Experienced software engineer with 25 years in backend development and infrastructure, including high-pressure data delivery for the 2024 election cycle. Skilled in Go, Python, AWS (Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, IAM), and Snowflake, with a track record of building resilient systems that solve real-world problems. Recently led the technical and operational launch of a boutique law firm, demonstrating the ability to deliver under resource constraints and wear multiple hats in fast-moving environments.
Built and maintained high-volume ETL pipelines to process millions of daily health insurance plan records, enabling 100% uptime during Open Enrollment (80K reqs/min, 982K enrollments in 7 weeks).
Extended APIs and automated key processes to meet shifting client needs; quickly diagnosed and resolved production incidents to minimize downtime.
Wrote clear documentation and designed unit, integration, and smoke tests to validate system functionality and support knowledge sharing.
Integrated user research into product planning and contributed to post-incident retrospectives to improve development practices.
Improved communication between engineering and product teams; helped non-technical stakeholders grasp system behavior and supported hiring efforts through technical evaluations.
Company Description
Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people.