# Rachel Patterson > Senior Softwar at The Home Depot Location: Smyrna, Georgia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rachelpatterson Full stack developer with 5+ years experience with an interest in front end and JavaScript development. I am driven to utilize my expertise in software development and front end technologies to create beautiful and intuitive web applications for users and fellow software engineers alike. One of my favorite duties as a software engineer is to help spread knowledge within the team. I love giving workshops about technology! Feel free to ask me more about this or my other skills. Highlighted Competencies: JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Angular, NgRx, RxJS, Redux, Observables, SQL, Jenkins, CI/CD, Ruby on Rails, Test Driven Development, Cypress, End-to-End (E2E) Testing ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ The Home Depot Jan 2017 – Present The Home Depot | Order Up | Jan 2020 - Present - Collaborated in retirement of a legacy order management system (ESVS) that generated billions of dollars in gross sales per year by implementing feature parity and resiliency measures for the updated order management platform (OrderUp) - Spearheaded features, epics and re-writes for OrderUp, which encompasses but not limited to vendor sales, markdowns, communications & tasking, returns and mix fulfillments - Led in house technical workshops and mentoring sessions for junior engineers to speed up onboarding and to build confidence - Triaged and collaborated with cross-functional teams to find patterns and trends to issues after the retirement of ESVS The Home Depot | One Paint | Sep 2017 - Dec 2019 - Led a team through the architecture and development process of a custom authentication experience for Home Depot associates working in the paint space. - Led the architecture for paint data ingestion and transfer, where millions of records would be ingested between micro services at one time to the product catalog common service. - Designed and developed a transition plan from the ProPaint 2.0 to OnePaint, which currently handles all customer orders and paint dispensing. ### Software Engineer @ The Home Depot Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater Atlanta Area ### Software Engineer (Ruby On Rails) @ GROUNDFLOOR Finance Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Working in a start up, you wear many hats. In the development perspective, that also holds true. As an engineer I architected/developed new features, worked with product owners, fixed production bugs, created test suites and more. At Groundfloor, I learned how to ship product efficiently and learned about how to integrate technology with the finance. A few highlights: + Architected and implemented 3rd party technologies, such as Slack, Mandrill, WebMerge and Salesforce + Created test suites and fixed production bugs; as well as serve as a technology consultant for product owners to create new features for GROUNDFLOOR's business needs Technologies & Tools: Ruby, Rails, Rspec, Cucumber, ActiveAdmin, PostgreSQL, Haml, Git, Github, MailChimp, Slack, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc... ### DevOps Engineer @ IgnitionOne Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Having a career at an 'Enterprise Level' and 'Big Data' company such as IgnitionOne, where millions of records enter the database on a daily basis, I create SQL scripts and query databases to ensure data integrity, prevent and solve data issues. Coupled this with previous experience in technical client facing roles, I have a solid grasp on what makes a product work for clients in terms of usability and user experience. I also strive to make other's lives easier. I create automation tools for account teams to utilized so that they can focus more time doing what they do best - developing marketing strategies and building client relationships. A few highlights: + Develop Excel macros to generate SQL scripts for account teams to use, reducing active work time by 60%. + Debug and pinpoint production issues cause so that the development teams can resolve issues faster. Some issues relate to: JavaScript / HTML tag implementation, UI, reporting, API, web services etc... Technologies & Tools: Ruby, SourceTree, MSSQL, Git, Graylog, VBA, Visual Studio, Stash ### Technical Account Manager (TAM) @ IgnitionOne Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 In this role, I was one of the main technical resources for several clients and internally within the account teams. I served as a consultant for data tracking implementation and created processes to streamline the implementation flow by working closely with technical and non-technical teams internally and with the client. With my command of MSSQL and knowledge of the database architecture and functionality I was able troubleshoot data issues, debugged production issues and fix many of them myself, reducing the number of resources typically required to solve an issue. A few highlights: + Led, managed and coordinated data tracking implementations and provided consultations for clients with over $2 million promotional spend + Technical lead for an digital marketing agency with over $20 million monthly media spend + Troubleshoot, debug and fix issues in production myself Technologies: MSSQL Server, Graylog, JIRA, Confluence ### Account Coordinator @ IgnitionOne Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Initially supporting various projects within the realm of digital marketing from SEM strategy implementation to troubleshooting technical issues, I was given my first client to manage within the first four months of my tenure in Client Services. Outside managing my own clients, I led data tracking implementations and provided support for DevOps by troubleshooting various issues. A few highlights: + Provide data tracking solutions via web service implementations for clients + Managed accounts with over $1 million in media spend + Communicated across various departments (accounts, product and technical teams) to understand product functionality and usability. With that information, discern how to best teach clients about the products Technologies: MS SQL Server, JIRA, Confluence ## Education ### BS in Nutrition & Food Science Hunter College 2009 ### Computer Science The Iron Yard ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pattersonrachel --- Source: https://flows.cv/rachelpatterson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rachelpatterson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23