# Aris Stepe > Software Engineer @ EverBright Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/arisstepe Great questions fuel great engineering – their quality directly impacts the clarity of requirements and the effectiveness of solutions. My passion for insightful questions drives my success as a Software Engineer. πŸ‘‹ Hi! I'm Ari, a Software Engineer specializing in backend web technologies and distributed systems. My skill set includes Python, Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, and more. As a freelance developer, I built a telehealth app, a Markdown-to-HTML translator, and a web app using React, Python, Docker, and Tesseract OCR to extract chemical data from SDS documents, saving 15% in data-entry time. At Comcast, I honed my versatility, designing and maintaining microservices in AWS, CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and large-scale ETL pipelines with AWS Lambda and Python. Later, at JOOR, I saved clients and developers countless hours with optimized data import tools and cloud-based development environments. Check out my accomplishments here: https://medium.com/@arisstepe Now, I'm eager to tackle new challenges and make a tangible impact with my diverse skills and passion for product-focused engineering practices. Outside of coding, I enjoy writing songs 🎸, training at the gym πŸ‹οΈ, and cooking plant-based meals πŸƒ. Let's connect on LinkedIn! Whether you share my passions, work in the industry, or simply want to learn more, I'd be delighted to chat. Reach out, and let's explore how my skills and experience can drive your organization's success. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ EverBright Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Software Engineer II @ JOOR Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Led the design and implementation of a self-serve data import tool, optimizing both client experience and data team efficiency, saving 100 hours weekly, and driving transactions on JOOR’s platform using React, GraphQL, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, XGBoost, and AWS SageMaker. https://medium.com/joor-engineering/how-xgboost-and-aws-sagemaker-saved-us-100-hours-a-week-b8a28032432c Improved developer experience by deploying JOOR’s development environment into the cloud us- ing AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, and Terraform, saving each developer 5 hours of work per week in troubleshooting. https://medium.com/joor-engineering/how-we-used-ec2-to-improve-our-developer-experience-19482be352a8 Grew fellow engineers and built a strong engineering culture by leading book clubs on Domain Driven Design (DDD) and Design Patterns. ### Software Engineer II @ Comcast Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Greater Philadelphia Area Middleware development for customer purchased products layer on Xfinity Mobile and Over-the-Top (OTT) lines of business. Designed REST API and Terraform templates for the entire Sales Technology organization. Built and optimized data pipelines for migrations of millions of customer product records from various external sources into a PostgreSQL database. ### Software Engineer I @ Comcast Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Philadelphia Area Built, optimized, and simlified internal metrics and logging libraries. Improved developer efficiency by designing Terraform AWS ECS Fargate templates using cookiecutter. Template used by 3 teams. Built a rules engine using Python, regular expressions and AWS DynamoDB which simplified the process of updating application business rules. ### Freelance Web Developer @ Self Employed Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Built a web application using React, Python, Docker, Heroku, and Google's Tesseract Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for extracting user-specified chemical data from safety data sheet documents (SDS). Saved 15% in data-entry time. Developed the frontend for a telehealth app using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebRTC. ### InSite Chemist @ Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Maintained hazardous material storage and compliance for PepsiCo's R&D facility. ### HazMat Tech Lead @ Double Barrel Environmental Services, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Led teams of 3 for bio-hazard spills, chemical plant cleanings, and tank cleanings. Drove and operated skid-steers, excavators, fork-lifts, and vacuum trucks. ### HazMat Technician @ Double Barrel Environmental Services, Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | Riverside, California, United States Part of an on-call 24 hour emergency response team for hazardous waste spills. Clean-ups included flammable, high-corrosive, poisonous, and bio-hazardous materials. Cleaned tanks at oil refineries and chemical plants. ## Education ### Associate of Arts - AA in Music Riverside City College ### Martin Luther King Jr. High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/arisstepe - Website: https://arisstepe.dev/ - Website: https://medium.com/@arisstepe --- Source: https://flows.cv/arisstepe JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/arisstepe/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01