# Dan Dobrick > Backend Software Engineer Location: Longmont, Colorado, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dandobrick 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. Highly valued as a collaborative partner for his expertise, flexibility, and consistent presence in resolving incidents effectively. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Shopify Jan 2024 – Present ### Owner @ Unexplored Games Jan 2024 – Present | Colorado Owner of https://www.unexplored-games.com an online used board game store with FREE SHIPPING! ### Staff Software Engineer @ brightwheel Jan 2023 – Jan 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. ### Senior Software Engineer @ brightwheel Jan 2020 – Jan 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. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Jellyvision Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 * Lead a team to build a “doctor finder” feature with a React front end and TypeScript + Node back end. * Subject Matter Expert for the main backend application; receiving 20m+ requests daily. * Collaborated with the product team to define user stories and opportunities for cross-team collaboration. * Developed various backend features, increasing platform stability and enhancing user experience. ### Software Engineer @ Jellyvision Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Chicago, IL ### Mathematics Teacher @ Bronzeville Scholastic Institute Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ## Education ### Web Development Dev Bootcamp Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 ### Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Secondary Mathematics Loyola University Chicago Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 ### Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics University of California, Santa Cruz Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dandobrick - Website: http://dandobrick.com - Website: https://dandobrick.com/assets/Dan_Dobrick_resume_2023.pdf --- Source: https://flows.cv/dandobrick JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dandobrick/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22