Senior Software Engineer
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Katyella
Mar 2024 - Aug 2025
• Delivered Java modernization initiatives for Fortune 500 financial services bank, GDPR-compliant SaaS platform, and Library of Congress government contract
• Architected configurable validation framework replacing legacy hard-coded system, reducing validation rule deployment from 2 weeks to 30 minutes with zero regression defects
• Implemented royalty calculation features processing $2B+ annually across 50M+ tracks, ensuring accurate payments to artists and labels
• Transformed PM whiteboard concepts into production-ready solutions for Fortune 50 clients, managing full SDLC from requirements gathering to deployment
• Modernized legacy fraud risk scoring platform processing millions of requests daily, developing microservices architecture to eliminate technical debt and standardize fraud risk scoring across the entire platform
• Implemented critical Phone Number disconnection API integration replacement under tight deadline, collaborating with security stakeholders to ensure compliance and zero-downtime production deployment
• Architected cross-chain development platform enabling Ethereum ecosystem compatibility with Bitcoin UTXO model, building API
translation service and JavaScript SDK
• Built pricing feed failure alerts system for forex trading desk processing 1M contracts a day, enabling real-time SLA monitoring
• Led development of HIPAA-compliant peer-to-peer healthcare platform using Go, libp2p, and Protobuf to reduce patient no-shows through
incentivization, architecting secure self-hosted solutions for healthcare practices
• Built full-stack P2P integration system connecting React frontend to distributed backend network and Allscripts FHIR API, enabling secure
appointment data synchronization across decentralized healthcare provider infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer
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ItemMaster
Dec 2016 - Jan 2018
• Architected and led comprehensive microservices API modernization initiative, designing high-performance Redis-based caching layer over
a new item service api resulting in 10x+ performance gains
• Solo built professional shared knowledge insights platform; tested market using lean startup mvp (Golang).
• Reddit for scientific Journal Clubs
Java Web Developer
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ICF Olsen
May 2015 - Dec 2016
• Built CMS migration service processing 10,000+ webpages, eliminating months of manual work and achieving 99% migration accuracy
• Solo built shift management solution in 2016 in free time while commuting 5 days a week to Chicago. 29,000 LOC, 1492 commits; tested market with MVP for workforce scheduling and management.
• Open source as of 2025 at github.com/ripply/proxyshift