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I’m an experienced Software Architect specialized in modern frontend platforms, cloud-native backends and tooling. Over the past decade, I’ve led high-impact projects across media, publishing, e-commerce, real-time streaming and geospatial domains, from rebuilding mission-critical systems to driving architectural migrations and DevOps automation. I bring deep expertise in React, React Native, GraphQL, AWS and event-driven systems, with a proven ability to align technical direction with product and business goals. I’ve helped startups and enterprise teams ship faster, scale reliably and level up developer experience. Beyond code, I’m known for clear communication, pragmatic leadership and mentoring engineers to think in systems.
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Work Experience
Software Architect at Roblox
September 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025At Roblox, I was part of the migration of legacy WordPress sites to an Angular + ButterCMS stack, creating a faster and more maintainable marketing platform. I led the DevOps effort, implementing GitOps deployments and monitoring with Sentry, and researched an architectural shift from SPA/SSR to static site generation to improve performance. Beyond platform work, I built chatbots with XState, co-developed a Storybook-driven UI library and design system, and extended backend capabilities with the Serverless Framework.
Co-founder & CTO at Outstrip
August 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024At Outstrip, as founder & CTO, I built the MVP of a cross-platform mobile wallet enabling 1-click buying and staking of Cosmos SDK coins and coin baskets. It was developed with Capacitor and Para (formerly Capsule) to deliver native-like performance across platforms. I owned the full architecture, covering frontend and backend development as well as infrastructure, laying the foundation for seamless token operations and future scalability.
Software Architect at 1/ST
December 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024At 1/ST Bet, I architected a greenfield cross-platform TV app for live sports betting. I led the React Native frontend, building a bespoke UI library with Gluestack UI and integrating Dolby.io WebRTC for ultra-low latency streaming. On the backend, I designed a fully serverless AWS architecture with Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, exposing a real-time GraphQL API with subscriptions. Infrastructure was managed as code and deployed through GitOps workflows, ensuring resilience and repeatability.
Software Architect at Skycatch
February 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022I led R&D for a unified geospatial data processing system spanning both cloud and edge environments. To achieve this, I designed a vendor-agnostic serverless functions and storage layer on top of k3s. I also implemented Rancher to provide fleet management and observability across distributed environments. Deployment pipelines were modernized with GitOps practices, leveraging Helmfile and Tilt to ensure robust cloud deployment while improving developer experience locally.
Senior Software Engineer at Skycatch
July 1, 2018 - November 30, 2019I architected and built the frontend of a geospatial data platform for 3D visualization and analysis. The solution was a modular React application with a custom plugin system for UI extensibility and a Cesium-to-React wrapper enabling rich visualization of surfaces and point clouds. I also created a UI library and design system with styled-system (CSS-in-JS) and managed complex asynchronous workflows using Redux and Redux-Saga.
Senior Software Engineer at WIRED
April 1, 2017 - October 31, 2017At Wired, I was part of the engineering team that modernized the magazine’s digital platform by building one of the first large-scale Progressive Web Apps in publishing. We optimized delivery through bundle splitting, tree-shaking, critical CSS, and HTTP/2, then implemented a service worker with Workbox to enable offline-first reading and near-instant navigation. I also contributed to the rollout strategy and resilience features, ensuring the platform could evolve safely at scale. The project, developed in close collaboration with Google, was showcased at Chrome Dev Summit 2017 as a benchmark for high-performance PWAs
Senior Software Engineer at The New Yorker
January 1, 2017 - May 31, 2017At The New Yorker, I was part of the team that modernized the publication’s digital platform by migrating to a React SSR (Server-Side Renderinf) architecture. I contributed to re-architecting the frontend for performance and SEO and ensuring scalability for high traffic demands. I also worked on shared UI components, introducing CSS Modules to improve maintainability, and supported integration with Condé Nast’s internal CMS. This modernization delivered faster load times, stronger search visibility, and a more sustainable foundation for future growth.
Senior Software Engineer at Condé Nast
May 1, 2015 - January 31, 2018At Condé Nast, I contributed to some of the most widely recognized editorial brands, including Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Allure, Architectural Digest and others. I led the migration from WordPress to React SSR, co-architected a shared frontend platform for all editorial sites, and co-developed Wired’s Progressive Web App in partnership with Google, with a focus on performance and offline capability. I also advocated for best practices in accessibility, performance, and code quality across the engineering organization.
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Media & Entertainment, Government, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Real Estate & Construction, Travel & Hospitality, Financial Services, Agriculture & Mining, Computers & Electronics
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