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I’m a seasoned software developer with 25+ years of experience delivering scalable, full-stack applications across fintech, media, entertainment, and travel. I’ve rescued struggling projects, built high-performance teams, and architected systems that stand up to real-world demand. My work spans mobile and desktop, web APIs, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling, with a strong focus on pragmatic design and delivering value to users and business stakeholders. I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers, translating complex business requirements into clean technical solutions, and fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven teams. I enjoy solving tough problems, refining architectures for maintainability, and helping organizations ship reliable software at speed.…I’m a seasoned software developer with 25+ years of experience delivering scalable, full-stack applications across fintech, media, entertainment, and travel. I’ve rescued struggling projects, built high-performance teams, and architected systems that stand up to real-world demand. My work spans mobile and desktop, web APIs, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling, with a strong focus on pragmatic design and delivering value to users and business stakeholders. I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers, translating complex business requirements into clean technical solutions, and fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven teams. I enjoy solving tough problems, refining architectures for maintainability, and helping organizations ship reliable software at speed.

Ray Parker

Full Stack Developer, Architect, Web Developer, +4

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I’m a seasoned software developer with 25+ years of experience delivering scalable, full-stack applications across fintech, media, entertainment, and travel. I’ve rescued struggling projects, built high-performance teams, and architected systems that stand up to real-world demand. My work spans mobile and desktop, web APIs, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling, with a strong focus on pragmatic design and delivering value to users and business stakeholders. I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers, translating complex business requirements into clean technical solutions, and fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven teams. I enjoy solving tough problems, refining architectures for maintainability, and helping organizations ship reliable software at speed.…I’m a seasoned software developer with 25+ years of experience delivering scalable, full-stack applications across fintech, media, entertainment, and travel. I’ve rescued struggling projects, built high-performance teams, and architected systems that stand up to real-world demand. My work spans mobile and desktop, web APIs, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling, with a strong focus on pragmatic design and delivering value to users and business stakeholders. I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers, translating complex business requirements into clean technical solutions, and fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven teams. I enjoy solving tough problems, refining architectures for maintainability, and helping organizations ship reliable software at speed.

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I’m a seasoned software developer with 25+ years of experience delivering scalable, full-stack applications across fintech, media, entertainment, and travel. I’ve rescued struggling projects, built high-performance teams, and architected systems that stand up to real-world demand. My work spans mobile and desktop, web APIs, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling, with a strong focus on pragmatic design and delivering value to users and business stakeholders.

I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers, translating complex business requirements into clean technical solutions, and fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven teams. I enjoy solving tough problems, refining architectures for maintainability, and helping organizations ship reliable software at speed.

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Work Experience

Team Lead / Architect / Project Manager at GetMeA, Grafing Productions

January 1, 2026 - Present

Designed and built a full-stack musician-to-musician networking platform (mobile, web, API, admin) and managed production deployments across CloudFlare, AWS, and app stores.

Founder / CEO at Master Branch Software

January 1, 2026 - Present

Founded a software development consultancy; created traditional consulting services and team-based project staffing; developed and launched a mentorship program for junior developers.

Application Developer (Contract) at Open Workspace, LLC

January 1, 2025 - Present

Engineered a cross-platform C++ abstraction layer for OpenWorkspace; implemented portable business logic and cross-machine desktop transfer via a single file.

Lead Application Developer at Game View, LLC

January 1, 2025 - Present

Leading development of a Qt/C++ desktop application for proprietary 3D video tech; enabling immersive scene navigation across VR headsets and consoles.

Mentor / Lead Developer / Project Manager at Empowered for Excellence

January 1, 2024 - Present

Launched a pilot mentorship program; built Rails API/GraphQL server paired with a Qt/C++ desktop application for a client.

Senior Rails Developer (Contract) at Cilutions / Hughes Media

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023

Sole backend developer migrating the backend to a GraphQL API; designed and built a generic data ingestion server with a GraphQL interface.

Senior Rails Developer (Contract) at Indywork / Pole Position

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Led backend development for a scheduling application; implemented a GraphQL interface for mobile and web clients; evaluated migration to AWS with Chef.

Senior Rails Developer (Contract) at Medidata

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018

Overhauled and stabilized the test suite on a large Rails application; upgraded data-access classes to use strong_parameters with per-endpoint messaging.

Developer at Nibble and Byte Software

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Built a calendar synchronization platform with Google Calendar integration; templated social media workflows and bulk event distribution.

Senior Rails Developer (Contract) at GoWatchIt

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015

Implemented a caching strategy and a reusable List module for ActiveRecord-based search; mentored junior/mid-level developers.

Senior Rails Developer / Team Lead (Contract) at LendKey

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015

Led a development team delivering API-driven products; advanced TDD/BDD adoption and collaboration with product owners.

Rails Guild Lead / Architect / Team Lead at Magnetic

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014

Led the Rails Guild across two teams; increased test coverage from near zero to 80%+; designed a new Rails API application.

Lead Developer / Architect at CAN Capital

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014

Led RESTful JSON API development; instituted Agile with BDD; designed a JSON transformation library with validation.

Lead Developer / Architect at ICapital Network

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013

Built a customer-matching service evolving to a RESTful API for Angular front ends; hired and managed developers.

Lead Developer / Technical Liaison at Sherman’s Travel Media

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013

Developed new products with a distributed team; established Agile requirement gathering and LOE estimation workflows.

Senior Rails Developer at Sony Music Entertainment

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012

Maintained and enhanced a skinnable e-commerce store for Sony-owned labels; led Rails upgrades and CI adoption; supported high-traffic infrastructure.

Contract Programmer at Curious Brain

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010

Developed a Ruby on Rails backend content server; built a Finite State Machine in C++ for guitar analysis.

General Development at Mediatek

January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Web and database development using MS SQL Server, .NET/C#, and Ruby on Rails; database design and interface work.

Application Programmer at Bernard L. Madoff, Inc.

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2001

Developed enterprise-wide applications including market-trading simulation; cross-platform messaging server; high-throughput trading systems.

Applications Programmer at OmniSource

January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000

Developed departmental applications using Borland C++ Builder, Delphi, and Oracle on Windows; Crystal Reports integrations.

General Consulting / Network Tech at RHI Consulting, Xerox Connect, Intellimark

January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1999

Contract work including programming, OS rollout leadership, and Y2K consulting.

Application Programmer (C++) at Bernard L. Madoff, Inc.

January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001

Developed enterprise-wide applications including market-trading simulation software and a cross-platform messaging system. Built a 24/7 server handling messages from Stratus mainframes (sockets) and PC platforms (COM/sockets). Engineered high-throughput trading systems processing 5,000 rows/second with sub-2-second delivery to 250 traders. Created scriptable data conversion tools for cross-platform file format translation.