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, TX05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX05-2021
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