Riley Mahoney
Fort Lauderdale
Summary
Full Stack Developer with strong problem-solving skills, a broad toolkit across frontend and backend technologies, and a proven ability to deliver high-quality code under tight deadlines. Collaborative and analytical, with strong communication skills and a leadership mindset—driving clarity, elevating team performance, and guiding projects toward successful outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Full Stack Developer
Stealth Startup
08.2025 - Current
- Architected a graph-driven configuration service using Neo4j, enabling dynamic system configuration and faster cross-service orchestration.
- Pioneered the use of frontier AI coding agents, significantly accelerating development workflows and improving engineering productivity.
- Built AI-powered integration workflows to automate critical business processes, reducing manual effort and increasing operational efficiency.
Full Stack Engineer
Valuetainment
09.2024 - Current
- Led end-to-end system design and implementation of a distributed, event-driven payment platform using domain-driven microservices in Node.js and TypeScript; developed wallet and transaction workflows with auditable financial ledgering via AWS EventBridge and SQS
- Led backend development and responsive web interface for Minnect, a cross-platform app serving 10,000+ users; implemented user authentication, scheduling workflows, and event ticketing integration using NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Next.js
- Implemented real-time communication for a chat service using AWS API Gateway and WebSockets, enabling seamless and scalable bidirectional messaging
- Integrated AI-assisted development workflows using Cursor to accelerate code generation, documentation, and debugging across services
- Created structured product requirement documents (PRDs) and contextual prompts to optimize LLM performance in codebases and IDE environments
- Engineered a high-traffic news aggregator webapp using Next.js for the frontend and NestJS for the backend, ensuring a seamless user experience and optimal performance
- Deployed and managed containerized applications to AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service and Elastic Container Service, ensuring high availability and scalability for production workloads
- Developed and optimized a robust news data pipeline using AWS Step Functions, orchestrating ETL processes and integrating third-party APIs for real-time data ingestion
Senior Software Engineer Software Engineer II // Software Engineer
The Home Depot
07.2019 - 09.2024
- Built high-quality, scalable web services using Java and Kotlin
- Led technical presentations and mentored junior engineers, introducing new technologies, best practices, and professional development guidance
- Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to optimize testing and deployment processes
- Collaborated with product managers to plan iterations and break down large initiatives into user stories using Agile methodology
- Developed a React/Redux and NodeJS application enabling inventory analysts to manage daily ordering
- Built a custom dashboard to monitor the health of an ordering optimization system using a ReactJS frontend and Kotlin backend
- Migrated legacy applications from on-prem servers to cloud servers
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2019
Skills
- TypeScript, Nodejs, NestJS
- React, Nextjs
- Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot
- AWS, Google Cloud Platform
- PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, BigQuery
- Kubernetes, Docker
- AI-Enhanced Development Workflows using Cursor and Claude Code
- Software Architecture & System Design
- Security Best Practices & Implementation
- API Design & Integration
- Client Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Timeline
Senior Full Stack Developer
Stealth Startup
08.2025 - Current
Full Stack Engineer
Valuetainment
09.2024 - Current
Senior Software Engineer Software Engineer II // Software Engineer
The Home Depot
07.2019 - 09.2024
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Florida