# John Sternberg

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnsternberg

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ PayPal
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States
As a member of the Package Tracking Team, successfully launched a new app feature to track packages purchased with PayPal or scraped from the user's emails. After launch, I took ownership of two Java 8 kafka daemons responsible for fetching emails and publishing push notifications. This includes both ensuring daily stability of these services and driving long-term improvements. To further these goals, I pushed the team to standardize logging practices, implement meaningful automated alerts, improve testing practices, and write more maintainable code.

### Senior Software Engineer @ U.S. Soccer Federation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States
Work with a small team of engineers to transition US Soccer's development work from third-party contractors entirely in-house. I was primarily responsible for the back end C# APIs built on ASP.Net and Azure Functions, but also work on front end code built on React.JS and served via Sitecore.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Quicket Solutions
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Software Engineer @ Quicket Solutions
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area

### Content Developer @ Smokeball
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Chicago
I helped maintain, improve, and expand the C#/WPF front-end of Smokeball, a practice management suite for small law firms. Content Developers are responsible for building and maintaining custom matter types, designed to accommodate the varied requirements of practice in all 50 US states.

Responsibilities included:
Debugging and improving the UI to improve customer experience,
Creating new windows and layouts from scratch as Smokeball expanded its practice area coverage,
Building custom WPF controls to both standardize legacy views and simplify future development, and
Working with designers to deliver a product that met client needs while remaining easy to support.

### Associate Litigation Attorney @ The Law Offices of Edward J. Kozel
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
The Law Offices of Edward J. Kozel is CNA Insurance's Chicago staff counsel office. We represent CNA Insureds in an array of Tort, Professional Liability, Civil Rights, and Worker's Compensation cases.

In addition to managing a personal caseload of state tort files, I assist attorneys in all areas of the practice as needed. I also handle all subrogation claims venued in Illinois and oversee subpoena compliance for subpoenas directed at CNA.

### Law Clerk (Temporary Contract Position) @ Saper Law
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Chicago, IL
Researched and drafted a response to Defendant's motion to dismiss in a band dispute case.

### Student Intern @ United States Attorney's Office
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | New York, NY (SDNY)
Researched and assisted in drafting briefs on issues ranging from Brady disclosure to habeas review for ineffective assistance of counsel. Reviewed wiretap to prevent improper discovery of privileged information. Observed witness proffer sessions and various courtroom proceedings.

### Judicial Intern @ Chambers of the Hon. Colleen McMahon, U.S. District Court, SDNY
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | New York, NY
Researched and drafted motion decisions, including 12(b)(6) and summary judgment motions. Worked directly with Judge McMahon to finalize drafts. Observed proceedings in various courtrooms and stages of litigation, and discussed law and litigation strategy with both the judge and her clerks.

### Law Clerk @ Office of the Cook County Public Guardian
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Chicago, IL
Researched, authored, and submitted to the court a memorandum on jurisdiction. Aided discovery by interviewing police officers and social workers, preparing subpoenas, and drafting interrogatories. Observed frequently in court and worked with attorneys to develop greater trial advocacy skills.

### Associate Consultant @ eLoyalty, a TeleTech Company
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Chicago, IL
Tested and helped deploy Behavioral Analytics™ software to corporate call centers. Worked with clients and technical developers to troubleshoot issues and improve software performance. Debugged client databases and designed automated reports for both internal testing and client feedback.

Note: the division of eLoyalty for which I worked is now named Mattersight.


## Education
### Doctor of Law (JD)
New York University School of Law
Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics
University of Chicago
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008

### Dev Bootcamp


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnsternberg

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Last updated: 2026-03-22