Kyle J.

Kyle J.

United States of America
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About Me

Kyle is a driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience in creating innovative software solutions, having a deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails, React Native, React.js, and other technologies. He is addicted to learning new technologies and expanding his knowledge-base to gain the skills necessary to tackle cooler projects and larger problems. Kyle has worked on enterprise applications for the healthcare industry, as well as an E-commerce platform related to STEAM-based educational tools.

Frontend

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Ruby On Rails Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Sema4
Sema4
Software Engineer
2019 - Present (6 years)
United States of America
  • Worked on developing solutions for a patient-centered health intelligence company dedicated to advancing healthcare through data-driven insights. Mentored junior engineers through 1-on-1s and weekly sessions to provide continuous growth and increaseengineering team performance and efficiency.

  • Built and maintained highly secure, HIPAA compliant Rails backend API services to meet rapidly growing business needs.

  • Scoped and led months-long projects to implement new features necessary to increase business client base and company revenue.

SchoolCare
SchoolCare
Full Stack Engineer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Worked on the development of an application that partners with K-12 school nurse offices to seamlessly connect children and their families to healthcare services.

  • Converted company backend API infrastructure from Ruby on Rails to Phoenix with Elixir to improve performance, reliability, and concurrency for Caredox servers.

  • Integrated Dataloader to Graphql backend to improve API performance and remove n + 1 query issues.

littleBits
littleBits
Full Stack Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Worked to maintain and upgrade the internal software ecosystem at littleBits, consisting of Ruby on Rails, Rack, Netsuite, AWS, Hubspot, Bronto, and Shopify to improve overall internal processes and decrease technical friction.

  • Spearheaded the implementation of Bronto and Shopify into the company's tech-stack and led the efforts in making littleBits a more dynamic E-commerce presence, and led the efforts in running various tests and projects aimed at improving revenue conversion for both first-time and repeat customers.

  • Implemented from scratch a custom discount and deals functionality for our E-commerce platform via connection with Rack middleware and ERP software (Netsuite), helping to increase online revenue by over one million dollars between 2017 and 2018.

Showcase

Ruby on Rails Developer - LinkUp
Ruby on Rails Developer - LinkUp
  • LinkUp is a full-stack web application inspired by Meetup.

  • It utilizes Ruby on Rails on the backend, PostgreSQL, React.js, and a redux architectural framework for the frontend.

  • The application features groups created by users, events, admins, and discussions.

React Native Engineer - HellaBella
React Native Engineer - HellaBella
  • Developed an iOS app for booking appointments at nail salons in NYC using React Native.

  • Implemented account CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and user authentication with Redux and Firebase Auth.

  • Integrates Apple Pay and credit card payments through Stripe with Tipsi-Stripe and native Stripe APIs.

Ruby on Rails Developer - Tracks
Ruby on Rails Developer - Tracks
  • Tracks is an ORM (Object Relational Mapping) / MVC (Model View Controller) framework written in Ruby.

  • TracksrecordBase provides the ORM functionality.

  • TracksController provides an inheritable controller class and Router for routing.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Chemistry
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
2010 - 2016 (6 years)
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
TEALSK12
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC