Jack Golden
Williamsburg,VA
Summary
Accomplished Lead Software Engineer at Index AR Solutions, skilled in API development and project management. Spearheaded the creation of a proprietary ebook suite, eliminating reliance on Apple's iBooks Author tool and enhancing client access. Demonstrated technical leadership and software architecture design, delivering a beta within a year and driving continuous product improvement.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Software Engineer
Index AR Solutions
12.2019 - Current
- Led the development of a proprietary ebook creation and distribution suite to replace Apple’s deprecated iBook Authoring Tool.
- Gathered feedback from our writing, layout and delivery teams to generate a comprehensive set of product requirements.
- Designed a solution consisting of an ebook authoring tool, a custom ebook reader, an ebook database and web API hosted on Azure, and a database management tool.
- Originated, prioritized, and maintained an Azure backlog of work items based on those requirements.
- Managed a team of three other developers and a design coordinator/graphic artist.
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to manage the progress of the team in an agile environment.
- Designed end-to-end, integration, and unit test patterns to verify that new additions to the codebase do not disrupt the existing functionality.
- Ensured code quality by implementing structured source control, conducting thorough code reviews, and utilizing automated build processes.
- Delivered a minimally viable beta within the self-imposed one-year deadline.
- Maintained and improved the product continuously based on user feedback.
- Eliminated the company’s dependency on Apple’s iBook Authoring Tool, which was previously required to create the ebooks that generate 70% of their revenue.
- Enabled clients to access all their ebooks within a single app, replacing the need for one distinct app per ebook.
- Streamlined ebook delivery by allowing clients to self-download content from our database, removing the need for on-site installations by our delivery team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05-2020
Skills
- Project Management & Agile Methodologies (Scrum)
- Microsoft Stack: ASPNET Core, Azure (App Services, Functions, DevOps)
- Programming Languages: C, C, C#, Python, JavaScript
- Web & Front-End Technologies: React, Nodejs, REST APIs
- Database Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Testing & Quality Assurance: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Test-Driven Development
- DevOps & CI/CD: Git, GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines
- Software Architecture & System Design
- Technical Writing & Documentation
- Machine Learning & AI Concepts
- Unity Game Development
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
Index AR Solutions
12.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
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