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Full-stack engineer with 10+ years building product-grade web apps end-to-end with React/TypeScript (Next.js) on the front end and FastAPI on the back, deployed on AWS. I design resilient microservices and GraphQL/REST BFFs, automate infrastructure with Terraform/ Pulumi, and run production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows using Bash and PowerShell. I own both UI and API layers — from component libraries, state management, testing, and all the way to PostgreSQL/Redis data models and platform SRE. Hands-on with ETL/Data Engineering, ML Ops (MLflow/Airflow/KServe), and modern frontend tooling for internal ops consoles.…Full-stack engineer with 10+ years building product-grade web apps end-to-end with React/TypeScript (Next.js) on the front end and FastAPI on the back, deployed on AWS. I design resilient microservices and GraphQL/REST BFFs, automate infrastructure with Terraform/ Pulumi, and run production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows using Bash and PowerShell. I own both UI and API layers — from component libraries, state management, testing, and all the way to PostgreSQL/Redis data models and platform SRE. Hands-on with ETL/Data Engineering, ML Ops (MLflow/Airflow/KServe), and modern frontend tooling for internal ops consoles.

Robert Chilton

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, DevOps Developer, +3

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Full-stack engineer with 10+ years building product-grade web apps end-to-end with React/TypeScript (Next.js) on the front end and FastAPI on the back, deployed on AWS. I design resilient microservices and GraphQL/REST BFFs, automate infrastructure with Terraform/ Pulumi, and run production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows using Bash and PowerShell. I own both UI and API layers — from component libraries, state management, testing, and all the way to PostgreSQL/Redis data models and platform SRE. Hands-on with ETL/Data Engineering, ML Ops (MLflow/Airflow/KServe), and modern frontend tooling for internal ops consoles.…Full-stack engineer with 10+ years building product-grade web apps end-to-end with React/TypeScript (Next.js) on the front end and FastAPI on the back, deployed on AWS. I design resilient microservices and GraphQL/REST BFFs, automate infrastructure with Terraform/ Pulumi, and run production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows using Bash and PowerShell. I own both UI and API layers — from component libraries, state management, testing, and all the way to PostgreSQL/Redis data models and platform SRE. Hands-on with ETL/Data Engineering, ML Ops (MLflow/Airflow/KServe), and modern frontend tooling for internal ops consoles.

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Full-stack engineer with 10+ years building product-grade web apps end-to-end with React/TypeScript (Next.js) on the front end and FastAPI on the back, deployed on AWS. I design resilient microservices and GraphQL/REST BFFs, automate infrastructure with Terraform/ Pulumi, and run production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows using Bash and PowerShell.

I own both UI and API layers — from component libraries, state management, testing, and all the way to PostgreSQL/Redis data models and platform SRE. Hands-on with ETL/Data Engineering, ML Ops (MLflow/Airflow/KServe), and modern frontend tooling for internal ops consoles.

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Senior Full Stack / DevOps Engineer at LightEdge

March 1, 2020 - October 1, 2025

Led migration from a monolith to microservices using FastAPI, gRPC, CQRS, and Kafka event streams. Implemented idempotent handlers, saga orchestration, and exactly-once semantics for critical civic data workflows. Built streaming analytics via Kafka + AWS Glue into Redis and Parquet; exposed materialized views through GraphQL/REST BFFs to accelerate frontend teams. Deployed services on AWS with ECS Fargate using blue/green and canary release strategies. Implemented CI/CD with GitHub Actions and CodeDeploy; secured infrastructure with least-privilege IAM, KMS encryption, and data-loss monitoring (Macie). Introduced Sentry for error budgets and alerting. Migrated nightly ETL to Airflow DAGs with Kafka Connect and Lambda triggers; built event-driven orchestration with Saga/Outbox patterns; multi-tenant RBAC and audit trails.

Senior Full Stack Engineer / Django & React at AppFolio

February 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Developed and maintained end-to-end web apps using React + TypeScript with Next.js for SSR/ISR. Implemented Redux Toolkit and React Query for robust state management, and integrated GraphQL/REST BFFs with role-based views. Migrated frontend patterns toward SSR/ISR, enhanced testing and CI/CD, and contributed to performance optimizations and design systems.

Senior Full Stack Engineer / Data APIs at AppFolio

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Led development of data APIs and internal tooling; built front-end console components in React + TypeScript; integrated GraphQL/REST BFFs, established testing practices, and contributed to scalable frontend architecture and API design.

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Blackbaud

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Built a heavy front-end ops console in React + TypeScript (Next.js) with Redux Toolkit/React Query, Tailwind/Material UI, and role-based views. Integrated GraphQL/REST BFFs, feature flags, and SSE/WebSockets for live job status and DLQ replay tools.

Junior Software Engineer / Internal Tools at Granicus

June 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016

Contributed to front-end development for internal tools using React + TypeScript; collaborated on internal tooling and UI components, supporting rapid iteration and delivery of internal workflows.

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Lightedge

March 1, 2020 - October 1, 2025

Senior full-stack engineer building product-grade web apps with Django on the back end and React on the front end; deployed on AWS. Designed resilient microservices, GraphQL/REST BFFs, automated infrastructure with Terraform and Pulumi, and ran production on Docker/Kubernetes across Linux and Windows. Built core services (auth, audit, records, notifications), implemented blue/green canary releases, and optimized for performance and reliability.

Full Stack Engineer / Data APIs at AppFolio

February 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Developed data API platforms and a heavy front-end ops console using React + TypeScript (Next.js); Redux Toolkit/React Query, Tailwind/Material UI; implemented GraphQL/REST BFFs, feature flags, and role-based views. Migrated front-end to Next.js SSR/ISR, added caching and validations, built virtualized data tables, and established UI quality processes with Storybook, Jest, and Playwright.

Front-End Engineer at Blackbaud

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Built a heavy front-end operations console in React + TypeScript (Next.js) with Redux Toolkit/React Query, Tailwind/Material UI, and role-based views; integrated GraphQL/REST BFFs, feature flags, and SSE/WebSockets for live job status and DLQ replay tools. Migrated the front-end platform to Next.js SSR/ISR; added Redux Toolkit licenses and React Query caching and validations; introduced feature flags and router guards; built virtualized tables with debounced search for large datasets. Improved UI quality and performance with Storybook design system and Jest/Playwright tests; optimized images and code-splitting.

Front-End Engineer at Granicus

June 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016

Contributed to front-end development for government-focused communications and dashboards; built client UI components and dashboards using modern JS/TS tooling and collaborated with design and product teams.