Lee J Pender || Resume

January 2015-Present

A boutique remote software consulting agency, specializing in native and web app development. Recent clients include:

August 2019-present

Our agency was selected by Steven Levitt.
Using TDD/XP, built a system of microservices in Elixir and a websocket-based app in React/Typescript.
Led engineering and product design efforts including technical architecture, process documentation, user-testing, design iteration and deployment.
Built data pipeline deployed on AWS, responsible for performing analysis on billions of data points per year.

March 2023-present

Repeat client with two sucessful projects completed over the course of two years.
Oversaw buidling of a wiki for a large game release in Rails / Contentful.
Led a software development team in the creation of an internal tool and data pipeline using a Rails microservice and a Node/React/Typescript web app.
Wrote and modified IAC deployment scripts in Terraform.

July 2020-present

Built a series of lead-generation assessments in React.
Led a series of initiatives to migrate blog data and simplify their tag ecosystem using Ruby on Rails and MySql.
Architected new blog systems design including cache system design, theme, web application firewall rules, redirects, etc.

Feb 2019-July 2020

Acted as fractional CTO for Mack Weldon, making build/buy decisions, overseeing architecture, monitoring and security.
Oversaw zero-downtime cutover from Rails to Shopify for a site doing 10 figures in revenue per year.
Ensured seamless integration with 3PL/logistics during the cutover.
On my own initiative, built a system which alerts on late orders saving the company tens of thousands in lost revenue.

Nov 2018-Nov 2019

Worked on the Rhombus project, involving Eth oracles.
Revamped landing page, removing jank during page load, improving load times and SEO, implementing features and new designs.
Created concept and slide deck for presentation at Eth Denver.
Concept design and buildout in Jekyll of their blog "Oracular Spectacular".

April 2014-August 2015

Developed an educational web platform in Rails and React, working in a startup incubator within one of the largest online education companies in the world, in collaboration with members of the team at thoughtbot NYC.

January 2011-April 2014

As a member of the senior engineering team, I oversaw the front end department during a period of substantial growth, from 20-60 employees, culminating in our acquisition by a publicly held company, Kitara Media.
Implemented a responsive redesign.
Worked on internal tools and led the frontend team on implementation.

March 2010-January 2011

Lee J. Pender