# Nicholas Morell > Senior Backend Engineer Location: Somerset, New Jersey, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nicholasmorell Experienced backend engineer focused on building scalable infrastructure and APIs. Hands-on experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, PostgreSQL, Java 8, Spring Boot, and TypeScript. Proven track record leading migrations and modernizations, optimizing performance, and integrating third-party services while developing testing frameworks. Consistently delivered production-ready features that improved communications platforms, and developer workflows through clear API design and documented integrations. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ The Planet Group Jan 2024 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ AvalonBay Communities Jan 2024 – Present Early Contractor, Communications Platform Team Instrumental in launching the project through hands-on contributions across the full development lifecycle. Key accomplishments include: Infrastructure & Deployment: Collaborated with the team to develop the project's foundational infrastructure. Participated in infrastructure decisions and deployment strategies, ensuring smooth transitions between development and production while actively debugging issues in both environments. Endpoint & Business Logic Development: Designed and implemented RESTful endpoints along with the necessary business logic, while maintaining high code quality through regular PR reviews. Database Management & Integration: Led the selection, implementation, and ongoing management of the project’s database solution within a Lambda environment. Developed and maintained a dedicated Node package for database access, supporting team members in integrating and troubleshooting database changes. Testing & Quality Assurance: Spearheaded the development of comprehensive testing frameworks, including smoke, integration, and unit tests, to ensure high-quality, production-ready code. Collaborated closely with engineers to implement robust testing solutions. Team Collaboration & Support: Assisted team members on various tasks such as Postman API testing and setting up CloudWatch dashboards, contributing to overall project success through effective communication and support. ### Founding Engineer @ ExaCare Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area * One of the first four engineers hired for the company * Develop early infrastructure to support a leading SASS company utilizing AWS (Lambda, Cloud Formation, Cloud Watch), Auth0 and Node.js * Initial Engineer to layout our entire backend system which initially used AWS Lambda, AWS Cloudformation, Postgres, and Javascript with offline development using Serverless Offline. * Lead the conversion from Javascript to Typescript * Lead development on our Notification architecture along with our integration with SuprSend * Lead development of our Pharmacy Integration utilizing SOAP and Mirth (HL7) * Alongside the CTO I assisted in all Pharmacy integration with Clients * Lead an integration with A Place for Mom to support any facilities who use this service. * Lead development on our Timeclock (time tracking) feature * Assisted CTO in developing automated scripts useful both to technical and sales teams utilizing Windmill * Lead backend engineer on the EHR side of the platform which involves much of the resident features as well as staff (user) features to assist day to day operations ### Backend Engineer @ Ovia Health Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Development and architecture for of key birth control related content and controls to enhance our user experience. • Assistance in migrating our Coaching platform from an internal product to a more extensible Salesforce based product which allowed for third party companies to interact with our users and provide them with medical assistance based on their employer’s insurance options. • Developed enhancements for the Coaching product to allow for more accurate information as well as performance/optimization upgrades to give coaches a seamless experience. • Assisted junior team members with onboarding and all development questions regarding our platform. • Worked with other leaders in design considerations for key areas of the platform. • Worked with other leaders to continue to move our codebase from a legacy 5.4 based PHP system to a more modern 8.0 based system. ### Back End Developer @ Wheels Up Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area * Collaborate in a team setting to develop innovative approaches for members to request flights * Design, implement, and test new features as a full software engineer on a daily basis * Dedicate focus to one project as the Backend Developer representative within a group comprised of various other representatives of other disciplines ### QA Automation Engineer @ Wheels Up Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area * Bolster the automation framework on all systems by rewriting it through Gauge, a cross-platform automation tool developed by ThoughtWorks * Conduct performance tests utilizing various platforms, such as Blazemeter and Locust * Manage and efficiently accomplish various tasks as a manual Quality Assurance resource by using Kanban boards * Lead classes of Quality Assurance employees to train them in Java and Selenium automation - Utilized Selenium, as well as the Gauge framework for all platform testing. - Appium for native app testing. - Creating an automation testing environment using Jenkins, Docker, and Docker Swarm. - Created mock service for testing in the QA environments using Java, SQL, MongoDB, Spring, AngularJS and Angular 2+. - Utilization of Blazemeter, Jmeter, and Taurus for performance testing. - Assisted as a manual QA resource in an agile environment. Worked through full feature sprints using JIRA. ### Software Development Engineer In Test (Consultant) @ Wheels Up Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area - Created a general automation framework to test the member portal of the company. - Implemented the Gauge framework from "ThoughtWorks" to assist in automated testing. - Created basic performance testing suites mainly for stress testing using Locust and Jmeter. - Assisted in creating mock servers in order to test various sections of the application. ### Software Development Engineer In Test @ RTTS Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area * Consulted with clients to develop a more advanced and effective test automation resource * Expanded the knowledge of team members by facilitating their understanding of Selenium alongside assisting them with Jira and Zephr software * Tested and improved the internal applications that would be sold to customers * Built and automated platforms for Wheels Up’s member portal and internal content management system * Performed automation testing on graphical data for Real Capital Analytics to ensure information was being accurately presented for a specific set of data * Communicated with developers at Real Capital Analytics to facilitate with problem-solving of a variety of issues ### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Real Capital Analytics Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area ### Traffic Enforcment Officer @ College of Staten Island Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Staten Island, New York As a College of Staten Island parking officer my duties were to patrol and enforce various rules provided by the school. Some work duties included -Operating a two way radio as well as computer equipment to access the campus databases to identify vehicles. -Patrol an assigned area of the college to observe automobiles and motorcycles, for parking violations as laid out by the college. -Answer a wide variety of questions from the public. ### Help Desk Technician @ SUNY New Paltz Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New Paltz, New York * Facilitated with hardware and software troubleshooting for a user, either remotely or in person * Utilized the Service Desk’s software program to follow-up and settle unresolved issues ### Intern @ Software Consulting Associates Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Red Hook, New York * Assisted with the development and improvement of redesigning the back end of a municipal software project * Modernized procedures by creating more efficient business logic to be used on live servers * Performed database mapping with C#, SQL, and Dapper ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science with minor in Anthropology SUNY New Paltz Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ### Full Stack Web Development Certification in Computer Software Engineering freeCodeCamp Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ### Advanced Regents Diploma Monsignor Farrell High School Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nicholasmorell --- Source: https://flows.cv/nicholasmorell JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nicholasmorell/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22