Dakota King
Seattle
Summary
Dynamic Full-Stack Engineer and Technical Lead at Exclusively Brilliant, I architected and deployed a comprehensive e-commerce platform, optimizing performance with Algolia and Redis. My expertise in Node.js and React, combined with strong problem-solving skills, drove impactful solutions that enhanced user experience and streamlined operations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Full-Stack Engineer
Exclusively Brilliant
Kirkland
03.2024 - Current
- Sole developer responsible for architecting, building, deploying, and maintaining the company's entire production platform.
- Engineered full-scale e-commerce platform from inception leveraging Next.js (App Router), React, SSR, ISR, and dynamic routing.
- Designed backend APIs using Node.js and MongoDB with service-layer abstractions.
- Created a robust admin dashboard/CRM for inventory, orders, customers, repairs, and work orders.
- Integrated Algolia for high-performance indexing and search.
- Built custom Redis filtering & caching system to reduce Algolia calls and speed up queries.
- Constructed Stripe and Affirm checkout system featuring Redis queue for preventing double-processing.
Facilitated payment confirmation through dedicated webhooks.
Automated inventory deduction to improve efficiency.
Executed background fulfillment tasks, integrating QuickBooks and automating email receipts. - Automated daily stock replenishment using sales deltas & metadata.
- Implemented GA4 + Tag Manager pipeline with custom attribution.
- Built PWA and real-time WebSocket live-chat system (later deprecated).
- AWS EC2, S3, CloudFront, SSL, PM2, cron for image handling and always-on features.
- PCI-aware data handling and secure system design.
Office Coordinator
Robbins Brothers
Bellevue
01.2020 - 03.2024
- Transaction and identifying record maintenance, input, and analysis.
Store Manager
Simply Seattle
Seattle
05.2016 - 07.2019
- Trained and developed team members to enhance customer service skills.
- Managed daily operations and ensured store standards were maintained.
Education
B.S. - Computer Science
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City01-2024
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, NY01-2015
Skills
- Full-stack web development across modern frontend (Nextjs/React) and backend (Nodejs/Express) ecosystems
- End-to-end system architecture, including APIs, databases, search, and internal tooling
- Infrastructure ownership, managing deployments, servers, environment config, and production stability
- Data and integration engineering, including third-party APIs, webhooks, payments, and automation pipelines
- Search, caching, and performance optimization through practical use of Algolia, Redis, and efficient data modeling
- Product-focused engineering, translating business needs into working features, tools, workflows, and internal systems
Certification
LPI Linux Essentials (2024)
Accomplishments
Presidential Volunteer Service Award (2016)
Timeline
Full-Stack Engineer
Exclusively Brilliant
03.2024 - Current
Office Coordinator
Robbins Brothers
01.2020 - 03.2024
Store Manager
Simply Seattle
05.2016 - 07.2019
B.S. - Computer Science
Western Governors University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Clinton Community College