I'm a Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer with 9 years of experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions using Node.js, React, microservices, event-driven architectures, and AWS cloud. I specialize in delivering robust back-end systems and polished front-end experiences across web and mobile platforms. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, mentoring junior developers, and applying agile practices to deliver high-quality software. I thrive on automating workflows, optimizing performance, and ensuring reliable CI/CD and security across fintech and e-commerce projects.

Perry Scott

I'm a Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer with 9 years of experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions using Node.js, React, microservices, event-driven architectures, and AWS cloud. I specialize in delivering robust back-end systems and polished front-end experiences across web and mobile platforms. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, mentoring junior developers, and applying agile practices to deliver high-quality software. I thrive on automating workflows, optimizing performance, and ensuring reliable CI/CD and security across fintech and e-commerce projects.

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I’m a Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer with 9 years of experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions using Node.js, React, microservices, event-driven architectures, and AWS cloud. I specialize in delivering robust back-end systems and polished front-end experiences across web and mobile platforms.

I enjoy leading cross-functional teams, mentoring junior developers, and applying agile practices to deliver high-quality software. I thrive on automating workflows, optimizing performance, and ensuring reliable CI/CD and security across fintech and e-commerce projects.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at CommentSold
January 1, 2025 - Present
Redesigned checkout architecture by migrating from a monolithic Laravel system to a scalable, event-driven backend using AWS Step Functions, Kafka, and Node.js; reduced checkout latency by approximately 35% and cut downtime during peak sale events by about 60%.
Senior JavaScript Full Stack Engineer at JOOR
December 31, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Led backend architecture for the Checkout & Payments team, building microservices on AWS EKS using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, GraphQL, and gRPC, serving 10K+ daily B2B users. Integrated Stripe APIs for payments, subscriptions, webhooks, and disputes; ensured PCI compliance and secure, resilient transaction processing. Migrated legacy checkout to Go-based microservices using DDD, CQRS, and Kafka (MSK); improved system reliability with gRPC, retries, and circuit breakers; mentored junior engineers and facilitated design reviews across offshore developers.
Senior Software Engineer III at Victoria's Secret
August 31, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Built GraphQL APIs for the Digital Fitting Room, integrating ML, user profile, and purchased data to enable personalized sizing recommendations; collaborated with UX and Product during sprints to prioritize WCAG 2.0 accessibility improvements using Angular and Vue. Migrated monolithic Order Management System to distributed microservices using DDD, CQRS, and Kafka; improved system reliability and performance; mentored junior engineers.
Senior Software Engineer at Cota Health Care
March 31, 2020 - October 1, 2025
Built backend services for the Real World Data Platform using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, PostgreSQL, powering BI dashboards.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Palantir
August 31, 2018 - October 1, 2025
Built frontend and backend services for the Real World Data Platform using Node.js (TypeScript), NodeJS, React, GraphQL, and gRPC, serving 10K+ daily B2B users. Integrated Stripe APIs for payments, subscriptions, webhooks, and disputes; ensured PCI compliance and robust third-party reconciliation. Migrated legacy checkout to Go-based microservices using DDD, CQRS, and Kafka; improved system reliability with gRPC, retries, and circuit breakers; mentored junior engineers and facilitated design reviews across offshore developers. Enhanced observability with Grafana, DataDog, and AWS CloudWatch; contributed to CI/CD initiatives with GitHub Actions, Docker, AWS ECS, and CloudFormation; supported SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance readiness.
Senior Software Engineer at JOOR
December 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Led backend architecture for the Checkout & Payments team, building microservices on AWS EKS using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, GraphQL, and gRPC to serve 10K+ daily B2B users. Integrated Stripe APIs for payments, subscriptions, webhooks, and disputes; ensured PCI-compliant and resilient transaction processing. Migrated legacy checkout to Go-based microservices using CQRS and Kafka (MSK); improved reliability and reduced latency. Built real-time, multi-tenant payments analytics using Kafka, Spark, Redis, and AWS services; ensured PCI compliance and robust third-party reconciliation. Led cross-functional syncs with compliance, finance, and legal; mentored junior engineers and standardized design reviews. Improved observability and incident response with Grafana, DataDog, and CloudWatch; reduced MTTR by ~40% and stabilized CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Software Engineer at Victoria's Secret
August 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Built backend services for the Real World Data Platform using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, and REST APIs powering promotions and rewards for millions of users across mobile/web. Migrated the monolithic Order Management System to distributed microservices using Kafka, gRPC, and Domain-Driven Design; latency reduced by 35% and enabled real-time inventory synchronization. Built Stripe-based payment orchestration pipelines using Node.js, Kafka, Redis, and AWS services (SQS, OpenSearch, S3, Redshift); ensured PCI compliance and robust reconciliation. Developed GraphQL APIs for the Digital Fitting Room, integrating ML, user profiles, and purchase data to enable personalized sizing recommendations; collaborated with UX and Product during sprints to address WCAG 2.0 accessibility improvements. Implemented secure SSO flows and governance to support enterprise-grade security and authentication across platforms.
Senior Software Engineer at COTA Health Care
March 1, 2020 - October 1, 2025
Led backend architecture and real-time data processing on the Real World Data Platform; built microservices with Node.js/TypeScript, NestJS, and REST APIs powering healthcare analytics. Connected HL7 v2 data streams and HIPAA-compliant data processing; collaborated across product, data science, and security teams. Migrated legacy monolith to distributed microservices using Kafka and gRPC; improved latency and reliability. Implemented secure data access controls and CI/CD practices across teams.
Senior Software Engineer at Palantir
August 1, 2018 - October 1, 2025
Built full-stack web apps using React, Angular, Vue, and Node.js (TypeScript) with SQL data stores; worked on enterprise data platforms with HL7 v2 and HIPAA considerations. Implemented front-end/back-end features in cross-functional teams; optimized performance and reliability of healthcare data platforms.
Senior Software Engineer at CommentSold
January 1, 2025 - Present
Redesigned the checkout architecture by migrating from a monolithic Laravel stack to a scalable, event-driven backend using AWS Step Functions, Kafka, and Node.js. Led cross-functional collaboration with the VP of Engineering to re-architect the checkout system and integrate with legacy Laravel and Java-based microservices during rollout. Implemented multi-payment methods (card vaulting and ACH) across 7+ categories, reducing failed transactions by ~22%. Migrated legacy checkout to Go-based microservices using DDD, CQRS, and Kafka (MSK); improved reliability with gRPC, retries, and circuit breakers; mentored junior engineers.
Senior JavaScript Full Stack Engineer at JOOR
December 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Led backend architecture for the Checkout & Payments team, building microservices on AWS EKS using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, and GraphQL; serving 10K+ daily B2B users. Integrated Stripe APIs for payments; ensured PCI compliance and secure processing. Migrated legacy checkout to Go-based microservices using DDD, CQRS, Kafka (MSK); improved system reliability with gRPC.
Senior JavaScript Full Stack Engineer at Cota HealthCare
March 1, 2020 - October 1, 2025
Built real-time multi-tenant payments analytics system using Node.js, NestJS, TypeORM, Redux; powering promos and rewards for millions of users across mobile/web. Migrated monolithic Order Management System to distributed microservices using Kafka, gRPC, and DDD; reduced latency by 35% and enabled real-time inventory synchronization. Built Stripe-integrated payment orchestration pipelines using Node.js workers, Kafka Streams, Redis, AWS services (SQS, Lambda, OpenSearch, S3, Redshift, Snowflake); PCI compliance and robust third-party reconciliation. Delivered GraphQL APIs for the Digital Fitting Room, integrating ML, user profiles, and purchase data to enable personalized sizing recommendations; collaborated with UX and Product.
Senior Software Engineer at Victoria's Secret
August 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Designed customer-facing microservices in the Loyalty & Offers team using Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, TypeORM, Redis, and REST APIs; powering promotions for millions of users across mobile and web. Migrated monolithic Order Management System to distributed microservices using Kafka, gRPC, and DDD; reduced latency and enabled real-time inventory synchronization. Built GraphQL APIs for the Digital Fitting Room, integrating ML-powered recommendations with purchase data; collaborated with UX and Product to deliver scalable experiences.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at Texas State University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Bachelor of Computer Science at Texas State University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Bachelor of Computer Science at Texas State University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Financial Services