# Luke Smalley > Software Engineer Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lukesmalley Software Engineer with 4 years of experience building web applications and integrating software systems for banking, retail, and beyond. I strive to deliver value for users, produce maintainable systems, and eliminate pain points for everyone. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Morgan Stanley Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States Role Type: Full-Stack Development ▪ Configured internal web dashboards for monitoring financial assets and stress test results ▪ Implemented handling for lending products into the HANA system and batch automation that aggregates data for display ▪ Restructured queries and batch configuration for the team’s Teradata-to-HANA ETL pipeline to meet tech hygiene requirements ▪ Worked with adjacent dev and data governance teams to integrate additional data into the Teradata ETL pipeline ▪ Maintained test environment and collaborated with QA to establish use of production-quality test data ### Software Engineer @ Caper Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Role Type: Back-End and Integrations Development ▪ Maintained a subset of the gRPC cloud services used by the Caper smart shopping carts ▪ Made service tweaks to keep cart behavior the same across all retailers ▪ Addressed outstanding integration issues (pricing, checkout, customer loyalty program) for partnered retailers and their point-of-sale vendors ### Software Engineer I @ LexisNexis Risk Solutions Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States Role Type: Full-Stack Web Development ▪ Updated customer-facing website with additional pages for filtering and downloading data as flat files ▪ Loaded new datasets into the back-end database using an internal tool ▪ Created an updated bulk-insertion tool to speed up the data loading process and reduce the frequent need to troubleshoot ▪ Create documentation for the team’s application, tools, and processes ▪ Completed Microsoft’s Azure Fundamentals certification to prepare for migration to Azure ### Software Engineer @ Ottomation LLC Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Dawsonville, Georgia Role Type: Full-Stack Web and Embedded Development ▪ Created proof-of-concept software for devices that reposition boat docks, controlled remotely by Android or web app ▪ Worked with two other team members on the embedded application, web back-end service, and web application for marina staff ▪ Integrated sensors and motor control from scratch based on product datasheets or with existing open-source modules when possible ▪ Set up VPN to remotely manage the repositioning devices ▪ Packaged embedded app and device config as Debian packages for over-the-air updates ▪ Document and support setup of devices for demos and new customer installations ### Pharmacy Technician @ Kroger Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Cumming, Georgia Pharmacy Technicians facilitate the daily business of a retail pharmacy. We receive, process, and then release each patient's prescriptions to them while maintaining their privacy and providing friendly customer service. We are responsible for billing customer's insurance providers and resolving any issues should they occur. We work closely with customers to explain and (if possible) alleviate unexpected gaps in coverage or high medication costs when appropriate. ### STEM Instructor (Robotics) @ Atlanta Area Council, Scouting America Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Woodruff Scout Camp Instructed campers (Boy Scouts in grades 6-12) in the Programming Merit Badge during the week-long summer camp program. Scouts participated in four two-hour sessions of teaching and hands-on programming activities which included industrial PLC programming, C for the Arduino, and Python. ### STEM Instructor (Robotics) @ Atlanta Area Council, Scouting America Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Woodruff Scout Camp Developed and taught curriculum to enable campers (Boy Scouts in grades 6-12) to earn their Robotics Merit Badge during the week-long summer camp program. Scouts participated in four two-hour sessions of teaching and hands-on programming activities with Parallax Boe-Bot and LEGO MINDSTORMS robots. ### STEM Instructor (Programming) @ Atlanta Area Council; Boy Scouts of America Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Woodruff Scout Camp Developed and taught curriculum to enable campers (Boy Scouts in grades 6-12) to earn their Programming Merit Badge during the week-long summer camp program. Scouts participated in four two-hour sessions of teaching and hands-on programming activities which included industrial PLC programming, C for the Arduino, and Python. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Orderly by Siftit Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Sandy Springs, Georgia This was a part-time 8-week internship program for high school students. Our primary responsibility was to develop automated UI tests for their product using the Java and Selenium testing framework. We were also assigned to complete a few smaller features on the application itself. We also attended a number of classroom sessions covering a wide range of development topics, taught by the Siftit development team. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Georgia State University Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lukedsmalley --- Source: https://flows.cv/lukesmalley JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lukesmalley/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29