Brendan Smith

About Brendan Smith

I am a product-driven software engineer with 10+ years of experience across the stack excelling in highly collaborative work environments, finding answers to tough problems, and focusing on user satisfaction. I am an expert at crafting reliable, testable, and scalable software solutions using PHP, Javascript, Go, or whatever is the right tool for the job. I love turning weaknesses into strengths and will never stop learning.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Relocity, Inc.

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Develop and expand exceptional frontend and backend applications- Contribute to all aspects of the software process, including: architecture, specification reviews,testing, implementation, code reviews, debugging, and documentation- Responsible for software testing (PHPUnit, Unit, E2E)- Work with the team to implement core features across our customers’ experiences- Analyze and troubleshoot complex problems in a timely and accurate manner- Implemented a framework to configure and reuse code modules based on business logic withoutrequiring developer time to modify or extend (saving hundreds of hours of development time)- Planned and implemented a community engagement feature with a backend API, Twiliointegration for direct messages, and an AI agent for content moderation- Developed and implemented interactive, AI-powered agents using the Neuron AI framework andChatGPT models, transforming static resources into dynamic, data-driven tools integrated withvector store databases and external AI Agent function calls to our systems.

Education

• Middlebury College

  BA, Computer Science, Film and Media Culture

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Atlassian Jira
• Oop
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Java
• Javascript
• Agile Methodologies
• Front-End
• Git
• Mvc
• Angularjs
• Zend Framework
• Magento
• Programming
• Web Development
• Xml
• Css
• Html
• Subversion
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Hudson
• Apis
• Php
• Ajax
• Sql
• Restful Webservices
• Databases