Software Engineer

Spearheaded the migration of Podcasts.com directory, handling 1 million daily requests, from Laravel 5.4 to a modern stack using Next.js (React) and Nest.js (Node.js).
Implemented a synchronization process for 155 million podcast and episode records to Elasticsearch, improving search functionality and data retrieval speed by 40%, resulting in a more responsive user experience.
Optimized AWS resources such as EC2, RDS, S3, SES, & ELB by analyzing usage patterns and optimizing, resulting in a monthly cost reduction of $1,000.
Constructed an automated approval system for podcast entries, integrating with existing content management frameworks; reduced spam submissions by over 300 per month, ensuring a more efficient and quality-driven content pipeline.
Developed a robust feature flagging system to streamline feature deployments on Podcasts.com; this initiative resulted in a 50% reduction in downtime during updates and refined user retention by 15%.
Implemented a new RSS feed caching solution utilizing Cloudflare that decreased downtime occurrences by 60%, ensuring continuous access to critical content and improving reliability for 8,000+ users.
Drove the rapid launch of a data-intensive investor app in just seven days, streamlining user experience and achieving over 1,000 users in the first week, establishing a strong market presence.
Executed the comprehensive technical takeover of Leanbe.ai, optimizing deployment processes with Nest.js and MongoDB; reduced deployment times by 50%, ensuring quicker feature rollouts and better customer experience.