Paul Bruno

Sr. Engineer & Tech/Team Lead Front End Specialist & Full Stack Generalist

Kansas City, MO 214 766 5485 github.com/paulbruno linkedin.com/in/paul--bruno

I want to build effective, even elegant software — well-built systems down to the bones — and be an instrument of good, without (taking part in the company and its mission) as well as within (inside the org as a leader wherever I should find myself). Veteran web software engineer (12+ yrs., incl. 7+ yrs. remote); the weight of these years counterbalanced by a curiosity and tenacity that have never left him. Champion of elegant yet pragmatic engineering solutions (whatever the tech stack) and cohesive, well-oiled, tight-knit engineering teams. Adept in serving and shepherding new projects and mature software ecosystems, aiming his gusto at trail-blazing and bug-fixing alike.

Recent Professional Experience and Accomplishments

  1. Sr. Software Engineer (Full Stack) & Team Lead

    Slync.io San Francisco, CA → Dallas, TX Kansas City, MO
    • Engineer #9 in Series B-achieving, hyper-growth logistics start-up
    • Team lead of core platform development team (backend-focused)
    • Substantive contributions to end-user features (FE & BE) and architectural initiatives
    • Core member of technical interviewing group, responsible for green-lighting 25% of the quadrupled staff (within a year's time)

  2. Sr. Front End Engineer/Architect

    Freelance Dallas, TX → Kansas City, MO

    Freelance work for leading online publications like Dwell Magazine, international music artists, health insurance start-ups and leading music instrument companies. (Key technologies: JavaScript [Node.js, Vue, React, Redux, jQuery, etc.], MongoDB, Sass, git, Ruby/Jekyll, PHP, Twitter and Facebook APIs.)

  3. Sr. Front End Engineer

    Softvision (formerly Double Prime) Ardmore, PA → Oakland, CA Kansas City, MO

    Developed features and fixes as sr. engineer for high traffic e-commerce sites for several brands of Fortune 500 cosmetics conglomerate. (Key technologies: JavaScript [jQuery], Sass, git, PHP/Perl on backend, Google Maps APIs.)

  4. Full Stack Developer

    Nexstar Broadcasting Irving, TX

    Developed and maintained content management system for large, distributed network of community portals connected to television conglomerate. (Key technologies: JavaScript [YUI], PHP, Twitter/Facebook APIs, MySQL, third party weather APIs.)