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Hayden Roper

Aubrey,TX

Summary

Seasoned Software Engineer specializing in scalable web and mobile application architecture. Led cross-functional teams in delivering enterprise systems that enhanced performance and user engagement. Expertise includes React, TypeScript, GraphQL, SQL/NoSQL, and Android (Kotlin, XML, Compose), with a focus on resilient architectures and process automation.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

IBM
05.2024 - Current
  • Delivered nine epics for large retail banking client by leading team of 10 engineers, ensuring timely execution and high quality.
  • Rebuilt GraphQL server architecture with dedicated service layer, reducing endpoint maintenance time by 40%.
  • Integrated over 20 external APIs utilizing Kotlin coroutines, Android native XML design, and micro-app architecture.
  • Managed QA deployments and prioritized engineering workstreams while mentoring junior engineers to enhance code quality.
  • Architected phase 2 evolution of greenfield recruitment web platform, improving modularity and scalability for multiple product portals.
  • Coordinated delivery with cross-functional team of 30 members, achieving over 90% forecasting accuracy.
  • Directed technical and client-facing meetings to align development patterns with business objectives.
  • Led data migration efforts from legacy platform to AWS for over 100,000 users.

Software Engineer

Global Worldwide
09.2022 - 02.2024
  • Engineered server-authoritative system for client state tracking, reducing desyncs by 45%.
  • Refactored frontend architecture to decouple business logic, enhancing maintainability and reducing build time by 18%.
  • Integrated Playgami SDK for automated smoke tests, improving build validation efficiency by 30%.
  • Delivered two major game epics on schedule and within defined scope by leading cross-functional teams.

Software Engineer

Attack Wagon Games
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Developed top-ranked game on Attack Wagon’s arcade platform as sole developer.
  • Integrated microservices to enable server-authoritative gameplay and real-time leaderboards.
  • Managed public-facing developer logs to engage community exceeding 10,000 members.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
05-2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
05-2021

Skills

  • Kotlin, C#, TypeScript, Go, and Python
  • Mobile application development
  • Cloud deployment
  • DevOps best practices
  • Web applications
  • Project leadership
  • SQL and NoSQL database management
  • RESTful and GraphQL API integration
  • Microservices architecture

Affiliations

The Independent Newspaper Company – Executive Producer of an award winning 23-minute television pilot

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

IBM
05.2024 - Current

Software Engineer

Global Worldwide
09.2022 - 02.2024

Software Engineer

Attack Wagon Games
01.2022 - 09.2022

Master of Science - Computer Science

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Texas A&M University
Hayden Roper