# Eyasu Kifle

> Senior Software Architect | Cloud Solutions Engineer

Location: Henderson, Nevada, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/eyasu

Results-driven Software Architect with 16+ years of expertise across various industries.
- Full-stack development with modern TypeScript including React, NestJS, VueJS
- Cloud architecture and DevOps (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with upgrading legacy tech stacks (PHP 5 -> 7 -> 8), WordPress
- Familiar with Python/FastAPI/Django and Go
- Technical leadership and team mentoring

Led multiple successful platform migrations and modernization efforts at companies like CrossFit, Monster.com, and YouCaring, consistently delivering scalable solutions that drive business growth.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ CrossFit, LLC
Jan 2022 – Present
Key Achievements:
- Architected and delivered version 2.0 of mission-critical HR platform, successfully migrating from PHP 7.2 monolith to React/Redux frontend with Phalcon MVC backend
- Designed and implemented robust microservices architecture using Python/Flask for OAuth 2.0 framework, enabling secure authentication
- Established comprehensive DevOps pipeline by containerizing development and production environments with Docker
- Created automated E2E testing framework using Playwright and PyTest
- Developed and implemented organization-wide error handling guidelines and logging standards

Technical Environment:
- Frontend: React / Redux, Bootstrap
- Backend: PHP 7.2, Phalcon MVC, Python 3.9, Flask, Connexion
- DevOps: Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS
- Testing: Playwright, PyTest, Jest
- Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, RDS, CloudWatch)

### Head Of Engineering @ CollegePlannerPro
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California, United States
Led technical transformation of education-focused CRM platform, modernizing legacy systems while ensuring business continuity.

Technical Leadership:
- Architected and led migration from legacy PHP 5.4 to modern React/TypeScript architecture
- Designed and implemented college search platform using ElasticSearch, improving search capabilities and performance
- Completely revamped AWS infrastructure and established DevOps practices for the engineering team
- Worked directly with CEO and stakeholders to define technology direction and roadmap

Security & Operations:
- Successfully mitigated multiple critical incidents related to outages and cybersecurity threats
- Established comprehensive DevOps practices for improved system reliability
- Led infrastructure modernization efforts on AWS platform

Project Management:
- Introduced and implemented Agile SCRUM methodology to development team
- Managed project execution while working directly with product manager and CEO
- Established systematic development and deployment processes

Technical Environment:
- Frontend: React, TypeScript
- Backend: PHP 5.4 (legacy), ElasticSearch
- Infrastructure: AWS

### Lead Developer / Founder @ TE Web Solutions
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Murrieta, California, United States
Led large-scale migration of Monster.com's global digital presence, transforming legacy Oracle-based infrastructure into a modern, scalable headless CMS architecture.

Key Achievements:
- Architected and executed migration strategy for 16 international sites (30,000+ pages) from Oracle CMS to headless WordPress, maintaining 100% content integrity and SEO rankings during transition
- Built and led cross-functional team of 5 engineers, establishing automated content migration pipelines that reduced manual effort by 80% and shortened migration timeline from 12 months to 7 months
- Designed innovative static-site generation architecture using React/Gatsby and AWS CloudFront, reducing hosting costs by $250K annually while improving global page load times by 65%

Technical Architecture:
- Frontend: React, Gatsby.js, GraphQL
- CMS: WordPress Multisite, Custom REST API endpoints
- Infrastructure: AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, RDS)
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Automation: Puppeteer, Custom ETL scripts
- Monitoring: New Relic, AWS CloudWatch
- SEO/Analytics: Yoast Premium, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console

### Lead Developer / Architect @ YouCaring
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Frontend Architecture:
- Led migration from server-side .NET to isomorphic React architecture using React/Redux frontend and Next.js
- Implemented caching strategy for high-throughput server-side rendering serving millions of pages
- Established comprehensive design system unifying scattered styles and components
- Created self-documenting style guide using Bootstrap, LESS, Twig, and Handlebars

Testing & Automation:
- Upgraded testing infrastructure using Docker for improved scalability
- Migrated from Java-based tests to WebDriverIO framework
- Implemented visual regression testing with screenshot comparisons
- Set up pre-commit and pre-push hooks with local test automation

Content & Queue Management:
- Migrated legacy CMS to WordPress with automated content migration scripts
- Implemented Redis-backed queue system for asynchronous operations using Kue.JS
- Established microservices testing, deployment, and monitoring strategies

Technical Environment:
- Frontend: React, Redux, Next.js, Bootstrap, LESS
- Testing: WebDriverIO, Selenium, Galen, PhantomJS, Docker
- Backend: Node.js, WordPress, Redis
- Build Tools: Gulp, Mocha
- Documentation: KSS

### Senior Software Engineer @ TruClinic
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Utah, United States
Led development of new Angular 2-based telemedicine platform with focus on internationalization and white-labeling capabilities.

Key Deliverables:
- Architected and developed new platform version using Angular 2 (RC2) and TypeScript
- Established frontend development workflow and project structure 
- Implemented custom localization system with hot-swappable translations for partner integrations
- Built white-labeling system using dynamic CSS stylesheets for partner customization
- Integrated Google Translate API for automated locale generation
- Developed custom templating and styling extensions for Angular 2

Technical Environment:
- Framework: Angular 2 (RC2), TypeScript
- Build Tools: SystemJS, JSPM, Gulp
- Templating: Pug
- Styling: LESS

### Senior Software Engineer @ Complete Genomics Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA
Led development of data processing systems and API architecture for genomic sequencing platform.

Key Achievements:
- Established API contracts between frontend and backend teams, implementing automated compliance testing
- Developed Node.js modules for complex chemical calculations and data manipulation in collaboration with scientists
- Created automation scripts to orchestrate data flow between Java/MariaDB and Node/MongoDB stacks
- Reduced manual processing time from hours to minutes through workflow automation
- Defined and managed middleware specifications between teams

Technical Environment:
- Backend: Node.js, Java
- Databases: MongoDB, MariaDB
- Testing: Automated API testing
- Integration: Custom middleware, API contracts

### Senior Software Engineer @ Ludewig Multimedia, Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Remote
Developed consumer applications for OpenCar, a web-based embedded operating system for automotive use.

Key Achievements:
- Built demo applications including iHeartRadio for OpenCar platform
- Implemented custom skinning solutions for different automotive interfaces
- Set up test environments simulating in-car systems for application testing
- Utilized PulseAudio in cloud-based VMs for audio functionality testing

Technical Environment:
- Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
- Audio: PulseAudio
- Platform: OpenCar OS

### Content Platform Architect @ eHealthInsurance
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA
Led development of critical healthcare marketplace platforms during ACA rollout, managing multiple high-impact initiatives.

Affordable Care Act Resource Center:
- Led 5-person team to deliver comprehensive WordPress-based ACA resource center in 40 days
- Integrated WordPress platform with enterprise Java services while maintaining security compliance
- Created dynamic landing page system allowing non-technical users to generate custom stylesheets via LESS
- Implemented content management strategy supporting internationalization and independent deployment cycles

Subsidy Estimation Platform:
- Architected high-performance Node.js API handling millions of weekly requests, integrated with third-party platforms including TurboTax
- Built Backbone.js-based estimation widget managing complex state logic for subsidy calculations
- Optimized performance using in-memory database for low-latency response times

Frontend Modernization:
- Led team of 4 engineers migrating core flows from server-side Java to client-side MVC architecture
- Implemented comprehensive testing strategy using Grunt, Mocha, Karma, and Istanbul
- Created responsive design system based on Bootstrap, enabling consistent UI across Backbone, WordPress, and JSP platforms
- Developed dynamic marketing widgets configured through Adobe Test & Target for A/B testing
- Implemented SEO strategy for client-side rendered applications
- Built data visualizations using HighCharts and Google Charts

Technical Environment:
- Frontend: Backbone.js, Bootstrap, HighCharts, Google Charts
- Backend: WordPress, Node.js, Java
- Database: MySQL, In-memory DB
- Build Tools: Grunt, Bower, NPM
- Testing: Mocha, Karma, Istanbul
- Integration: Adobe Test & Target, Custom APIs

### Web Developer @ Olixir Technologies
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Milpitas, CA
Led development of e-commerce and internal management systems for hard drive manufacturer.

Web Development:
- Migrated legacy XHTML site to modern HTML5 CMS using WordPress
- Built custom jQuery product configurator for hard drives and NAS towers with RAID calculations
- Developed internal inventory and customer request management system using Yii Framework
- Optimized website for SEO, analytics, and social media integration

Design & Media:
- Created product photography and graphics for web, email, and social media
- Designed product logos and labels
- Produced 3D models and animations for product demos

Technical Environment:
- Frontend: HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript
- Backend: WordPress, Yii Framework, PHP, MySQL
- Design: Adobe Suite, SketchUp, 3DS Max
- Focus: E-commerce, CMS, Product Configuration

### Web Developer @ Micello, Inc.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Sunnyvale, CA
Contributed to development of indoor mapping technologies, focusing on data processing and visualization.

Core Development:
- Built custom MVC solution for data management and workflow processing
- Developed complex SQL/shell scripts for data aggregation and artifact bundle optimization
- Created XSLT/PHP scripts for JSON/XML data transformation between formats
- Wrote custom Drupal 6 modules for workflow automation with memory management
- Integrated mapping database with Google Maps SDK

Visualization & UI:
- Implemented Flash-based alternative to HTML5 canvas with custom Bezier curve rendering
- Created product demos and POCs using Flash/Flux for legacy browser support
- Developed interactive map exhibits and animations
- Vectorized static images into SVG map formats
- Designed app icons and visual assets

Technical Environment:
- Backend: PHP, MySQL, Drupal 6
- Frontend: JavaScript, ActionScript 3, Flash
- Data: XSLT, JSON, XML, SQL
- APIs: Google Maps SDK
- Design: Adobe Suite


## Education
### Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Philosophy
University of New Orleans


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eyasukifle
- Website: http://www.tewebsolutions.com
- Website: http://www.eyasukifle.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22