2024 — NowMinus80 MonitoringSenior Software Engineer

2024 — Now

New York, New York, United States

Maintain and modernize existing code base utilizing PHP, HTML, JavaScript, C, Go, MySQL and AWS

Collaborate with stakeholders to groom, prioritize and reduce existing technical backlog

Provide guidance and support in technical decision-making, architecture design, and modernization of existing software development processes

Advocate for user needs and ensure that the product design and functionality prioritize an excellent user experience

Participate in sprint planning and retrospective meetings as well as daily standups

2022 — 2024EABAssociate Software Engineer

2022 — 2024

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Completed full stack development work for 15+ microservices by creating database migrations in SQL, updating API in Python, and modifying UI in React.js; write unit tests for backend using Pytest; convert Node.js tests from Enzyme to React Testing Library; write Python scripts to generate mock data for testing; review code written by peers

Developed packages of React components in TypeScript for contractors to use to build out websites

Refactored AWS Step Functions to add new error workflows through branching and to add retry logic to prevent failures from AWS timeouts; update integration tests for state machines using Pytest

Deployed existing services for new business lines using AWS CloudFormation; upgrade python version for AWS Lambdas

Monitored alert channels during support rotation as well as complete routine operational tickets, investigate bugs in production, groom tech debt stories, and coordinate with other teams on data and site reliability issues

Participated in agile practices; demoed new features; filled in for scrum master by leading retrospective, stand-up, etc.

2021 — 2021Boston ScientificSoftware Engineering Intern

2021 — 2021

Valencia, California

Developed an ASP.NET Core web server to queue and execute tasks as a background service; established hub connections using SignalR to send and receive data between the server and client

Created a React.js client to visualize queue and task details; modified UI using Bootstrap

Gathered project requirements to define the minimum viable product by meeting with cross-functional teams

2019 — 2021Virginia Commonwealth University - College of EngineeringVertically Integrated Project (VIP) Member

2019 — 2021

Learned Linux and Python fundamentals to continue developing a test bed for a smart house

Created PostgreSQL database and displayed data using Grafana dashboard; used headless Ubuntu VMs

Created interactive dashboard using Node-RED that retrieved and displayed data from a SQLite database

2020 — 2020Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern

2020 — 2020

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Collaborated with associates to develop web server APIs using Node.js to pull data from AWS DynamoDB for display on a Vue.js frontend; assisted in development from initial backend architecture design to production

Wrote unit tests for the backend API using Sinon/Chai; wrote functional tests using Gherkin; ran functional tests using Cypress; mocked data for performance/functional testing using a local Docker image and Capital One custom software

Followed agile practices by attending daily stand-ups, planning sprints, presenting demos, and updating scrum board

Education

2017 — 2022

Virginia Commonwealth University - College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science - BS

2017 — 2022

2014 — 2017

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies

Advanced Studies Diploma

2014 — 2017

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS

Advanced Studies Diploma