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Niko Byron

Chicago,IL

Summary

Results-driven engineer with 9+ years of experience in full-stack development, system integration, and technical client engagement. Proven ability to design and implement scalable solutions, manage cross-functional projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive business success. Adept at translating complex technical challenges into actionable solutions, improving efficiency, and enhancing customer experiences. Passionate about leveraging technology to bridge the gap between business needs and innovative solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Integration Engineer

LIFELENZ
05.2024 - Current
  • Managed technical relationships in a post-sales environment, supporting large quick-service restaurant (QSR) corporations.
  • Served as the primary technical liaison for major clients, including McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, and Carrols, ensuring seamless integration and ongoing support.
  • Designed and implemented custom and standardized integrations to efficiently import client data onto the platform.
  • Designed and implemented an automated onboarding and offboarding integration for new restaurant locations, streamlining operations and significantly reducing setup time.
  • Provided expert support to clients integrating with new LIFELENZ systems, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruptions.

Senior Software Engineer

Credly
11.2021 - 03.2024
  • Enhanced and maintained Credly’s credential issuing platform, improving the user experience and increasing badge issuance rates.
  • Modernized legacy Backbone.js pages by converting them to React, enhancing maintainability and user experience.
  • Designed and developed an improved badge issuing UI, streamlining the credentialing process.
  • Led the development of the badge recommendations feature, driving increased engagement and credential adoption.
  • Contributed to the architecture and implementation of a new workforce management portal, improving operational efficiency.
  • Developed reusable, generic React components, standardizing UI elements across the platform for consistency and scalability.
  • Operated in a high-autonomy environment, adapting to evolving project requirements and influencing design decisions.

Software Engineer II

Constant Contact
07.2015 - 10.2021
  • Designed and developed web-extract, a Spring-based API that processes URLs and returns a styled HTML snippet with a concise page summary and image.
  • Built and maintained contacts-core, a critical Ruby on Rails API supporting CRUD operations for customer contacts, widely used across Constant Contact teams.
  • Engineered and co-designed Constant Contact’s first AWS serverless application, enabling efficient handling of API requests from our sign-up forms tool.
  • Led the development of Quick Segments, a feature that empowered users to dynamically generate targeted contact lists for email campaigns based on custom criteria.
  • Redesigned and rebuilt the contacts UI, from the ground up using Backbone.js and the company’s internal front-end framework, enhancing usability and performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
05-2015

Skills

    HTML & CSS

    jQuery

    React
    Git

    SQL
    Java
    JIRA
    Agile Software Development

    JavaScript

    Ruby on Rails

    NPM
    AWS
    Jenkins

    AJAX

    Backbonejs

    Technical Communication

    Software Design

Timeline

Senior Integration Engineer

LIFELENZ
05.2024 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Credly
11.2021 - 03.2024

Software Engineer II

Constant Contact
07.2015 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems

Carnegie Mellon University

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