Skills
Languages
Python, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Shell
Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Infrastructure
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Nginx, Apache, Varnish
Cloud & AWS
EKS, RDS, VPC, Route53, CloudFormation, CDN
DevOps & CI/CD
Jenkins, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Vault, Consul, Graylog
Frameworks & Platforms
Node.js, React, React Native, iOS, Android
AI & ML
NLP, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, TensorFlow
Domain Expertise
Security, Payment Processing, E-Commerce, PCI DSS Compliance
Experience
Staff DevOps Engineer
Pindrop
Lead DevOps Engineer
Axial
Owned the platform's AWS infrastructure and full DevOps lifecycle. Partnered with engineering leadership to identify and prioritize infrastructure technical debt alongside the product backlog. Built self-service CI/CD tooling that empowered developers to provision and manage their own testing environments. Established comprehensive operational runbooks and process standards across the platform's technology stack. Migrated the platform from a static EC2-based Kubernetes cluster to Amazon EKS, fully managed through Terraform.
Engineering Team Lead
Axial
Diagnosed and resolved a recurring daily platform outage within the first week of joining as Senior Software Engineer. Promoted to Team Lead within the first month; led a cross-functional team of product, QA, and engineering through a core systems re-architecture that removed scalability bottlenecks for the business.
Principal Engineer
Chappy
Designed and built a commerce platform for an iOS product discovery app, enabling vendors to run customized promotions with credits and discounts. Integrated shoppable product feeds from social commerce platforms (ShopStyle, Like2Know) to power in-app deep-link product discovery.
VP, Engineering
NoMoreRack
Sole architect and developer of an e-commerce platform that scaled to 20 million users and generated over $1 billion in revenue within 4 years. Partnered with the executive team to define and execute the technology roadmap, with a focus on platform performance and operational efficiency. Led the platform through PCI DSS Level 1 compliance certification for both the 2.0 and 3.0 standards.
Director of Software Development
Cure Technologies
Built and operated a payment processing gateway handling 65,000+ daily transactions with sustained uptime over 2 years. Integrated directly with financial institutions via hardware VPN using the ISO 8583 electronic transaction interchange protocol. Achieved PCI DSS 1.0 Level 1 security compliance across all systems.