Patrick O'Connor

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Detail-oriented software engineer with 5+ years’ experience building production-ready SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

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Detail-oriented software engineer with 5+ years’ experience building production-ready SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Strong background in backend engineering, site reliability engineering, and full-stack development with a focus on scalability, reliability, and developer experience.

Experienced architecting multi-tenant systems, integrating third-party services, and improving monitoring, performance, and MTTR. Comfortable working end-to-end—from database and API design to CI/CD, observability, and operational automation.

  • 6 years' experience
  • Joined December 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Professional Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 5 roles

Lead Engineer · PitchUp (Startup Company)Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Architected and delivered a full-stack SaaS platform from concept to production using FastAPI, React/Vite, and PostgreSQL/Supabase. Implemented a relational schema for bookings, facilities, time slots, and availability to support recurring scheduling and slot-level pricing for 700+ venues. Built multiple REST endpoints with median latency under 200 ms for authentication, bookings, quotes, enquiries, facility management, and RBAC. Integrated Stripe payments, Google Places, and Resend to automate workflows, reducing manual admin effort by 90%. Implemented secure multi-tenant authentication and authorization using Supabase RLS and JWT. Delivered a calendar availability engine with configurable hours and slot generation for schools and councils. Deployed on Render with GitHub Actions for CI/CD and environment management to support growth.

Lead Engineer · PitchUpJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Architected and delivered a full-stack SaaS platform from concept to production using FastAPI, React/Vite, and PostgreSQL/Supabase, enabling real-time bookings, payments, and facility management. Designed relational schema for bookings, facilities, time slots, and availability to support recurring scheduling and slot-level pricing for 700+ venues. Built and deployed multiple RESTful API endpoints with median latency under 200 ms, covering authentication, bookings, quotes, enquiries, facility management, and role-based access. Integrated Stripe (PaymentIntents, webhooks), Google Places, and Resend to automate workflows, reducing manual admin work by 90%. Implemented secure multi-tenant authentication and authorization using Supabase RLS and JWT with granular RBAC for players, venues, and admins. Delivered calendar availability engine with open hours and exceptions, powering scheduling for schools and councils. Deployed infrastructure with Render and GitHub Actions (CI/CD) to optimize de

Software Engineering Professional including Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) · BT GroupJan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Implemented Dynatrace across BT Business infrastructure, achieving ~90% monitoring coverage and improving visibility, alerting, and incident response times. Built Python automation to query Salesforce APIs and transform unstructured logs into actionable insights, reducing manual reporting by 70%. Designed/deployed AWS Lambda functions to automate log queries and storage pipelines into PostgreSQL with Grafana dashboards for real-time analytics. Developed Java microservices to improve broadband order lead times (~25% efficiency improvement). Integrated multi-source observability pipelines (Salesforce + AWS ECS logs) into Dynatrace using CloudFormation automation to improve MTTR. Contributed React/HTML/CSS components in internal test systems. Implemented continuous monitoring and connectivity tools (Axios-based checkers) to reduce downtime. Participated in Agile practices (pair programming, stand-ups, sprint planning, code reviews) and mentored junior developers. Proposed AWS migration st

Software Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer · BT GroupJan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Site Reliability Engineer / Software Engineer · BT GroupJan 2020 – Dec 2024 · 5 yrs

Education

BSc Computer Science (with Year in Industry), Honours · Queen’s University Belfast2016 – 2026
A-Levels · St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena2008 – 2016
BSc Computer Science (with a Year in Industry), Honours (Second-Class) · Queen’s University Belfast2030 – 2026
A-Levels (Maths, ICT, Physical Education) · St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena2030 – 2026

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