Mission-driven Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions across web and backend layers. Expert in React, Node.js, and TypeScript, with a proven track record of architecting cloud-native applications on AWS and executing complex technical implementations to support rapid organizational growth. Dedicated to technical excellence, mentoring engineering teams, and translating evolving business requirements into reliable, secure, and performant digital products.

Jesse Bulpitt

Mission-driven Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions across web and backend layers. Expert in React, Node.js, and TypeScript, with a proven track record of architecting cloud-native applications on AWS and executing complex technical implementations to support rapid organizational growth. Dedicated to technical excellence, mentoring engineering teams, and translating evolving business requirements into reliable, secure, and performant digital products.

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Mission-driven Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions across web and backend layers. Expert in React, Node.js, and TypeScript, with a proven track record of architecting cloud-native applications on AWS and executing complex technical implementations to support rapid organizational growth.
Dedicated to technical excellence, mentoring engineering teams, and translating evolving business requirements into reliable, secure, and performant digital products.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Dialexa, an IBM Company
May 1, 2021 - Present
Led the design and deployment of a customer-facing financial analytics portal on AWS, featuring a Next.js frontend and Go microservices on Kubernetes (EKS), with Terraform-managed infrastructure, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement. Developed a Generative AI-powered chatbot using LangChain and OpenAI's LLM API, employing a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach with an S3 data lake to provide contextually accurate answers and reduce support tickets by 40%. Spearheaded modernization of the analytics data platform by migrating from a legacy SQL warehouse to Snowflake; engineered a high-volume ingestion pipeline using Python FastAPI and Apache Iceberg, reducing query latency by 90% and enabling near real-time BI reporting. Constructed a federated GraphQL API with Node.js and Apollo Server to replace multiple REST endpoints, unifying data access for web and mobile clients and reducing frontend data fetching complexity by over 50%. Refactored an enterprise e-commerce front
Software Engineer at Ansira
July 1, 2016 - May 1, 2021
Architected a cloud-native, multi-tenant marketing platform using React and a Node.js microservices backend, enabling 200+ franchise partners to self-serve localized websites and increasing network-wide lead generation by 15%. Engineered a high-performance data integration pipeline in Go that used goroutines for concurrent processing to synchronize client Salesforce instances via REST APIs, automating customer data flows and boosting retention by 10%. Established the agency's first reusable component library with React and Storybook, standardizing UI/UX across projects and accelerating feature development and developer velocity by 20%. Led a cross-functional team of 4 engineers on high-value client projects, implementing standardized code reviews and mentorship resulting in zero critical production bugs for two consecutive quarters.
Senior Full Stack Developer at Sq1
August 1, 2013 - May 1, 2016
Formulated a full-stack A/B testing engine using Python (Django) and JavaScript, enabling an average 8% conversion lift across client campaigns by running over 50 concurrent experiments. Built a high-throughput analytics backend with Node.js, processing millions of user events monthly to provide clients with granular, actionable insights into customer behavior and funnel performance. Directed a site-wide performance initiative for a major e-commerce client that directly increased checkout completions by 3% by optimizing critical rendering paths and reducing asset load times by 60%. Pioneered the agency's transition to modern SPA frameworks, leading migrations from legacy jQuery to Angular.js for large-scale applications while introducing Vue.js for its rapid development capabilities on new projects. Revamped client ROI reporting capabilities by redesigning MySQL database schemas and optimizing complex queries, slashing data aggregation times for monthly reports from hours to under five
Software Developer at Property Solutions
August 1, 2012 - August 1, 2013
Oversaw and maintained the company's high-volume payment portal, securely processing over $10M in monthly transactions while achieving 99.95% uptime and ensuring full PCI DSS compliance. Created a full-stack digital leasing application on a LAMP stack, developing dynamic AJAX-driven forms with jQuery that reduced the average application-to-lease cycle by 3 days. Designed and deployed a suite of RESTful APIs to integrate disparate marketing and accounting systems, automating resident ledger creation and eliminating an estimated 10 hours of manual data entry per manager each month. Modernized the stabilization of a critical legacy module by leading its refactoring from procedural PHP to a modern, object oriented MVC architecture, slashing module-specific support tickets by 50% and improving server response time by 200ms.
Software Engineer at Dialexa, an IBM company
May 1, 2021 - Present
Architected high-performance Next.js and React interfaces supported by a robust Storybook design system and TailwindCSS, standardizing state management via Zustand and Redux to accelerate release cycles. Deployed a federated GraphQL API using Node.js and Apollo Server, consolidating legacy REST endpoints into a unified data layer that reduced frontend data complexity by 50%. Led a large-scale refactor of an enterprise e-commerce platform using TypeScript and React Hooks, improving Lighthouse performance scores by 25 points. Orchestrated containerized CI/CD pipelines using Docker, GitHub Actions, and Terraform for Kubernetes (EKS), reducing feature delivery time from 2 days to under 3 hours. Developed a Generative AI-powered chatbot using LangChain and OpenAI (RAG architecture), automating customer support and reducing ticket volume by 40%. Built highly scalable full-stack applications using AWS Serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB) to ensure sub-second latency for glo
Senior Full-Stack Developer at Ansira
July 1, 2016 - May 31, 2021
Designed complex client-side data flows and persistent caching using Redux and Zustand, streamlining state synchronization with a Federated GraphQL backend. Engineered a real-time data synchronization engine using WebSockets and Node.js to support collaborative user environments. Optimized PostgreSQL and Redis layers to handle a 5x increase in concurrent user sessions while maintaining sub-100ms latency. Facilitated the migration from monolithic to microservices architecture, leveraging Apache Kafka for inter-service communication to enhance modularity and scalability.
Software Engineer at Sq1
August 1, 2013 - May 31, 2016
Created a high-throughput analytics backend with Node.js and RESTful APIs, processing millions of monthly events to provide actionable funnel insights. Executed a site-wide performance initiative for an e-commerce client, reducing asset load times by 60% and increasing checkout completions by 3%. Served as an early adopter and lead developer for Vue.js implementations, transforming static interfaces into high-performance, reactive SPAs.
Senior Software Developer at Property Solutions International Inc
August 1, 2012 - August 1, 2013
Deployed scalable web applications using PHP on AWS (EC2, S3), ensuring high availability and efficient asset delivery. Refined MySQL schemas and implemented RESTful API patterns to support rapid backend business growth. Troubleshot and refactored critical legacy modules from procedural PHP to object-oriented MVC architectures, reducing support tickets by 50% and improving response times by 220ms.
Director of Web Development at Beckett
April 1, 2010 - August 1, 2012
Led web development efforts, defined technology strategy, and mentored teams to deliver scalable web applications and compelling user experiences.
Lead Developer - Web Technology at DexYP
July 1, 2007 - April 1, 2010
Spearheaded web technology development and cross-team collaboration to deliver robust web platforms during the 2007–2010 period.
Software Developer at DealTaker.com
November 1, 2005 - July 1, 2007
Contributed to backend and frontend web app development, implementing features and optimizing performance.
Software Engineer at Dialexa (an IBM company)
May 1, 2021 - Present
Architected high-performance Next.js and React interfaces supported by a robust Storybook design system and TailwindCSS, standardizing state management via Zustand and Redux to accelerate release cycles. Deployed a federated GraphQL API using Node.js and Apollo Server, consolidating legacy REST endpoints into a unified data layer that reduced frontend data complexity by 50%. Led a large-scale refactor of an enterprise e-commerce platform using TypeScript and React Hooks, improving Lighthouse performance scores by 25 points. Orchestrated containerized CI/CD pipelines using Docker, GitHub Actions, and Terraform for Kubernetes (EKS), reducing feature delivery time from 2 days to under 3 hours. Developed a Generative AI-powered chatbot using LangChain and OpenAI (RAG architecture), automating customer support and reducing ticket volume by 40%. Built highly scalable full-stack applications using AWS Serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB) to ensure sub-second latency for glo

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
August 1, 2001 - May 1, 2005
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
August 1, 2002 - May 1, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Texas at Arlington
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - February 20, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - February 20, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - February 20, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - February 25, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - February 25, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - February 25, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - March 2, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - March 2, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - March 2, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - March 5, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - March 5, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - March 5, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - March 10, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - March 10, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - March 10, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 1, 2016 - March 12, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
January 1, 2015 - March 12, 2026
MySQL Certified DBA
January 1, 2015 - March 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment