Career Journey

Professional Experience

My career has been a steady climb built on execution, leadership, and technical mastery. From early-stage contributor to Principal Engineer and Tech Lead, each role has added depth — more complex systems, larger teams, higher stakes. I've been recognised with promotions and awards that reflect not just what I built, but how I led the people and processes around me.

Principal Software Engineer

Current
Jun 2022 — Present Full-time San Francisco, CA (Remote) 3 years, 10 months

Leading the architecture and development of the company's core SaaS platform serving 10K+ enterprise clients.

  • Architecting scalable microservices handling 100M+ API requests monthly
  • Leading a team of 12 engineers across 3 squads
  • Establishing coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and code review processes
  • Driving technical decisions and technology roadmap
  • Mentoring senior engineers and conducting architecture reviews
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Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead

Mar 2020 — May 2022 Full-time New York, NY (Remote) 2 years, 2 months

Led development of a healthcare data platform processing millions of records with HIPAA compliance.

  • Designed and implemented ETL pipelines processing 5M+ records daily
  • Led a team of 6 engineers building HIPAA-compliant data solutions
  • Reduced API response times by 60% through caching and query optimization
  • Implemented automated testing achieving 90%+ code coverage
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Senior Full-Stack Developer

Jan 2018 — Feb 2020 Full-time London, UK 2 years, 1 month

Delivered 20+ client projects ranging from e-commerce platforms to enterprise CRM systems.

  • Built and shipped 20+ web applications for enterprise clients
  • Introduced Laravel best practices and reusable component library
  • Mentored 4 junior developers through structured training program
  • Implemented automated deployment pipelines reducing release time by 70%
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Full-Stack Developer

Jun 2016 — Dec 2017 Full-time Berlin, Germany 1 year, 6 months

Early-stage startup building a fintech platform from zero to 50K users.

  • Built core features of the platform from scratch to 50K users
  • Developed real-time payment processing and notification systems
  • Integrated third-party APIs for banking and identity verification
  • Participated in product design sprints and user research
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