Tech Lead & Full-Stack Software Engineer @ BrightAI
Tech Lead and Full-Stack Software Engineer at BrightAI, focusing on scalable multi-tenant architectures, IoT, and AI-driven optimization. I oversee technical strategy and execution across Mobile (Android/iOS), Cloud, Web, Edge, and AI platforms within the HVAC vertical (ComfortAI).
Assumed Tech Lead responsibilities in early June 2025, overseeing the HVAC vertical (ComfortAI) across Mobile (Android & iOS), Cloud, Web, Edge, and AI domains.
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Designed and implemented a hub-and-spoke data model for robust data isolation across business partners; cutover with with zero incidents.
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Redesigned user onboarding to streamline flows, improve user experience, and support data isolation across tenants.
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Designed, built, and deployed several cloud services on Node.js/NestJS/TypeScript with: AWS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes + ArgoCD, Terraform, and Auth0.
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Introduced new Architecture Review and Incident Management processes to drive stakeholder alignment and tighten feedback loops.
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Introduced processes improvements to strengthen Jira hygiene and Agile practices (e.g. refinement, planning, retros) to improve prioritization and throughput/velocity.
Designed, built, and deployed all applications over a four-year period (beginning in late-2018) as a professional development side project. Notable aspects include
◦ 25 unique server-side rendered web pages
◦ 12 Docker containers, which run applications that include: Django, Celery Worker, Celery Beat, Flower, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Nginx, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Filebeat, and Redis
◦ 80 GraphQL operations, which includes: 50 mutations, 29 queries, and one subscription
◦ 12 internal REST endpoints provide functionality such as: logging, image uploads, search, web sockets, etc.
◦ 10 external REST API integrations provide functionality such as: IP geolocation, autocomplete, etc.
◦ ~120 normalized database tables
◦ ~1,300 AWS configuration items across production and development environments
◦ ~300,000 lines of code upon project completion (excluding dependencies)
Spearheaded the design and implementation of a unified search experience using Elasticsearch, generating $12M in annual recurring revenue by improving search relevance.
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Moderated Dynamic Application (DAPP), which is Capital One’s customer-facing credit card application platform using React and Node.js.
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Rewrote the form field implementation to improve accessibility, eliminate code duplication, and promote component reuse.
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Contributed to multiple credit pre-approval integrations for third-party partners, reducing delivery time from 12 weeks to 4 weeks.
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Mentored several junior engineers to build technical and professional skills.
Led a team of five developers in the creation of a real-time diagnostic support portal that provides real-time and historic data for 250,000+ pieces of equipment.
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Utilized latest versions of frontend and backend technologies, such as: JavaScript, React, MobX, Jest, Webpack, Python, Django, and Django REST Framework.
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Supported extensions of the portal that serve additional business units.
