ABOUT
Sam is an experienced developer and team leader with a passion for continuous learning and creativity. As a team lead and project manager, Sam excels at improving efficiency and communication within teams, delivering immediate ROI by optimizing task management and results analysis, and managing both up and down.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Vivrelle
Mar 2025 - PresentSenior Platform Engineer
https://vivrelle.com/Launched an AI tool that integrated with major fashion companies FWRD and Revolve to complete user outfits, generating significant revenue within 1 month. Refactored the main product loader lambda function, leading to a 5% increase in uptime and 10% lower error rates. Aided in vendor renegotiations to lower cost of cloud by 25% and established company guidelines around the SDLC while mentoring junior engineers.
Sharpen
Jul 2020 - Mar 2025Software Engineering Manager
https://sharpencx.com/Led a cross-functional team of 4-8 developers, driving project delivery on-time while fostering professional growth through mentorship. Led initiatives including the company's first major AI project (now over $500k ARR). Spearheaded the transition of all infrastructure to IaC via AWS CDK, resulting in a 20% reduction in cloud costs and 15% increase in service uptime. Implemented new microservice design patterns that enhanced system performance by 10% and facilitated the launch of 5 critical projects ahead of schedule.
Kumbu
Jun 2016 - Jan 2017Software Engineer
https://www.getkumbu.comReported remotely in both English and French for a Paris-based web startup. Designed web page mockups and UI/UX elements across multiple application sections, resulting in increased user engagement. Developed and implemented end-to-end API integrations, including high-profile integrations with tech companies like Spotify.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Theater from Wesleyan University (May 2021), cum laude.
SKILLS
Web Development • Security Best Practices • Scrum • GraphQL • Microservices • Machine Learning • Unit Testing • RESTful APIs • Python • Infrastructure As Code • Load Testing • System Architecture • Terraform • CDK • Kafka • People Management • Project Management • UX Design • Database Design • CI/CD • Git • Docker • Performance Optimization • Cloud Computing • Data Structures • TypeScript • JavaScript • AWS • Algorithms • Agile