Staff Software Engineer — Full-Stack, Embedded & Distributed Systems

T-shaped Staff Software Engineer with deep full-stack expertise and broad reach across embedded systems, AI/ML, and distributed platforms — from React and TypeScript to RTOS and FPGA. 15 years shipping 0-to-1 products across fintech, edtech, healthcare, and defense, architecting platforms that achieved 99.9% uptime SLAs, 10x latency improvements (60s to 5s), and 40% infrastructure cost reductions. Proven outcomes-driven technical leader — defining strategy alongside product, closing process gaps through targeted PoCs, and fostering team cultures around speed, experimentation, and quality. Career spanning two eras — modern full-stack and cloud (2010–present) built on a foundation of embedded firmware and hardware-software co-design (1997–2010). Actively building with AI-assisted development tools, RAG pipelines, and LLM workflows. Active TS/SCI Clearance (March 2026).