Senior Recruiter
Full-stack engineer with 10+ years of experience building reliable, scalable web and backend systems that power real products used by customers. I focus on turning complex ideas into simple, working solutions for deep industry versatility (AI, Hospitality, Mobility, E-Commerce, Fintech, Real Estate)—especially in areas like e-commerce platforms, APIs, and AI-driven applications.
I’ve worked across the stack using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and Java, and I’m comfortable designing backend systems, working with databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and deploying services on AWS and GCP. I also use modern DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to keep systems stable and easy to maintain.
Recently, I’ve been working more with AI tools and LLMs to speed up development and build smarter features into products. I enjoy collaborating closely with product teams and engineers, and I care about writing clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuously improving how teams build software together.
Senior Software Engineer — Universal Studio, Remote (Contract) Oct 2022 – Dec 2025
● Built microservices architecture in Node.js and Java Spring Boot to connect and monitor attraction wait times and show times across theme parks.
● Implemented a Redis adapter used by dozens of microservices.
● Designed a new microservice from the ground up using the adapter pattern with Node.js and Express.
● Decoupled services using Kafka for seamless inter-service communication combined with the adapter pattern.
● Partnered with frontend engineers and architects to align on system requirements.
● Maintained a well-modularized codebase following TDD, achieving 100% test coverage across Node.js and Spring Boot.
Senior Software Engineer — Walmart Global Tech, Remote (Contract) April 2022 – Nov 2022
● Served as an Orchestration-Layer (OL) engineer on the Transaction-OL team, defining data contracts for the Cart/Checkout experience in Node.js.
● Built Spring Boot microservices to supply data to the Orchestration Layer.
● Wrote GraphQL resolvers and mutations to feed data to the frontend.
● Developed a new feature for updating pet and vet details for the pet experience using Node.js and Express.
● Refactored the codebase for SonarQube compliance and resolved outstanding lint issues in Node.js/TypeScript.
● Raised test coverage from 97% to 100% across the codebase using Jest and Cypress.
● Joined customer calls to help take the pet and prescriptions features to a production-ready, bug-free state.
Senior Software Engineer — Pluto TV, Remote (Contract) April 2020 – April 2022
● Developed the UI for Pluto TV's web and mobile apps, a free ad-supported streaming service offering on-demand and live content.
● Enabled Pluto TV to be hosted within partner platforms including Comcast, SmartCast, Samsung Tizen, PS5, and LG webOS.
● Built a cross-platform, high-traffic application using Next.js and React.
● Implemented a multi-tenant architecture to meet the requirements of each partner platform.
● Optimized UI performance for fast load times and smooth operation.
● Delivered a high-quality user experience aligned with audience needs and competitive positioning.
● Implemented ARIA accessibility support and text-to-speech (TTS) functionality.
● Configured Optimizely feature flags so product managers could self-serve flag rollouts.
Senior Software Engineer II — Lab49 Consulting Ltd, Remote (Full-time) June 2018 – March 2020
● Designed SQL database schemas with well-considered indexing for optimal query performance.
● Contributed to database sharding design to support scalability and reduce latency.
● Wrote Cucumber test scenarios with Mocha/Chai, achieving 95% functional test coverage.
● Mentored junior engineers, helping guide their career growth with a positive, supportive approach.
● Improved frontend performance by caching API responses using React Query, TypeScript, and hooks.
● Designed a high-performing data layer spanning Amazon RDS and DynamoDB for large-scale and aggregate data.
● Used Spring Data JPA for seamless, optimized integration with relational databases.
Senior Software Engineer — New York Life Insurance, New York, NY (Full-time) April 2016 – May 2018
● Supported the company's mission to help customers protect their homes and families through insurance solutions.
● Built serverless functions on AWS Lambda, secured behind API Gateway, with monitoring via CloudWatch.
● Architected GitHub monorepos by category and set up linting and tooling to speed up development.
● Collaborated with product management to define roadmaps and improve user experience.
● Led development on select features, delivering reliable contributions within well-defined workflows.
● Scoped a new frontend project in React, adopting Redux for state management and Redux-Saga for side effects.
● Implemented and maintained caching strategies with Spring Cache to boost application performance.
● Built backend REST APIs, CRON jobs, and microservices using Node.js, Express, and TypeScript.
Software Engineer II — PayPal, New York, NY (Full-time) Feb 2014 – March2016
● Contributed to the development of the world's leading online payment system.
● Migrated a frontend project from jQuery to React and Node/Express.
● Contributed to the PayPal JS SDK project.
● Collaborated closely within the team, exchanging knowledge with highly skilled engineers.
Software Engineer — The Guardian, New York, NY (Contract) May 2013 – Jan 2014
● Learned healthcare-domain fundamentals and web development from the ground up, building on a computer science background.
● Collaborated closely with teammates to build strong teamwork practices.
At Siena University, Bachelors of Science (B.S)
