Led backend development, using Node.js, for client facing interactive data visualizations for an audience of roughly 5000 subscribers.

Contributed to migration of several backend APIs from FastAPI to Django-Graphene, and the consumers to use GraphQL queries.

Created onboarding and mentorship plans for new frontend developers and helped them set up their machines.

Increased overall security by identifying and correcting over 100 vulnerabilities in our existing code base.

Implemented deprecation of server-side Node ORM in favor of raw SQL instead, decreasing Docker image size by 5%, increasing readability for backend team members, and increasing server response speed by 8%, on average.

Evaluated performance on internal tools, and identified and optimized bottlenecks, reducing initial load time by 40% for one app.

Implemented standard linter rules and saved an estimated 10 hours of needless git review work by automating code conventions and rules.

Conducted monthly user interviews to evaluate internal user workflow and provided technical details to facilitate planning new features.

Led development, design, and implementation of new story feature in the span of two months

Communicated with backend developers and designers to achieve development goals

Instructed students individually to discover areas of weakness and to help them improve