Lead Software Engineer
Bankjoy
01.2023 - Current
- Architected and led end-to-end redesign of Account Opening and Online Loan Application platforms using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and a modular monolith architecture, significantly improving scalability, extensibility, and maintainability; enabled launch of a new product line generating $100K+ ARR
- Standardized enterprise application architecture across multiple services by implementing event-driven architecture patterns with MassTransit and Azure Service Bus, CQRS with MediatR, and Unit of Work patterns with EF Core, reducing system coupling and improving performance and reliability
- Designed and implemented platform-wide observability strategy using Serilog, enabling end-to-end distributed tracing, structured logging, and diagnostics, resulting in near 100% transaction traceability across services and domains
- Championed Test-Driven Development (TDD) and engineering best practices, increasing automated test coverage by 50%+ and improving code quality, deployment confidence, and defect reduction
- Owned system design and integration strategy for multiple third-party platforms (e.g., DocuSign, LenderPay, Socure), producing high-level architecture diagrams, API contracts, and execution roadmaps, and leading cross-functional delivery
- Led cross-team collaboration to design and deliver an OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect-based SSO solution, enabling seamless authentication and expanding platform interoperability and product adoption
- Optimized cloud-native deployments and operations using Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, and Helm, improving CI/CD reliability, environment consistency, and production troubleshooting capabilities
- Mentored and managed a team of 4+ engineers and QA, conducting regular 1:1s, code reviews, and technical guidance, fostering skill development and improving team delivery velocity and quality
- Partnered with product and business stakeholders to align system architecture with customer needs and long-term product strategy, ensuring scalable solutions that support future growth and feature expansion