Relay, Jest, Webpack and of course HTML5/CSS3/ES6 JS, as well as to the backend with Node.js, AMQP w/RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL and Docker. My proudest technical achievement from this period is a marketing email automation project that replaced roughly 40 combined weekly hours of email building labor with an automated workflow. This was primarily a backend effort of orchestrating asynchronous tasks using message queues (RabbitMQ) consumed from by microservices built in Node.js querying postgreSQL databases and programatically managing email campaigns with Mailchimp's API ### Hacker in Residence (Teaching Assistant) @ Hack Reactor Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Austin, TX Taught JS fundamentals as well as mentored students through front end, back end and full stack projects in Hack Reactor's​ Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program Built room scheduling application for internal use with Angular (versions) and the Google Calendar API Contributed original lectures on Redux; Git Workflow; and Reading Documentation to curriculum ### Selection Committee Member @ Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Greater Atlanta Area Evaluated feature, short and documentary submissions for inclusion in the 2014, 2016 and 2017 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival programs ### Selection Committee Member @ Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Atlanta Area Evaluating festival submissions for inclusion in the 2014 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival program ### Freelance Interpreter @ Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Atlanta Area Interpreting simultaneously between German and English for Nele Trebs at two post-screening discussions of her film Lore (Shortland, 2012) ### Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator and Mathematics Teacher (special needs) @ Chrysalis Experiential Academy Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Roswell, GA Taught all high school level mathematics courses, including Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus Developed syllabi and curricula for and instructed all high school level mathematics courses Tested high school students to assess current level of mathematics ability ### Fulbright Austria U.S. Teaching Assistant @ The Austrian-American Educational Commission (Fulbright Austria) Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Krems an der Donau and Innsbruck, Austria Planning as well as co- and lead teaching English language and English speaking cultures lessons for students aged 9 to 18 years old at two secondary schools in Innsbruck ; Assisted in a similar capacity for students aged 9 to 19 years old at two secondary schools in Krems an der Donau in the 2013/14 school year ### Research Assistant to Dr. Prof. Walter Renner @ Universität Innsbruck Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Innsbruck, Austria Administering instruments to subjects in a study of multiple, mediating factors contributing to religious extremism among asylum seekers in Tyrol Recruiting asylum seeking immigrants across Tyrol through close collaboration with individual Asylum House German Instructors Translated multiple instruments used in this study from English to German ### Research Assistant to Dr. Nancy Bliwise @ Emory University Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Carrying out bibliographic review for use in an article on cross-cultural adaptations of Attachment Theory Performing mediation/moderation analysis of the relationship between key variables of the aforementioned study using SPSS and Process Contributing remotely to the final writing process as an author of the aforementioned article ### Research Assistant @ Emory University Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Atlanta Area Contributing to the design of virtual organisms in Visual Basic animated by Dr. McDowell’s theories of evolutionary behavioral mechanics Fitting data collected from the aforementioned virtual organisms to Matching Theory behavioral models using advanced Excel techniques Collaborated on developing a test for randomness of model fitting residuals which was presented as an abstract at the annual SEABA conference ### Teaching Assistant - German 102 @ Emory University Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Greater Atlanta Area Assisting with grading, lesson planning and instructing selected class periods in the second course of the introductory German sequence ### Peer Tutor @ Emory University Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Tutoring students of German Studies levels 101 (beginner) – 470 (most advanced) while enrolled in German Studies 470 ; Advising intermediate and advanced students in correction of grammar and improvement of style in German and English language compositions ### Communications Intern @ Emory University Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Atlanta Area Co-curating live webinars for incoming students Assisting in the editing and distribution of recordings of the live webinars Manaing Emory College's Orientation summer social media campaign on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube Editing, uploading and managing content for Emory College's Course Atlas as well as online PACE 101 Summer Course for incoming students ### Research Assistant to Dr. Carolina Schaumann @ Emory University Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Finding and reviewing materials in both German and English for use in a German Studies senior seminar on German film in Spring 2013 Contributing to analysis of primary documents in both German and English for use in her book, Heights of Reflection ### CoFounder and Campus Leader at Emory University @ Student Sherpas Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 Recognized for highest revenues among local chapters nationwide with over $32,000 in sales and over 300 customers in first two month season of operations ; Preparing and executing marketing strategy, including development of ad campaigns and engaging in direct sales activities ; Coordinating logistical operations for team and providing direct oversight to ensure on-time job execution ; Hiring and managing a team of 20 representatives from student organizations to advertise the service ; Negotiated merger with and acted as campus leader for competitor summer storage student start up, Dormestics, for the 2011-2012 school year ### Outdoor Activities Instructor @ Camp Ramah In The Berkshires Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 Instructing campers ranging from 9-16 years old in outdoor activities, including rock climbing, biking, hiking, zip-lining, fire building etc. ; Planning and leading overnight 3 day long backpacking and cycling expeditions for campers aged 11-13 years old ; Serving as assistant live-in counselor to a cabin of twenty 11 year old campers ; Assisting with planning and leadership of half and full day excursions with up to 60 campers aged 11-12 years old at a time ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mathematics and Economics; German Studies Emory University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program in Full stack Javascript Hack Reactor Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Fulbright Austria Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ari-frankel --- Source: https://flows.cv/arifrankel JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/arifrankel/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22