Hi there! I'm Travis McKinstry, a software engineer based in Denver, Colorado, with five years of experience delivering high-impact, full-stack solutions in regulated healthcare environments. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and React, with Python experience, and I thrive on building robust architectures that meet HIPAA and FHIR standards while improving operational outcomes. I love architecting scalable tech to improve outcomes for underserved demographics. I've proven a track record of optimizing engineering efficiency—reducing pipeline runtimes by 70% and cutting debugging overhead through architectural redesigns—while staying HIPAA and FHIR compliant and collaborating across teams to ship reliable software.

Travis McKinstry

Hi there! I'm Travis McKinstry, a software engineer based in Denver, Colorado, with five years of experience delivering high-impact, full-stack solutions in regulated healthcare environments. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and React, with Python experience, and I thrive on building robust architectures that meet HIPAA and FHIR standards while improving operational outcomes. I love architecting scalable tech to improve outcomes for underserved demographics. I've proven a track record of optimizing engineering efficiency—reducing pipeline runtimes by 70% and cutting debugging overhead through architectural redesigns—while staying HIPAA and FHIR compliant and collaborating across teams to ship reliable software.

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Hi there! I’m Travis McKinstry, a software engineer based in Denver, Colorado, with five years of experience delivering high-impact, full-stack solutions in regulated healthcare environments. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and React, with Python experience, and I thrive on building robust architectures that meet HIPAA and FHIR standards while improving operational outcomes.

I love architecting scalable tech to improve outcomes for underserved demographics. I’ve proven a track record of optimizing engineering efficiency—reducing pipeline runtimes by 70% and cutting debugging overhead through architectural redesigns—while staying HIPAA and FHIR compliant and collaborating across teams to ship reliable software.

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Experience Level

Expert
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Expert
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Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Staff Software Engineer at Crossover Health
May 1, 2022 - Present
Architectural redesign of core services to optimize runtime and significantly reduce debugging time. Infrastructure optimization reduced CI/CD pipeline runtime by 70% via code deduplication and factory-pattern objects using RSpec & Capybara. Engineered high-performance RESTful APIs for mission-critical payment processing and vendor webhook integrations using Ruby on Rails, Python, and Sinatra. Frontend impact included building and maintaining a high-traffic internal scheduling calendar with React and HTML/CSS to improve the booking experience for providers and patients. Maintained 100% adherence to HIPAA and FHIR standards while managing complex data integrations and payment processing.
Software Engineer Consultant at ThoughtWorks
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Full-stack development: built a comprehensive full-stack application syncing wearable fitness device data to a virtual health care platform using Java, React, Ruby on Rails, and PostgreSQL. Managed pipelines for faster development and deployment through GitLab, GitHub and Travis CI.

Education

Certificate of Completion at Turing School of Software & Design
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Certificate of Backend Engineering at Turing School of Software & Design
June 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Associate Degree in Communication at Front Range Community College
August 1, 2013 - May 1, 2015

Qualifications

Certificate of Completion
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Certificate of Backend Engineering
June 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education