Curtis Dale

Full Stack Software Engineer & Founder @Instemploy.Com

CA

Architected and Developed a full-stack B2C SaaS platform (React + Typescript frontend, Ruby on Rails backend, PostgreSQL on RDS) deployed on AWS.• Designed and implemented a microservice-based backend with Redis caching, background job queues, and error-handling systems to reliably integrate with multiple LLM APIs (OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini).• Implemented secure authentication (JWT + Devise) with Googlw/Github OAuth, role-based access controls, HTTPS, and active encryption for sensitive data, following OWASP and GDPR best practices.• Built for scalability with Dockerized deployments, Github Actions CI/CD pipelines, and AWS auto-scaling.• Established monitoring and error-handling systems, including automated email alerts for server logs and deployment health, ensuring minimum downtime.• Developed a modular component system in React with Styled Components and tested both codebases with RSpec (backend) and Vitest (frontend).• Drove product development beyond engineering by gathering requirements from users, defined the roadmap, prioritized features, and coordinated QA processes.• Conducted A/B testing during beta, collecting structured feedback via a custom survey system to guide product improvements.• Launched the MVP to ~100 free users, secured the first paid subscribers, and pitched to investors twice to explore fundraising opportunities.

MacEwan University

Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Science