Open Source CMS (OS-CMS)
A highly customizable, headless content management system built with Next.js App Router, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. Features a rich text editor, drag-and-drop media management, and role-based access control.
Visionary Staff Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience architecting highly scalable, resilient cloud applications and leading cross-functional engineering teams. I specialize in distributed systems, high-throughput microservices, and crafting beautifully intuitive user interfaces. Passionate about mentoring developers, establishing engineering standards, and bridging the gap between complex technical solutions and business objectives. I thrive in environments that challenge the status quo and demand innovative problem-solving.
LANGUAGES
- > TypeScript
- > JavaScript (ES6+)
- > Python 3
- > Go
- > Rust
- > SQL (PostgreSQL)
FRONTEND ECOSYSTEM
- > React 18
- > Next.js 14
- > Tailwind CSS
- > Framer Motion
- > Redux Toolkit
- > WebSockets
BACKEND ECOSYTEM
- > Node.js
- > Express / NestJS
- > Django / FastAPI
- > GraphQL
- > tRPC
- > Prisma ORM
INFRASTRUCTURE & TOOLS
- > AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS)
- > Docker & Kubernetes
- > Terraform
- > GitHub Actions / CI/CD
- > Redis
- > Kafka
COMPETENCIES
- > System Architecture
- > Full-Stack Development
- > Cloud DevOps & Infrastructure
- > Technical Leadership & Mentoring
- > UI/UX & Frontend Optimization
NeuroArt Generator
A commercially successful web application that generates high-resolution digital art from text prompts. Handles over 10,000 daily generations utilizing an asynchronous queue system and custom-trained Stable Diffusion models.
FinTech Trade Visualizer
An open-source real-time dashboard for visualizing high-frequency trading data across multiple cryptocurrency exchanges using WebSockets and D3.js.
Quantum State Simulator
A hobby project building a lightweight quantum circuit simulator in Rust, capable of visualizing state vectors and running standard quantum algorithms.
Staff Software Engineer @ TechNova Solutions
[San Francisco, CA]Mar 2021 — PresentLeading the architectural vision and technical strategy for the core cloud communications platform, processing over 50 million messages daily.
- Architected an event-driven microservices ecosystem using Go and Kafka, reducing system latency by 65% and increasing throughput capacity by 10x.
- Spearheaded the migration of a legacy monolithic application to a containerized Kubernetes architecture on AWS, achieving 99.99% uptime.
- Established company-wide engineering standards, introducing comprehensive automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and strict code review protocols.
- Mentored a team of 12 engineers, facilitating weekly technical deep-dives and defining individual career progression frameworks.
- Designed and implemented a real-time collaborative dashboard using Next.js, WebSockets, and Redis, serving over 100,000 active concurrent users.
Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Elevate Startup Inc.
[New York, NY]Jun 2018 — Feb 2021Key early technical hire responsible for delivering the flagship B2B SaaS product from conceptualization to global launch.
- Built a robust, multi-tenant B2B SaaS platform using React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, scaling it from 0 to $5MM in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).
- Developed an advanced analytics engine utilizing Python and Pandas, allowing users to generate custom financial reports in under 2 seconds.
- Integrated multiple third-party services including Stripe for complex subscription billing, SendGrid for transactional emails, and Twilio for SMS notifications.
- Optimized frontend bundle size by 45% through aggressive code-splitting, lazy loading, and modern Webpack configurations.
Software Engineer II @ Global Tech Corp
[Austin, TX]Jan 2016 — May 2018Contributed to high-traffic consumer-facing applications and internal operational tooling.
- Developed and maintained RESTful APIs in Express.js serving 2M+ daily active mobile users.
- Implemented Redis caching layers, dramatically reducing database load and speeding up API response times by 300ms.
- Collaborated closely with Product and Design teams to implement pixel-perfect, accessible user interfaces following WCAG standards.
- Created a suite of internal admin tools using React and Material UI that decreased customer support ticket resolution time by 30%.
Junior Developer @ Creative Digital Agency
[Remote]Aug 2014 — Dec 2015Built responsive e-commerce websites and digital marketing tools for enterprise clients.
- Built custom Shopify and WordPress themes with vanilla JavaScript and CSS3 animations.
- Automated internal reporting tasks using Python scripts, saving the marketing team 15 hours per week.
Stanford University
Master of Science, Computer Science (Specialization in Distributed Systems)
Sep 2012 — Jun 2014
Graduated with highest honors (GPA: 3.9/4.0). Authored a thesis on optimzing consensus algorithms in distributed networks.
State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Applied Mathematics
Sep 2008 — May 2012
Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Lead developer for the university's robotics team, winning 1st place in the national autonomous navigation competition.
AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT - PROFESSIONAL
Amazon Web Services
CERTIFIED KUBERNETES ADMINISTRATOR (CKA)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
HASHICORP CERTIFIED: TERRAFORM ASSOCIATE
HashiCorp
“John is an exceptional engineering leader. He possesses the rare ability to dive deep into complex code architecture while simultaneously keeping the overall business strategy in sharp focus. His mentorship completely transformed our engineering culture.”
— Sarah Chen
“Working with John was a privilege. He single-handedly saved our platform launch by identifying and resolving a critical database bottleneck just days before going live. He is the ultimate 10x engineer.”
— Michael Rodriguez
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
TechNova Excellence Awards
1ST PLACE GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Global Cloud Native Hackathon
Optimizing React Performance for Highly Dynamic Dashboards
Frontend Masters Blog
The Transition to Serverless Postgres: A Case Study
Cloud Architecture Weekly
End-to-end cloud architecture solutions focused on AWS and containerized microservices.
Deep dive into frontend and backend bottlenecks to dramatically improve response times.
>English[Native/Bilingual]
>Spanish[Professional Working Proficiency]
>Mandarin Chinese[Elementary Proficiency]
LEAD MENTOR
Code for America
Jan 2020 — Present
CORE CONTRIBUTOR
Open Source Collective
Mar 2018 — Dec 2019
Contact
San Francisco, CA • Remote