Brandon Smith
Shawnee,OK
Summary
Senior Software Developer with 8+ years of experience building and supporting enterprise automation platforms, scalable web applications, and internal tooling across C#/.NET and Node.js ecosystems. Recognized subject-matter expert in test automation and platform reliability, with hands-on experience designing distributed systems using Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and event-driven infrastructure. Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, support production systems, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable, maintainable software.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Developer
Paycom
04.2025 - Current
- Following corporate restructuring, transitioned from people leadership back into a senior individual contributor role to focus on hands-on development while continuing to provide technical leadership across automation platforms.
- Supported a newly developed C#/.NET automation platform with a React-based web frontend (modern evolution of the original WPF tool), while maintaining ownership of the existing Node.js automation system, bridging legacy and modern architectures.
- Provided hands-on engineering support for enterprise automation teams, focusing on reliability, performance, and scalability across distributed testing infrastructure.
- Developed and maintained automation frameworks, internal tools, and integrations using C#, .NET, JavaScript, Node.js, and TypeScript.
- Troubleshot production issues and partnered closely with QA, DevOps, and platform teams to improve system stability and delivery velocity.
Software Development Team Lead
Paycom
07.2020 - 04.2025
- Led a development team responsible for delivery of a Node.js–based automation platform and Chrome extension with a React UI, expanding automated testing across the QA organization.
- Directed platform architecture and infrastructure, implementing Selenium Grid and WebdriverIO with Docker and Kubernetes to support scalable test execution.
- Implemented event-driven autoscaling with KEDA and workload orchestration using RabbitMQ, enabling dependable high-volume automation runs.
- Drove CI/CD and scheduling capabilities including GitLab pipeline automation, a developer-facing CLI, and CRON-based test scheduling.
- Delivered enterprise integrations and QA tooling such as BrowserStack mobile testing and JIRA integration for test result tracking and defect creation.
- Managed sprint planning, code reviews, and technical direction while mentoring developers and partnering closely with QA stakeholders.
Software Developer
Paycom
05.2017 - 07.2020
- Joined as a new graduate and quickly ramped into a full-stack C#/.NET role, contributing to internal QA automation tools using C#, .NET, WPF, Selenium, and MySQL, with additional work in JavaScript/React/Node.js on a later platform.
- Core developer on a Selenium-based desktop automation application (C# + WPF) that allowed QA teams to run automated test scripts and generate audit reports with screenshots and execution results.
- Later contributed to a separate, replacement automation platform built with React + TypeScript and a Node.js API, designed to enable non-technical QA users to create tests through a drag-and-drop action system after the .NET tool was deprecated.
- Worked in Agile/Scrum teams using Git workflows, collaborating closely with QA analysts and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end features from requirements through production.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Oklahoma Baptist University
05-2017
Skills
- C#, JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript
- React, HTML, CSS, with personal experience using Blazor
- Backend development with NET and Nodejs, including RESTful API design
- MySQL and relational database management
- Containerized infrastructure and CI/CD using Docker, Kubernetes, and Git-based pipelines
- Cross-browser and automation testing (Selenium, WebdriverIO, BrowserStack, Appium)
- Issue tracking and workflow management with JIRA
- Agile / Scrum development methodologies
Timeline
Senior Software Developer
Paycom
04.2025 - Current
Software Development Team Lead
Paycom
07.2020 - 04.2025
Software Developer
Paycom
05.2017 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Oklahoma Baptist University