Senior Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in building and scaling enterprise SaaS applications across cloud and on-prem environments. Founding Engineer at Authentified, leading end-to-end architecture using Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and React.
Experience
2025 — Now
2025 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
At Authentified Inc., I played a pivotal role in shaping the company's early-stage product development. My focus on user-centric design and rapid prototyping allowed us to deliver reliable solutions quickly. By fostering collaboration across teams, we successfully brought innovative ideas to life, setting a strong foundation for future growth.
Led end-to-end system architecture, designing scalable backend and frontend solutions using Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and React with Tailwind CSS and Firebase, ensuring seamless service integration.
Designed and deployed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for support, enabling semantic search and contextual Q&A over policies and integrations.
Set technical direction and coding standards for a small, high-impact team, mentoring engineers and establishing best practices in code quality, testing, and cloud deployment.
Drove technology selection and infrastructure decisions, implementing robust CI/CD pipelines and deploying secure, reliable applications on AWS and Firebase to support rapid product growth.
Applied AI-assisted developer workflows (Copilot, Claude, prompt-based refactoring) to accelerate
feature delivery, testing, and code quality
2022 — 2024
Fremont, California, United States
• Engineered a comprehensive data feed system using Node.js, JavaScript, and AWS services, integrating with Google Reserve to drive a 15% increase in web traffic through seamless Google search bookings, significantly enhancing user experience.
• Engineered and launched advanced features for a Web Store using Angular 14, RxJS, NgRx, and TypeScript, and designed RESTful APIs in C# with MS SQL database, boosting user engagement by 25% and conversion rates by 10% within the first month.
• Upgraded Angular application from version 9 to 14, expertly managing the transition to ensure uninterrupted functionality and a seamless user experience.
• Achieved 99.9% uptime and boosted customer satisfaction through efficient production support, prompt debugging, and timely issue resolution.
• Managed deployments and ensured smooth CI/CD pipeline processes, reducing deployment time and increasing release efficiency.
• Conducted thorough code reviews to maintain high code quality and adherence to best practices, facilitating knowledge sharing and team improvement.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date project documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.
• Lead the development of proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate new ideas and technologies.
• Mentored and led junior engineers, fostering their growth and professional development.
• Collaborated with product stakeholders to refine and clarify requirements and delivered presentations of completed features. Ensured alignment with business objectives and incorporated feedback for continuous improvement.
• Collaborated extensively with internal and external engineering teams to align on business priorities, ensuring cohesive execution and seamless integration across complex interfaces.
2019 — 2022
2019 — 2022
Fremont, California
• Engineered and deployed robust RESTful APIs on AWS EC2 for multi-tenant databases using JavaScript, Node.js, MySQL, DynamoDB, Lambda, and the ELK stack; enabled seamless integration for a new Store Management software that is actively used by over 5,000 salons.
• Engineered new features for the franchise portal using React.js, Redux, Typescript, Webpack, and Bootstrap, improving user experience and providing 170+ franchisees with access to employee/store performance, real-time sales, and inventory data.
• Architected and developed a demand generation platform that integrated an appointment system for booking salon appointments 30 days in advance, resulting in a 40% increase in salon traffic.
• Implemented Restful APIs to integrate Reserve with Google, adding 150,000 monthly online appointments and enhancing salon efficiency and customer engagement.
• Implemented an OpenSearch-based reporting framework, enhancing overall application performance by 30%.
• Mentored and led junior engineers, providing guidance and fostering a collaborative team environment to enhance productivity and skill development.
2015 — 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
• Spearheaded Broker and Commission module design for Policy Administration System using ASP.NET MVC, C#, .NET, JavaScript, and SQL Server, reducing commission processing time by 25% and enhancing operational efficiency.
• Redesigned and implemented Policy Search with Full-text search, achieving a 5X boost in search performance for millions of policies, with adherence to PII protection standards.
2012 — 2015
San Mateo,CA
• Designed and implemented an automated billing intake process with ASP.NET MVC, RESTful services, JavaScript, Entity Framework, and SQL Server, ensuring HIPAA compliance and increasing staff productivity by 30%.
• Streamlined auto-lockbox process and automated patient document upload to SharePoint, boosting case manager productivity by 20% while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
• Reduced manual intervention of the appeal process by 40% due to the effective design and implementation of the Auto-appeals module.
• Mentored and led a team of 6 engineers, providing guidance and fostering a collaborative team environment to enhance productivity and skill development.