I will not reply to recruiters unless the role is fully remote. Experienced backend engineer with a product-oriented mindset and strong leadership skills. Known for a proactive "get things done" approach, deep sense of responsibility, and willingness to go above and beyond to ensure project success.

2024 — NowShopifySenior Software Engineer

2024 — Now

2024 — NowUnexplored GamesOwner

2024 — Now

Colorado

Owner of https://www.unexplored-games.com an online used board game store with FREE SHIPPING!

2023 — 2024brightwheelStaff Software Engineer

2023 — 2024

* Designed a flexible data structure and API to integrate curriculum data from a newly purchased business while continuing to support existing learning features.

* Lead a team of backend engineers to deliver the learning product, handling significant product changes while still delivering in expected timelines.

* Orchestrated multiple 3rd party APIs to integrate an e-commerce frontend and modernize the purchase flow for a 30 year old curriculum company.

* Collaborate across teams to plan, design, and develop new features, ensuring projects and features align with company goals and targets.

* Mentor engineers, finding and creating opportunities for career growth and giving technical guidance.

* Maintain and monitor infrastructure, identifying and fixing problems as they arise.

* Decide priorities for the BE team, plan sprints and collaborate on roadmaps; harmonizing views and leading the resolution of contentious issues.

2020 — 2023brightwheelSenior Software Engineer

2020 — 2023

* Sole backend engineer for a greenfield Marketplace product, collaborating with the product and design teams to bring the product to fruition.

* Optimized the Next.js and CircleCi build pipelines, resulting in significant speed increases and a 90% decrease in build times.

* Implemented address geocoding and relative location search using the PostGIS Postgres extension.

* Integrate Google Maps and Places APIs to add maps, photos, and business details to Marketplace profiles.

* Authored design documents and led technical reviews for new product features, owning resolution of disagreements.

* Contribute to the development of new features in a high-traffic (250k RPM) Ruby on Rails application, including a greenfield "flexible form" product used for daycare applications.