Experience

^{Updated as of March 06, 2024}

Played a key role in building the backend platform from scratch, ensuring security and compliance (FINRA, SEC) for client data, investments, and money.
Defined quality standards and implemented local development tooling for code checks.
Set up CI/CD pipelines to automate code checking, testing, and deployment.
Implemented KYC flow (identity validation, fraud detection) and functionalities for investment platforms (stock market trading, robo-advisor portfolios).
Led efforts to reduce infrastructure cost by over 50% and improved search performance by 20x.

Developed data pipelines, data processing systems, and APIs for client-facing applications.
Collaborated with product teams to deliver accurate ML predictions and ensure data accessibility for informed decision-making.
Maintained compliance with HIPAA/HITECH and SOC2 standards.

Led the credit flow team (Sep 2019 - Jan 2020) to automate client case workflows and manage internal tools (opportunity tracking, financial core, loan management, etc.) using Python, Go, and PHP.
Developed internal tools for client information management and cross-departmental collaboration.
Assisted operations teams with data management and reporting processes.

Managed a backend team (10+ people) across 5 countries, overseeing the development of a scalable backend architecture to accommodate client growth.
Provided technical guidance, improved team processes, and facilitated communication across development and product teams.

Designed and implemented backend services for payroll calculations, payment system integrations, client migrations, etc. (Ruby on Rails).
Managed client onboarding (validation, migration, configuration) and developed for the company website (WordPress).
Administered AWS instances and services for the platform.
Integrated third-party systems (Zendesk, Mailchimp, Marketo, ...) and created automation scripts (Python).

Migrated a legacy full-stack system to separate backend and frontend services.
Wrote tests, implemented code changes, and designed a CI/CD workflow for the backend migration (Django to Falcon).
Created testing scenarios and functional tests (CodeceptJS + Nightmare) for different platforms.

Delivered freelance software development projects, ranging from simple automation scripts to full-fledged systems.
Analyzed client requirements, designed system architecture, and developed backend/full-stack services and databases.

Created demos showcasing the capabilities of the Codepicnic platform using client APIs (Twilio, Stripe, ...) in various languages (PHP, Python, Ruby, Javascript).