Hi, I’m Ryan Flaherty, a Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building robust, scalable applications across diverse industries. I specialize in full‑stack JavaScript, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and data management. I enjoy leading complex projects, optimizing systems, and mentoring junior engineers. I’ve delivered impactful solutions for large organizations and startups alike, from rewrites of legacy systems to data migration tooling and backend optimizations. I thrive in collaborative environments and love turning challenging requirements into reliable, high-performance software.

Ryan Flaherty

Hi, I’m Ryan Flaherty, a Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building robust, scalable applications across diverse industries. I specialize in full‑stack JavaScript, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and data management. I enjoy leading complex projects, optimizing systems, and mentoring junior engineers. I’ve delivered impactful solutions for large organizations and startups alike, from rewrites of legacy systems to data migration tooling and backend optimizations. I thrive in collaborative environments and love turning challenging requirements into reliable, high-performance software.

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Hi, I’m Ryan Flaherty, a Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building robust, scalable applications across diverse industries. I specialize in full‑stack JavaScript, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and data management. I enjoy leading complex projects, optimizing systems, and mentoring junior engineers.

I’ve delivered impactful solutions for large organizations and startups alike, from rewrites of legacy systems to data migration tooling and backend optimizations. I thrive in collaborative environments and love turning challenging requirements into reliable, high-performance software.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Nearform
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Consulted for Nintendo of America, delivered a full replacement for their legacy careers page in three months. Integrated the new page with a 3rd party jobs vendor and a headless CMS. This was written in TypeScript using NextJS.
Senior Software Engineer at Pelotech
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024
Consulted for T-Mobile's Broadband organization, contributing to critical infrastructure and strategic initiatives. Led the development and management of a data migration tool, transferring large datasets from Redshift/S3 to RDS, ensuring data integrity. Primarily maintained and optimized backend services supporting customer care and marketing analysis.
Senior Engineer 1 at Nordstrom (Developer Portal)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Contributed to the management and enhancement of an internal developer search portal, improving developer efficiency and access to critical information. Provided comprehensive on-call support, reducing incident resolution times and ensuring high availability of critical systems via Datadog, Splunk, and Pagerduty.
Senior Engineer 1 at Nordstrom (Supply Chain Tech)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Designed and delivered a high-throughput streaming application for aggregating and tracking inventory changes from all warehouses, leading to improved inventory accuracy and operational insights. Took over and delivered a multi-microservice integration layer for drop shipped orders, streamlining order fulfillment processes and enhancing vendor integration. Managed the maintenance and optimization of a legacy inventory service, ensuring business continuity and stability. Mentored and onboarded interns and conducted technical screens for various engineering roles.
Journeyman Software Developer at Pelotech (fka Lifft, Inc.)
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Developed a Meteor/React project for managing AWS EC2 and Spot instances, shipped a full-stack JavaScript cloud-based solution for medical diagnostic sample management and reporting, and implemented comprehensive unit tests using Mocha and end-to-end tests using Nightwatch/Selenium.

Education

Certificate at CODE FELLOWS
July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2015
Certificate at CODE FELLOWS
May 1, 2016 - May 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services