Liam Reale
Mine Hill,NJ
Summary
Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building and operating backend platforms for early-stage products. Strong background in Node.js, PostgreSQL, and infrastructure automation, with hands-on ownership of API design, deployment workflows, and cloud resource management. Experienced working in startup environments with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Engineer (Contract)
Hyperware — Via Diagonal Wall LLC
01.2024 - 01.2026
- Enhanced platform stability by maintaining Node.js backend for custom hosting.
- Managed platform backend, focusing on deployment and operational stability improvements.
- Designed PostgreSQL schemas using Knex and raw SQL for efficient data management.
- Streamlined asynchronous workflows with Redis and Bee-Queue background job processing.
- Automated cloud resource management using DigitalOcean APIs for efficient provisioning.
- Achieved zero-downtime deployment through dual API servers and automated traffic switching.
Software Engineer (Contract)
Holium Corporation
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Enhanced hosting platform backend by developing and maintaining internal codebase.
- Customized API functionality to fulfill specific product requirements efficiently.
- Managed PostgreSQL models, migrations, and optimized query logic for performance.
- Implemented Redis and Bee-Queue for effective queue-based background processing.
- Integrated JWTs and API keys for robust authentication mechanisms.
- Supported deployment and automation in Linux (Ubuntu) environments for system monitoring.
Software Engineer
Third Earth LLC
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Enhanced hosted web services by developing and maintaining a Node.js backend platform.
- Designed PostgreSQL schemas, executed migrations, and optimized complex queries for performance.
- Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management to improve efficiency.
- Created Bash scripts and Linux tools to streamline server configuration and reporting.
- Improved deployment workflows and system reliability in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Refactored and incrementally improved inherited codebase for better maintainability and performance.
Skills
- JavaScript (Nodejs)
- Bash
- SQL
- Express
- PostgreSQL
- Knex
- Redis
- Bee-Queue
- DigitalOcean API
Languages & Runtime
Backend & Data
Infrastructure & Operations
- Linux (Ubuntu)
- CI/CD (GitHub workflows)
- Zero-downtime deployment
- Infrastructure automation
- Caddy
- JWT-based authentication
- API key management
- Swift (exploratory)
- iOS and watchOS development (learning projects)
- Apple Developer tooling
Authentication & Security
Additional Technical Exposure
Certification
Google IT Support Professional Certificate — Coursera
Timeline
Software Engineer (Contract)
Hyperware — Via Diagonal Wall LLC
01.2024 - 01.2026
Software Engineer (Contract)
Holium Corporation
01.2023 - 01.2024
Software Engineer
Third Earth LLC
01.2022 - 01.2023