# Sameer D. > Full Stack Lead Engineer, Consultant, Speaker - Letโ€™s build something cool together. Location: Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sameerd Iโ€™m a senior and lead level engineer who builds and guides teams around one core principle: deliver real impact in production. Iโ€™ve worked across fintech, AI, and gaming, leading engineering efforts for platforms used by millions of users. I mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive delivery. I care about code quality, developer experience, and engineering culture that balances speed with sustainability. AI is changing the way we build, but strong engineers will always matter. Battle-tested. Builder mindset. Team-first. Letโ€™s build something cool together! ๐Ÿ‘‰ github.com/sameerdewan | linkedin.com/in/samdewan ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ FanDuel Jan 2024 โ€“ Present | Atlanta Metropolitan Area ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข 2025 Q4 Engineering Unsung Hero Winner โ€ข 2025 Annual Engineering Unsung Hero Winner โ€ข Founding engineer for Player Props, a high-impact product serving 14 million daily unique users and generating $21 million quarterly revenue, leveraging AWS Lambda, NodeJS, React, and React Native technologies. โ€ข Achieved significant performance optimizations including 20% computation time reduction and 1200% API payload size improvement, delivering substantial impact across 14 million daily interactions. โ€ข Established company-wide standards as senior technical authority for React Native component development, focusing on reusability and maintainability. โ€ข Extended the initial feature set developed in a solo initiative to support WNBA, scaling to 100,000+ bets placed within 2 weeks of launch โ€ข Created solution to a problem of every engineer requiring 6 PRs, dev-stack deployments, & releases, taking 1.5 weeks of dev-time, down to 10 minutes using Sanity to drive a new workflow โ€ข Built in-house tooling for running our entire dev ecosystem locally ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Spearheaded risk mitigation strategies for mission-critical betting products, ensuring robust system reliability and compliance. โ€ข Represented FanDuel as a speaker at Atlanta Developers' Conference 2024, showcasing technical and industry leadership. ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Leveraged comprehensive technical stack including AWS Lambda, NodeJS, and React Native to deliver high-performance mobile solutions. โ€ข Led cross-functional initiatives to establish best practices and architectural standards for mobile development. โ€ข Consistently delivered scalable solutions supporting millions of daily users while maintaining exceptional performance metrics. ### Senior Software Engineer (CTO Office Staff) @ ICE Jan 2022 โ€“ Jan 2024 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐˜๐’๐„ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Key contributor to groundbreaking project aimed at replacing the legacy market maker infrastructure at the NYSE, a critical task for the financial industry. โ€ข Showcased versatility in software development by efficiently working with Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, SQL databases, Jenkins, Kafka, TypeScript, React, and Redux. โ€ข Excelled in the creation of bespoke frontend components, addressing business-critical needs with precision and innovation. ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ------------------------------------ โ€ข Spearheaded the development of a robust internal product creation service, instrumental metadata for diverse financial products from crude oil, energy, cryptocurrencies, derivatives, to other assets. โ€ข Played a pivotal role in ensuring seamless operations for global clearing houses, contributing significantly to their critical business functions. โ€ข Demonstrated expertise in utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Liquibase, SQL Databases, Jenkins, TypeScript, React, and Redux to deliver high-quality solutions tailored to business needs. ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Employed a diverse technical skill set encompassing Java, TypeScript, Spring Boot, Kotlin, SQL databases, Jenkins, Kafka, React, and Redux to drive multiple high-stakes projects. โ€ข Collaborated cross-functionally, ensuring alignment of technical solutions with business objectives. โ€ข Consistently delivered high-performance software solutions, contributing to the company's reputation for excellence in financial technology. โ€ข Reported into the office of the CTO as a staff member for core, mission critical applications ### Full-Stack Engineer Consultant @ Self Employed Jan 2016 โ€“ Jan 2023 ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐€๐ˆ โ€ข Built a responsive AI chatbot using Llama 3.2 (DeepInfra) with a serverless AWS Lambda backend and lightweight Preact frontend. โ€ข Delivered scalable, real-time interactions through Node.js and Express, emphasizing low-latency design. ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ โ€ข Led React modernization with Remix, guiding frontend migration strategy and internal training. โ€ข Enabled rapid onboarding and deployment workflows with Vite and GitHub Actions. โ€ข React technical lead ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ-๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Architected and led development of BitPayโ€™s micro-frontend platform, enabling modular engineering across teams. ๐๐…๐“ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐ฒ๐›๐ฌ๐ฒ โ€ข Engineered core components for a decentralized NFT platform using AWS Amplify and Next.js. โ€ข Integrated smart contracts and optimized Ethereum on-chain performance with Solidity and Hardhat. ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก โ€ข Improved PCI DSS compliance and billing automation for Priority Payment Systems. โ€ข Modernized frontend architecture using React and Node.js streams. ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก โ€ข Built LIDAR-powered smart city platforms for real-time urban infrastructure analysis. โ€ข Partnered with Sidewalk Labs and led hardware-software integration across U.S. municipalities. ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ โ€ข Created a cross-platform React Native app, supporting seamless UX across iOS and Android. โ€ข Focused on UI consistency, performance, and scalable feature delivery. ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ฒ๐ค๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€ข Built real-time, compliant microservices in Java and Python for a high-volume gambling platform. โ€ข Helped scale systems and team from MVP to product-market fit using Docker and AWS. ### Lead Software Engineer (RoadSync Pay) @ RoadSync Jan 2021 โ€“ Jan 2022 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Led and mentored a team of 9 full-stack engineers, enhancing team skills and fostering innovation. โ€ข Oversaw diverse skill levels, from junior to senior engineers, promoting a culture of excellence. โ€ข Vested engineer ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Managed RoadSync Pay from inception to production, ensuring quality and meeting deadlines. โ€ข Navigated complex software development cycles, from planning to deployment. ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ------------------------------------ โ€ข Integrated with T-CHEK, EFS, COMDATA, improving payment process efficiency. โ€ข Focused on streamlining legacy payment systems for logistic industry needs. ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Built secure, reliable software for financial transactions in logistics. โ€ข Emphasized payment security and accuracy in a critical industry. ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Employed AWS, Chalice, Python, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, React, Redux, RabbitMQ. โ€ข Ensured robust performance and scalability of RoadSync Pay. https://roadsync.com/roadsync-pay/ ### Lead Frontend Engineer (Automation Gateway) @ Itential Jan 2019 โ€“ Jan 2021 | Greater Atlanta Area ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Spearheaded a 4-person team, integrating Python programs, Ansible modules, Netmiko, Terraform, and HTTP Request devices into the Itential Automation Gateway. โ€ข Focused on enhancing team collaboration and automating complex network operations. โ€ข Core author of Automation Gateway frontend and integrations ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Streamlined Python program onboarding with Virtual Environments support, simplifying management. โ€ข Enabled Ansible networking modules and Playbooks integration, improving usability in various environments. ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Integrated Terraform for the full lifecycle of stateful operations, broadening the gateway's functionality. โ€ข Incorporated the Terraform Vault provider, enabling secure interactions with HashiCorp Vault system for enhanced script execution security. ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Delivered high-quality, bespoke components for company-wide application enhancements. ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Excelled in React, Redux, Flask, and Python, with a strong emphasis on full stack development. https://www.itential.com/automation-gateway/ ### M.U.G.E.N. Developer @ Game Developer Jan 2011 โ€“ Jan 2013 ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Responsible for scripting characters in M.U.G.E.N., showcasing proficiency in game programming and development. โ€ข Collaborated closely with other developers to ensure seamless integration of characters into the game environment. ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ------------------------------------ โ€ข Specialized in creating and spriting characters for indie video games built on the M.U.G.E.N. engine, demonstrating skills in digital art and animation. โ€ข Played a key role in character conceptualization and design, bringing unique and engaging characters to life for the games. ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ------------------------------------ โ€ข Worked alongside a team of talented and anonymous game developers and designers, fostering a creative and collaborative development process. โ€ข Contributed to the successful launch of 2 indie games, demonstrating teamwork, technical skill, and dedication to the gaming project. โ€ข The initial M.U.G.E.N. projects built have stood the test of time, and to date are used as references to the community in development of games based on the M.U.G.E.N. engine. ### Business Analyst Intern @ Aramark Jan 2012 โ€“ Jan 2012 | Greater Philadelphia Area ### Web Internship @ Sycamore Software Solution PVT LTD. Jan 2011 โ€“ Jan 2011 | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Widener Young Business Leaders Development Camp @ Widener University Jan 2011 โ€“ Jan 2011 | Chester, Pennsylvania ## Education ### Executive MBA Quantic School of Business and Technology ### Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence UC Berkeley College of Engineering ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Interactive Design Kennesaw State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samdewan --- Source: https://flows.cv/sameerd JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sameerd/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22