Madelyn Y

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bs, Computer Science * (2xxx)

Trans-led Co-op & Creative Makerspace

• Co-founded a trans-led cooperative makerspace supporting creative projects in music, cosplay, electronics, and video.

• Helped define the organization’s mission, values, and policies, ensuring an inclusive and affirming environment for trans and queer creators.

• Contributed to the establishment of the physical space, governance structure, and community guidelines, fostering collaboration and accessibility.

• Actively supported members’ projects and events, strengthening the local creative and LGBTQ+ community.

Software Engineering Co-op / Consultancy

Over six years, I delivered full-stack software solutions for a diverse set of clients across sports, energy, and recruiting industries. I acted in many different capacities including engineer, architect, and consultant—building production applications, modernizing legacy systems, and advising clients on cloud and product strategy. Frequently moved between technology stacks (Swift, C#, .NET, Java, Node.js, Vue.js, Nest.js, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Ruby, Azure), ensuring solutions were not only delivered but maintainable and scalable.

Example Projects & Achievements

• iOS App Development: Designed and launched a SwiftUI + Firebase mobile app, successfully deployed to the App Store, achieving strong adoption and client satisfaction.
• Low-Latency SaaS Platform: Architected and developed a C#/.NET SaaS product providing real-time sports data APIs. Leveraged Swagger, JWT authentication, Hangfire scheduling, and AWS (Lambda, ECS) with Terraform to deliver high availability and enable clients to rapidly build downstream applications.
• Legacy Rewrite & Modernization: Led the migration of a Ruby on Rails B2C marketplace into a modern Vue.js + Nest.js platform. Delivered a market trading experience with real-time graphs and external system integrations, resulting in improved performance and richer user engagement.
• Sports Analytics & Simulation: Built a predictive analytics platform utilizing Monte Carlo simulations and proprietary player datasets to optimize weekly lineup decisions—providing actionable insights for sports organizations.
• Large Job Search Engine: Contributed to the architecture and build-out of a niche job board, leveraging GCP, Java (Spring Boot), and Vue.js to support high user volumes and efficient candidate/employer matching.

Specialties : Full-stack engineering, Cloud architecture, Dev Ops, API design, Legacy modernization, client consulting & technical leadership

Platform for parental controls on smart devices

• Designed and implemented new product features and enhancements across both front-end and back-end systems.

• Applied deep knowledge of web technologies, HTTP, and API design to deliver robust Ruby on Rails services, supported by comprehensive unit and integration tests.

• Partnered with the CTO and senior peers to refine engineering processes, improving team efficiency and delivery quality.

• Contributed to a culture of excellence through thoughtful, constructive code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Beer & Wine Recommendation Platform for Retail

• Led architecture and development of a recommendation system that analyzed customer preferences and inventory data to suggest beer and wine pairings for retail shoppers.

• Designed and implemented RESTful APIs to integrate with point-of-sale and e-commerce systems, enabling seamless product recommendations at scale.

• Owned the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and system design through deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvements.

• Built and deployed containerized services using Docker, ensuring portability and reliable delivery across environments.

• Managed infrastructure and DevOps pipelines on Linux servers, improving deployment speed and system reliability.

• Collaborated on product strategy and client engagement as a co-founder, ensuring technical decisions aligned with business goals and retail partner needs.

Major Top-40 Website

• Directed all software development functions for a top-40 website, overseeing design, development, release, and maintenance of new product features aligned with business needs.

• Evangelized a clear and coherent technical vision across multiple engineering teams, ensuring architectural consistency and long-term scalability.

• Coordinated projects across departments, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and operations to deliver high-impact features.

• Provided technical consultation and guidance to product managers, influencing roadmaps with engineering insights.

• Organized hiring, training, career planning, and professional development initiatives to build a high-performing team.

• Facilitated mentoring, coaching, and team-building activities to strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing.

• Briefed senior leadership on project progress, technical direction, and key strategic initiatives.

Core Skills: Engineering Management · Technical Leadership · Cross-Functional Collaboration · Hiring & Team Development · Project Coordination · Stakeholder Communication

• Partnered with product teams to architect scalable, fast-to-deploy solutions, ensuring technical designs aligned with business priorities.

• Led large cross-cutting infrastructure initiatives, including the migration of core applications from .NET to Ruby and the transition from on-premises data centers to cloud environments.

• Collaborated with other lead engineers, providing architectural guidance and technical direction to ensure consistency across teams.

• Researched and evaluated new technologies and platforms, introducing tools and practices that improved deployment speed and system scalability.

• Played a key role in codebase modernization and cloud migration, improving agility, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

Focus Areas: Software Architecture · Legacy Modernization · Cloud Migration · Technical Leadership · Cross-Team Collaboration

• Led a team of 6 engineers to design and deliver a world-class user engagement platform, powering applicant experiences and human capital data analysis at scale.

• Architected and delivered a highly scalable, platform-agnostic API suite supporting:

  • Data collection from resumes and job applications

  • Personalized job recommendations and search

  • Email engagement (alerts, recommendation emails, etc.)

  • User profile management for registered and unregistered users

  • Core platform services powering additional delivery mechanisms

• Oversaw hiring, coaching, and development of engineering talent, building a collaborative, high-performing team.

• Partnered with peers to ensure system architecture met scalability, reliability, and usability standards for millions of end users.

• Balanced technical direction with hands-on architectural contributions, ensuring solutions could scale with business growth.

Focus Areas: Engineering Management · API Development · User Engagement Systems · Scalable Architecture · Talent Development · Cross-Team Leadership

• Managed a team of 12 engineers responsible for the consumer-facing applications of a top-40 job search website and its 20+ international sites.

• Oversaw development of key features enabling job search, resume posting, and application workflows used by millions of job seekers worldwide.

• Directed design, implementation, and deployment of scalable systems ensuring high availability and performance across global markets.

• Championed engineering best practices, team collaboration, and code quality to deliver a reliable and user-friendly platform.

Impact: Millions of users across the globe interacted with features and code delivered under my leadership.

• Worked directly with business sponsors to design and deliver products from concept to production, operating with a high degree of autonomy.

• Architected and implemented key initiatives, including:

  • A candidate data mining application that searched the web for supplemental candidate information.

  • Improvements to Company Normalization, enhancing accuracy of employer data across the platform.

  • The first version of the Talent Network product, later expanded into a core offering.

• Scoped projects with business stakeholders, translated requirements into technical plans, and coordinated execution with other engineering teams.

• Owned end-to-end technical solutions, from architecture through delivery, ensuring scalability and maintainability.

Impact:

• Led a flagship project that was featured at the Microsoft MIX Conference, showcasing the company’s innovation on a global stage.

• Delivered products that became foundational to future platform offerings, including the Talent Network product.

• Promoted from Software Engineer I to Software Engineer III in just three years — the fastest possible promotion track at the company.

• Contributed to multiple high-impact projects across the consumer platform, API development, and internal tools, consistently recognized for technical excellence and delivery.

• Built a foundation in full-stack engineering, working with web technologies, back-end services, and large-scale systems that supported millions of users.

Impact:

• Established a reputation for rapid learning, adaptability, and delivery, leading to accelerated career advancement.