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Andrew Studnicky

Andrew Studnicky

Orlando,FL

Summary

Seasoned Platform Architect and Backend Engineer with over 15 years of experience in designing, scaling, and optimizing distributed systems and microservices.


Proficient in Node.js and modern backend frameworks, with a proven track record of architecting platforms to support rapid user growth from millions to tens of millions. Adept at leading teams, fostering collaboration, and implementing cutting-edge technical solutions to achieve business goals.


Known for crafting high-performance, event-driven architectures and multi-tenant systems while reducing operational costs and improving reliability. Skilled in building resilient APIs, integrating real-time streaming solutions, and employing test-driven development (TDD) to ensure scalability and system integrity.


Extensive expertise in cloud-native technologies, containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes), and data modeling for SQL and NoSQL databases. A passionate technical leader, committed to mentoring engineering teams and aligning technical architecture with product strategy to deliver exceptional user experiences. Recognized for delivering innovative solutions in high-growth, fast-paced environments.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Platform Architect

VenPath
07.2021 - 05.2024
  • Architected and scaled data ingestion pipelines ingesting billions of data points daily, reducing costs by 60% and cutting processing time by 80%.
  • Designed configurable no-code systems, leveraging multi-tenant design patterns, orchestrating event-driven architecture via middleware engines.
  • Implemented a high-performance data streaming engine, enabling real-time data transformation from multiple vendor data formats, to diverse client targets.
  • Introduced modular testing strategies, decreasing service rollbacks and ensuring high system reliability.
  • Optimized runtime metrics with automated performance testing, ensuring scalability for enterprise-level workloads.
  • Researched, recommended, and drove implementation of cloud infrastructure products, services, protocols, and standards to optimize client retention and product development.

Lead Integrations Engineer

Abe.ai
05.2019 - 06.2021
  • Led direction of vendor and client integrations, conducting design reviews of proposed products and components.
  • Architected and implemented suites of Node.js microservices, driving a unified AI interface for multi-tenant consumer banking interactions across seven unique banking cores.
  • Achieved true multi-tenancy via configuration-driven middleware and API versioning gateways, cutting integration deployment time in half.
  • Designed algorithms to enable data disambiguation and dynamic entity referencing, enhancing NLP capabilities for voice activated front-ends.
  • Spearheaded team adoption of test-driven development (TDD), reducing deployment rollbacks to zero.
  • Authored self-documenting APIs for data-first integrations, utilizing schema tooling to maintain synchronized architecture and implementation.

Platform Architecture Consultant

Global Bankers Insurance
11.2018 - 03.2019
  • Spearheaded plans to merge multiple recently acquired internal insurance platforms.
  • Liaised with stakeholders to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions to reduce resource redundancies.
  • Collaborated with cross-industry teams to define, strategize, and document guidelines for platform adoption.
  • Designed, developed, and deployed vendor data migration strategies.

Consultant Engineer

Self Employed Web
Orlando, FL
09.2004 - Current

Side projects - System Architecture, Development & Design

Consultant

Universal Studios Orlando
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Contributed towards design and implementation of cross-platform digital revival of legacy theme park technology.
  • Designed, demonstrated, and implemented novel modularized SDK approaches to distributed microservices development, resolving a decade of data conflicts between vendor platforms.
  • Spearheaded initiatives towards TDD, bridging gaps between developers and QA engineers, ultimately reducing rollbacks and regressions organizationally.

Software Engineer

Sonobi
04.2015 - 05.2017
  • Developed cutting-edge header bidding strategies in the highly competitive ad-tech industry, riding the forefront of emerging web technologies.
  • Developed robust, scalable, modular and API-centric infrastructures.
  • Proposed, designed, and distributed smoke-test strategies & integration testing tools, ensuring consistent monitoring of ad-delivery across client sites.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Web Development And Design

Fullsail University
Orlando
03-2016

Skills

  • Cloud Architecture Design
  • Performance Optimization
  • Test Driven Development
  • Agile Project Management
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Machine Learning Integration

Timeline

Senior Platform Architect

VenPath
07.2021 - 05.2024

Lead Integrations Engineer

Abe.ai
05.2019 - 06.2021

Platform Architecture Consultant

Global Bankers Insurance
11.2018 - 03.2019

Consultant

Universal Studios Orlando
10.2017 - 10.2018

Software Engineer

Sonobi
04.2015 - 05.2017

Consultant Engineer

Self Employed Web
09.2004 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Web Development And Design

Fullsail University
Andrew Studnicky