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Hi, I’m Lee, a software engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable web applications and integration platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems and collaborating with teams to deliver high-value features. I’m passionate about backend architecture, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks, and I’ve led modernization efforts to unify legacy platforms on AWS and with modern tech stacks.…Hi, I’m Lee, a software engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable web applications and integration platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems and collaborating with teams to deliver high-value features. I’m passionate about backend architecture, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks, and I’ve led modernization efforts to unify legacy platforms on AWS and with modern tech stacks.

Lee Thornton

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Lee, a software engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable web applications and integration platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems and collaborating with teams to deliver high-value features. I’m passionate about backend architecture, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks, and I’ve led modernization efforts to unify legacy platforms on AWS and with modern tech stacks.…Hi, I’m Lee, a software engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable web applications and integration platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems and collaborating with teams to deliver high-value features. I’m passionate about backend architecture, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks, and I’ve led modernization efforts to unify legacy platforms on AWS and with modern tech stacks.

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Hi, I’m Lee, a software engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable web applications and integration platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems and collaborating with teams to deliver high-value features.
I’m passionate about backend architecture, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks, and I’ve led modernization efforts to unify legacy platforms on AWS and with modern tech stacks.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at IntoWork

July 1, 2025 - Present

Collaborated with end users to gather requirements and translate business needs into functional specifications and scalable features. Built a middleware integration pipeline using Node.js and Next.js to automate third-party lead capture into aCRM. Led modernization of legacy websites into a unified, component-based architecture using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Payload CMS, enabling reuse and consistency across 18 websites.

Software Engineer at Kargo

May 1, 2021 - February 28, 2025

Designed and maintained backend features within a large-scale Ruby on Rails production system. Built and supported RESTful APIs, background jobs, and data-intensive workflows backed by PostgreSQL. Developed and deployed a fully scalable video generator platform on AWS (CDK & Node.js) producing 24,000 videos within a 24-hour period.

Software Engineer at CGM

June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021

Developed responsive web applications through using Angular, C# & .Net following agile methodologies and mentored 2 interns.