💻 Fullstack Software Engineer based in Boston, MA 😎 Currently working with Python, JavaScript, React, Redux, Typescript, Python, Node, Express, SQL, Mongo, Docker, AWS 🖥 Find my work at https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain

2026 — NowRapidSOSSenior Software Engineer I

2026 — Now

2025 — 2026Raptor MapsTechnical Lead

2025 — 2026

United States

Led technical strategy and architecture for robotics platform serving solar software applications.

Drove better engineering initiatives and code quality improvements among a team of 5 engineers while balancing technical debt reduction with feature delivery

2023 — 2026Raptor MapsSenior Software Engineer

2023 — 2026

Designed geospatial features using Mapbox GL with custom drawing tools

Developed FastAPI microservices with OpenAPI contracts

Eliminated React performance bottlenecks causing application crashes

Solved complex state management challenges handling high-frequency data streams

2021 — 2023Raptor MapsSoftware Engineer

2021 — 2023

Delivered full-stack features across React web and React Native mobile application

Developed RESTful APIs using Python (Flask/FastAPI) with PostgreSQL and SQLAlchemy

Led mobile performance optimization initiative reducing render times 40% through profiling, data clustering, and progressive rendering

Owned mobile DevOps including CI/CD automation, Auth0 integration, and App Store/Play Store deployments

2021 — 2021IndependentSoftware Engineer

2021 — 2021

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Software Engineering Applications:

Atelier Products API

Optimized backend RESTful API delivering data to a front-end e-Commerce application

Technologies Used: Node, Express, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, AWS(EC2), Loader.io

Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/Atelier-Products-API

Anonyflix

Collaborative Movie Decision-Making interface with live updates via websocket connections

Technologies used: React, Websocket, Material UI, React Spring

Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/Anonyflix

Boston Biker Trip Planner

Full-stack trip planning application utilizing an interactive map powered by Google Maps API

Technologies used: React (Hooks, Router), Redux, Docker, Material UI, MongoDB, AWS EC2

Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/BostonBikersTripPlanner

Education

2020 — Present

Hack Reactor

Software Engineering

2020 — Present

2010 — 2014

Cornell University - College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

2010 — 2014

Experience+

Education

Software Engineering

Bachelor of Arts