Profile
Staff engineer who builds web applications in Ruby on Rails. I lead teams, drive architectural decisions, and mentor developers while delivering maintainable, scalable systems.
Skills
Core Stack
Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, PostgreSQL
Additional
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Redis
Infrastructure
AWS, Heroku, CI/CD
Experience
Staff Software Engineer / Tech Lead
Kode Health
- Lead Rails development for an on-demand medical coding platform, driving architectural decisions and establishing code quality standards
- Mentor junior developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance
- Build modern, responsive interfaces with Hotwire (Turbo, Stimulus)
Sr. Software Engineer
Mint Songs
- Architected a high-performance NFT indexer in Rails for web3 music platform
- Designed and deployed smart contracts across multiple blockchains
- Built React frontend integrating with blockchain APIs
Sr. Software Engineer
Netlify
- Scaled a high-traffic Rails API serving millions of developers at Netlify
- Built and maintained enterprise billing and payment systems
- Optimized MongoDB queries and indexing for performance
Sr. Software Engineer
LegitScript
- Designed serverless microservice architecture on AWS for internet compliance platform
- Built and maintained large-scale Rails applications with Angular/TypeScript frontends
- Implemented distributed systems for high-volume data processing
Sr. Software Engineer
LoyaltyNZ
- Built highly available APIs using Ruby microservices for New Zealand's leading loyalty program
- Integrated deeply with AWS infrastructure for scalability and reliability
Ruby Developer
Uptrending
- Led development on multiple Rails projects for agency clients
- Built interactive web applications with AngularJS and diverse database backends
Freelance Developer/Producer
CreativeFlow.io
- Founded and ran a web development agency
- Managed designers and developers on custom client projects
Lead In-House Developer
Executionists.com
- Led front-end development and managed back-end projects
- Owned technical QA and advised on technology decisions
Freelance Developer
Self-employed
- Built client websites and launched two consumer web products
Systems Administrator Intern
Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCSC
- Maintained Linux server clusters and 2,000-processor computing infrastructure
- Automated operations with Bash, Python, and Perl