Experienced developer with a passion for reducing technical debt and stabilizing distributed systems. Skilled in TypeScript, Node, AWS, and deterministic web application architecture.

Skills

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript (ECMAScript 2022+)
  • Python 3
  • CSS/Sass
  • SQL
  • GQL
  • HTML5
  • Markdown

Web Development

  • React
  • GraphQL
  • NestJS
  • Serverless Microservices
  • RESTful API design
  • Jest (Unit & Integration Testing)

Amazon Web Services

  • Lambda
  • S3
  • CloudFormation
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudFront
  • API Gateway
  • Amplify

Experience

Senior Engineer
Chief
Oct 2022 - Sep 2023
https://chief.com/

Built fullstack features, prioritizing scalability and resilience

  • Enabled efficient and flexible data access via federated GraphQL with NestJS and TypeORM

  • Contributed reusable, responsive and stylable React (TypeScript + ChakraUI) components

  • Strengthened system reliability via exhaustive unit and integration tests, achieving full coverage

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, aligning with shared architectural vision and business goals

Senior Backend Engineer
LiveControl
Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
https://livecontrol.io/

Repaired, maintained and enhanced internal tooling

  • Revitalized our events dashboard, replacing 5-minute delays with live updates through GraphQL subscriptions

  • Cut external service call volume by 2 orders of magnitude, internal call volume by 3-4 orders by refactoring backend services and adding caching layers

  • Reverse-engineered, refactored and extended legacy codebases

  • Automated NodeJS, GoLang, and Protobuf CI/CD workflows

  • Triaged and resolved high-impact technical emergencies

  • Mentored junior engineers via pair-programming, comprehensive code reviews, and consistent collaborative sessions

Principal Data Architect
33 Sticks
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
https://33sticks.com/

Served as data architect and technical consultant; modernizing legacy systems, implementing A/B tests, and providing strategic client guidance

Senior Developer
Epsilon / Publicis Groupe
Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
https://us.epsilon.com/

Contributed to front-end development using Angular and TypeScript. Specialized in the Adobe Experience Cloud, and offered technical consultancy in analytics, tag management, and personalized user experiences.

Applications Engineer
Digital IQ
Oct 2015 - May 2019
https://dig-iq.com/

Designed technical architecture, wrote fullstack code, led engineers, budgeted projects, and served as a senior consultant to high-profile clients

News Applications/Data-Viz Intern
Foreign Policy
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
https://foreignpolicy.com/

Developed and documented in-house data apps, designed data-visualizations and interactives for online articles