Robert McKenney
Senior Software Engineer Ii Core Backend Systems @Versus
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Software Engineer Ii Core Backend Systems @Versus
Ottawa, ON, CA
Versus is a startup that is increasing viewer engagement with dynamic AI generated casual games based on the media partner’s surrounding content. As a senior software engineer my accomplishments include:• Partnered with product and engineering leaders to design scalable technical solutions supporting the product roadmap.• Delivered quick feature iteration to support marketing campaigns and customer growth.• Designed and developed from 0 to 1 the core backend for a new product.• Improved DX workflow with a new monorepo structure and simplified tooling.• Dropped test suite runtime from 8 minutes to 12 seconds.• Developed a React Native prototype for a proposed new mobile app.• Migrated core microservice logic from TypeScript to Go.• Affected cross-team workflow improvements through demonstration and mentoring• Identified desired architectural designs and influenced the evolutionary path toward that end-state.• Incrementally improved reliability, scalability and performance through opportunistic refactoring while delivering new features.• Rebuilt significant portions of test suites to eliminate functional drift and flaky tests.
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ABOUT ROBERT MCKENNEY
tldr; I care about customer value. I care about the well-being and development of my team. I care about technical excellence. I have the experience to deliver.I have extensive experience as a hands-on technical leader and have built inclusive, high-trust, distributed teams. I strive to be a force multiplier for my teams, ensuring consistent delivery of customer value. My passion lies in guiding high-performing teams in building cloud-native, full-stack applications using React/React Native and developing backend service APIs with Node, Typescript, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.• 25+ years of software product engineering• 7+ years of product engineering leadership• 5+ years as a college professor• Sees both the broad vision and the essential implementation details• Blends creative and technical skills• Customer experience focused• Mentor and team builder• Infectious enthusiasm• Life-long learner Since 1994, I have successfully developed many websites and web applications that delivered utility and delight. As a technical founder and in various product engineering roles in other start-ups and scale-ups, I have always fostered a collaborative environment, leading to shared success. My experience includes launching new products and transforming legacy code and operational processes for start-ups, governments and multi-billion-dollar companies through effective cross-functional teamwork.As a college professor, I designed and delivered courses on building full-stack mobile application solutions. I also lead the design, development and ministry approval of a new Graduate Certificate program in Cloud Development and Operations.Whether the mission is big or small, I consistently excel in finding creative and elegant technology solutions to complex business problems. I approach each challenge with a blend of creative and technical skills, resulting in well-rounded, customer-experience-focused solutions. My optimistic nature is tempered by the reality of seasoned experience. Recognizing the broad strategic vision and effectively articulating specific implementation details to the team has contributed to my success. My infectious enthusiasm helps me effectively communicate with all impacted audiences, including customers, executives, sales teams, designers and engineers.My love for life-long learning drives me to continually expand my knowledge of the ever-changing information technology industry. I am equally delighted by the opportunity to learn more about new business domains to better serve their end users.
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