# Cody Gonzalez

> Software Engineer @ Stay Ai

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/codygonzalez

Strategic Software Engineer with a focus on architecting scalable, high-performance web applications. Advanced in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and the DOM API, with extensive experience building complex frontend systems and distributed Node.js microservices.

Having played a key role in scaling engineering organizations and products from inception to 80+ employees, I thrive in high-ownership environments where technical design meets business goals. I am passionate about mentoring engineers, refining technical standards, and delivering high-quality, user-centric software that solves complex operational challenges. 

Currently expanding my expertise through an M.Sc. in Software Engineering (AI Engineering) at Western Governors University, focusing on AI integration and advanced system architecture. 

Proficient: Typescript, Javascript, React, Node, Express, Nest.js,  MongoDB, Mongoose, mySQL, PostgreSQL, Git/Github/GitLab, HTML, CSS
Knowledgable: Python, JQuery, Jest, Enzyme, OAuth, Mocha, Chai, Jasmine, Webpack, Babel

Always open to connecting and exploring new technologies!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Stay Ai
Jan 2022 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Full Stack Software Engineer - Poochie @ Software Engineering Applications
Jan 2021 – Present
High-end Full Stack dog walking app
Project manager of a 6 person engineering team, implementing agile workflows
Lead designer of an auction functionality using React and Semantic UI, which allowed user to post a walk and a dog walker the chance to bid on it
Constructed navigation for entire application using React Router, which led to easy navigation for the user as well as easy code reuse for teammates

### Frontend Software Engineer - Catwalk @ Software Engineering Applications
Jan 2021 – Present
Catwalk is an apparel e-commerce application needing a UI overhaul along with a more robust back-end to handle scalability

-Developed UX for related products and building custom outfit widget within the application
-Cleaned and imported existing data along with optimizing querying speeds for the applications API
-Introduced a click-tracking functionality into the application using React Higher-Order Components (HOC)
-Collaborated remotely using Agile workflow to design and deploy the overhauled application to an AWS(EC2) with service-oriented architecture

Tech Stack: JS, React, React-Hooks, Postgresql, Node/Express, Jest/Enzyme

### Backend Software Engineer - Catwalk @ Software Engineering Applications
Jan 2021 – Present
-Horizontally scaled microservice to handle 1200 requests per second with 10M records of product data, while maintaining an error rate <1% by deploying three Node.js/Express EC2 servers with AWS load balancer
-Reduced latency by 250% through indexing PostgreSQL database to optimize read operations
- Used Loader.io for deployed stress testing and Artillery for local stress testing

### Software Engineer @ Open Source
Jan 2020 – Present | New York, New York, United States
a dating site utilizing Javascript, React, Node, MongoDB, Mongoose

### Software Engineering Immersive Resident @ Galvanize Inc
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Mentored 50+ students in JavaScript, NodeJS, React, and problem solving methods to achieve a high level of mastery

Improved processes and curriculum by consistently providing daily feedback, observations, and suggestions

### Inflight Services @ United Airlines
Jan 2015 – Jan 2021
- Operational Leadership: Managed cross-functional teams of up to 12 in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment.
- Problem Solving: Developed a "self-starter" mentality and crisis-management skills that I now apply to resolving complex technical challenges and maintaining 24/7 system reliability.


## Education
### Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering
Western Governors University
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Software Engineering
Hack Reactor
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Bachelor's degree in Criminology
Florida Southern College
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/codygonz

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Last updated: 2026-03-23