• Led redesign of GraphQL layer in monolithic back end application, creating a demand-oriented schema to better serve client needs and significantly reducing DB requests by implementing a DataLoader.

• Optimized database queries in GraphQL resolvers, increasing request speed by ~5-10x.

• Improved abstraction of data access code by implementing a repository layer, helping to reduce data coupling.

• Reduced customer cancellation by ~10% by implementing a feature offering customers more options in the cancellation flow.

• Worked closely with product managers and designers to produce frontend components for UI library. Documented components with Storybook.

• Wrote architecture design documents in the planning phases of critical infrastructure projects.

• Increased site security by adding rate limiting to pre-auth endpoints, helping to reduce issues with bot traffic.

• Wrote Jest tests conforming to Google's testing philosophy of organizing tests into small, medium, and large categories.

• Onboarded and mentored new hires.

• Conducted pair-programming interviews for senior software engineer candidates.

Built web application for clients in industries including restaurant, telecommunications, and the arts. Technologies include React, Redux, GraphQL, Express, Node, Python, Flask, Postgres, MongoDB, AWS.

Selected Projects:

1) Seoulspice Online Ordering App

• Built an online order app for a restaurant chain, allowing store locations to process and fulfill online orders directly at their Square POS systems.

• Used Google Maps API and Geolocation API to allow users to choose restaurant location nearest to them.

• Leveraged the Square API to handle payments, order fulfillment, and loyalty points.

• Hosted REST API on Digital Ocean, using nginx and PM2 to manage multiple instances of development/staging/production environments, ensuring high availability of critical services.

• Set up Datadog and LogRocket for monitoring application logs and site traffic, improving ability to respond quickly to customer issues.

2) Restaurant Inventory Management App (Tampopo Restaurant, NYC)

• Built a web application to help restaurant managers automate the ordering ingredients and supplies, replacing a pen and paper system and reducing task time from 1 hour to 10 minutes. Built with React and AWS Amplify.

3) Calendar Synchronization Utility (International Contemporary Ensemble, NYC)

• Built a CLI tool that synchronized calendar data stored in a MYSQL database with a shared Google Calendar, automating dozens of manual weekly updates and enabling remote access to calendar events for the entire organization. Built with Google Calendar Python SDK and deployed with Docker in a Linux environment.