University of Illinois Chicago

HubSpot

Senior Software Engineer

Converted the older Django storefront to a React app consuming RESTful APIs. Responsible for implementing coding best practices, including writing Front End tests and documentation that improved the quality of the codebase. Reduced page load time by optimizing database queries and inefficient React and Django code. Created and maintained architecture decision records to help communicate technical solutions to stakeholders. Architected and implemented a change to ElasticSearch reindex process, resulting in a no-downtime process and increasing app availability. Mentored junior engineers utilizing pair programming and thoughtful pull request feedback to help develop their skills.

Leaf Trade

Code Dad

Coordinated company project requirements with 10+ other engineering teams. Delivered a new Asset Management system utilizing a React/Redux Front End with a Spring Boot REST API. Helped stabilize test suite for monolith PHP app and k8s infrastructure. Reduced monolith Front End app test suite run time, resulting in a more efficient testing process.

ActiveCampaign

Lead Code Wrangler

Responsible for mentoring/managing engineers, architecting solutions, and reviewing/writing code. Led efforts to increase application security and PCI compliance, upgrade application to the latest Rails version, and improved performance. Integrated React Front End and GraphQL backend with a focus on reducing payload sizes and CPU/Memory usage.

Fooda

Lead Code Person

Managed teams responsible for Mobile Wallet/Coupon/Loyalty app and legacy monolith SMS/MMS marketing campaigns application processing millions of messages per day. Successfully led the effort to migrate applications from colocated servers to AWS, resulting in improved scalability, reliability, and security. Internationalized application and led effort to deploy the app multi-region in EU and Asia, increasing product reach. Converted team to a Kanban process to reduce cognitive workload and deliver faster. During developer 20% time, built a Node.js/Express.js websocket display app and a Rails app for managing Google and Apple Wallet cards. These apps became major parts of the product offering, generating millions in revenue per year.

Vibes Media

Senior Code Writer

Lead Front End developer for Tribune Social Registration and Single Sign On Project.

Tribune Technology

Senior Coding Engineer

End to End Developer for multiple projects mostly in ColdFusion and PHP on the Back End and jQuery on the Front End.

Anthony Fojas