# Dylan O'Keefe > Senior Software Engineer | React, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, Postgres Location: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dylanokeefe React Expert and full stack web developer with a passion for creative solutions and a focus on javascript/node. I value communication and support, and have strong skills in front end and full stack development and developing tools to assist coworkers to save them time and simplify their workflow. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Integrated Eco Strategy Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | North Adams, Massachusetts, United States • Implemented new features using GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, React, and Postgres to enhance functionality for internal and external clients. • Sustained and optimized existing systems, ensuring reliable performance aligned with client requirements. • Engaged directly with users to gather insights, leading to actionable enhancements in productivity and user experience. • Actively contributed to refining agile methodologies, fostering improved organization and team alignment. • Investigated and resolved technical issues, reinforcing application stability and dependability. ### Senior Software Engineer @ VidMob Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States • Built complex user interfaces while improving the reusability of components. • Collaborated with product and design to assess user needs, develop a roadmap, shape and prioritize initiatives, and maximize value. • Diagnosed issues with performance and reliability, researched and analyzed solutions while accounting for resources and team bandwidth. • Organized and executed a project to rewrite and reorganize all data loading and state management for an active React app, leading to a 41% reduction in time spent and 60% reduction in data transferred for example workflows. • Identified gaps in coverage or inefficiencies in testing process and suggested new tools and processes to increase product quality. • Provided product support for end users, including issue triage and diagnosis, solution discovery, delegation and implementation. ### Team Lead @ VidMob Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States • Lead a team of developers building the data reporting product, including interviewing, onboarding, mentorship, and code review. ### Bartender @ Kaiju Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Amherst, MA + Prepare specialized ingredients/beverages for patrons at an upscale, high volume ramen and barbecue restaurant + Serve a variety of craft cocktails, ensuring product quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction ### Bartender @ Hawks And Reed Performing Arts Center Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greenfield, MA + Prepared green room space and provided hospitality for performers + Served 100+ customers per shift in a fast-paced, dynamic venue + Collaborated with management team to implement efficient changes in operational procedures and organization ### Developer @ Thought Catalog Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Brooklyn, NY + Created applications, integrations, scripts and tools to automate and simplify tasks for various teams (advertising, design, etc.) + Created a Facebook scheduler in Google Sheets that saved the editorial team hours daily in website content management + Assisted Technology Director in implementing design updates to main website + Communicated with other teams to assess their workflow needs and developed tools/resources to drive efficiency ### Learn Expert @ Flatiron School Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area + Provided technical support and troubleshooting for the Learn IDE platform + Instructed students on best practices, debugging and gave general coding advice for multiple programing languages ### Fellow, Full Stack Web Development @ Flatiron School Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 An intensive training program designed to equip New Yorkers with the skills necessary to launch careers in web development. This program includes three months of intensive, full-time on-campus training, including classes/lectures, individual, pair and group programming projects, code challenges, presentations and more. + Studied a variety of web development languages, frameworks, and libraries in-depth, including Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, Javascript, jQuery, SQL, ActiveRecord, Git, HTML, CSS and Bootstrap + Collaborated on project teams to develop and present a variety of web-based applications and build web development skills and efficiency, including: Attendr - A location based attendance logging application built with Rails https://github.com/dylan-okeefe/Attendance + Leveraged Geocoder gem to provide location based validations + Built robust user models for admins and students allowing for extensive admin management + Used D3, jQuery, and JavaScript for data visualization + Wrote extensive database queries to provide data for dynamic layouts IronCast - A Rails application for making spontaneous group plans http://ironcast.herokuapp.com + Implemented user login and permissions using Devise + Used permissioning system to limit functionality for non-users + Deployed using Heroku Do I Need An Umbrella? - A CLI answering the question: Do I need an umbrella? https://github.com/dylan-okeefe/do-i-neeed-my-umbrella + Built CLI interface for user queries and responses + Parsed and linted user input to account for vague and incorrect queries + Used Nokogiri scrape to gather location based weather information + Saved user information in JSON objects for semi-persistence ## Education ### CyberOps Program in Cybersecurity/Networking Holyoke Community College Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Fellow in Web Development Flatiron School Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 ### Greenfield Community College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dylanokeefe13 - GitHub: https://github.com/dylan-okeefe - Website: https://gitlab.com/dylan-okeefe --- Source: https://flows.cv/dylanokeefe JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dylanokeefe/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22