LANGUAGES
- Java
- TypeScript
- Kotlin
[ STAT ]
- LEVEL
- Staff
- CLASS
- Backend Engineer
- LOCATION
- Calgary, AB
- STATUS
- ACTIVE
Serverless backend engineer focused on AWS, event-driven systems, scalability, and reliability. Experienced in leading architecture decisions, mentoring teams, and shipping production systems from concept to deployment.
SPECIALIZATION
AWS Lambda · DynamoDB · Event-Driven
CERTIFICATION
AWS Certified Developer — Associate
EDUCATION
B.Sc. Geomatics Engineering — U of Calgary
[ SKILLS ]
CLOUD & AWS
ARCHITECTURE
TOOLS & FRONTEND
[ EXPERIENCE ]
Senior Software Developer — Backend & Cloud Services
Feb 2026 — PresentGenesys Calgary, AB (Remote)
- Lead backend architecture and technical design for AWS Lambda-based forecasting services supporting enterprise workforce management workloads.
- Key role in service rewrite from Clojure/EC2 to Java Lambda — designed for memory efficiency, scalability, and up to 1000 planning groups.
- Implemented OpenTelemetry, New Relic, and Sumo Logic alerting with tiered scenarios and documentation for production troubleshooting.
- Established engineering standards across Java Lambdas through code review practices, test coverage, and technical documentation.
- Researched and implemented AWS Batch diagnostics proof of concept for forecasting troubleshooting.
- Mentored engineers across backend, frontend, QA, and cloud infrastructure topics.
- Led 2026 planning including memory-efficient S3 Select replacements and cross-functional data storage discussions.
Software Developer — Backend & Cloud Services
Feb 2023 — Feb 2026Genesys Calgary, AB (Remote)
- Created reusable base frameworks for Java and Node Lambdas, reducing duplication and accelerating development.
- Improved system resilience through error handling, DLQ diagnostics, CloudWatch alerting, and MDC-based logging.
- Solved large-scale processing and memory bottlenecks through limit and scale testing for Lambda workloads.
- Upgraded services to Java 17 and completed AWS SDK v2 migration with phased production rollout.
- Contributed to architecture discussions, incident investigations, performance testing, and code reviews.
Software Developer in Test
Mar 2022 — Feb 2023Genesys Calgary, AB (Remote)
- Developed and maintained automated frontend and API test frameworks to improve release quality.
- Built internal automation tool reducing report generation from minutes to seconds for multiple teams.
- Investigated and resolved complex test and product issues to maintain stability and release timelines.
Junior Software Developer in Test
May 2021 — Mar 2022Absorb Software Calgary, AB
- Built and maintained end-to-end and API automation in Cypress using page-object patterns.
- Improved automation reliability and execution speed by troubleshooting flaky tests.
- Collaborated across teams to keep automation aligned with application changes.
[ PROJECTS ]
PlanePicks Inc.
FOUNDING ENGINEERSole-built serverless aircraft marketplace from zero to production; AI-assisted listings, messaging, offers, and white-label broker CRM.
> VISIT PLANEPICKS.COM
Node.jsAWS LambdaDynamoDBVue/TypeScript
S3/CloudFrontSQSCloudFormationxAI (Grok)
- Took a serverless aircraft marketplace from zero to production by architecting and provisioning a full AWS stack — Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, S3, CloudFront — via CloudFormation with observability and custom domains across environments.
- Kept API response times fast under media-heavy workloads by offloading image processing, document handling, and notifications to event-driven SQS pipelines.
- Secured multi-role access for buyers, brokers, and admins by implementing JWT refresh rotation, Google OAuth, rate limiting, and server-side token revocation.
- Shipped AI-assisted listing and research features to production by integrating xAI (Grok) with async Lambda workflows and validated structured outputs.
- Delivered a complete buyer-to-close marketplace experience by building Vue 3 / TypeScript workflows for search, map-based discovery, media uploads, messaging, offers, and PDF purchase agreements.
- Enabled white-label brokerage on a shared platform by designing multi-tenant branded sites, team management, client tracking, deal pipelines, and a CMS-style content editor.
- Reduced release risk and manual deploy overhead by establishing Bitbucket Pipelines with automated test, lint, and infrastructure plus frontend deploys on every merge.
[ COMM ]
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