Staff Engineer (Flagship)

Built methodology framework with 19 MCP tools, 6-phase lifecycle, and quality gates. 2,600+ tests with automated verification on every change.

Designed multi-agent team coordination and persistent memory system. In beta across 5 coding platforms (Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf, Aider, OpenCode).

Built multi-agent AI migration system with 5 specialized sub-agents, reducing endpoint migration time from hours to under 10 minutes, enabling 289 endpoint migrations.

Reverse-engineered legacy compiled Acucobol systems without source access, producing 45+ migration specifications (1.75MB/50,000+ lines) through AI-assisted bytecode analysis with 99%+ query accuracy.

Deployed 34 parallel AI agents for migration validation framework, achieving 90% error reduction in schema mapping (validation suite, before/after comparison).

Designed Truth Source Architecture enabling AI agents to consume documentation and refactor code without hallucination. Patterns now adopted organization-wide.

Built AI sprint intelligence system using historical transcripts as knowledge base. Benchmarked against human estimates at ±1 story point (blind comparison, 6 sprints), achieving 2.5x throughput (story points over 6 sprints) and 13% sprint efficiency gain.

Designed AI governance framework—read-only agent accounts, DevOps approval workflows, failure-as-state design principles—after identifying blast radius from an unscoped agent action.

Uneventful Cutover: Led 289-endpoint migration at 96% production traffic with zero major incidents. The goal isn't exciting deployments; it's boring ones.

Deployment Confidence: Led first load test in company history—5 sessions, zero system failures. Created culture where teams trust their releases because they've proven them.

Structural Capital Recovery: Delivered $336K+ annual savings under pressure while maintaining mission-critical reliability. Finance loved the numbers; engineering loved the stability.

Predictable Performance: Achieved 4x order processing (300 to 1,300 orders per 5 minutes) through systematic optimization. Sustainable velocity that the business can plan around.

Flagship Integration: Single-handedly led and delivered Instacart integration, the company's highest-profile partnership initiative. Owned architectural design, cross-team coordination, and executive visibility end-to-end.

Zero-Tolerance Delivery: Selected as top performer to lead initiatives where failure wasn't an option: ERP integration, ECOM migrations, new business line launches.

Executive Trust: Became the engineer leadership called for critical initiatives. Complex projects, tight timelines, minimal surprises.

Team Building & Execution: Built Operations team from 0 (solo) to 9 engineers across 3 specialized squads (Operations backend, CS Support, API migration), then led all 3 teams (12 engineers total) through 10x COVID surge with zero scaling incidents.

Platform Stability: Built platform that became the internal reliability benchmark. When orders grew 50% MoM and competitors went down, we had uneventful days.

Performance Under Fire: In first 90 days, refactored critical paths boosting performance 87%. Established credibility that led to expanded scope and Principal promotion.

6-Month Turnaround: Diagnosed failing architecture in week one. Over-abstraction couldn't handle state-specific variations. Restructured to rules-engine approach, delivered 50-state compliance on deadline.

Zero Regulatory Defects: Real-time quoting engine handling insurance regulations for all 50 states. When compliance is non-negotiable, architecture must be right the first time.

Post-Mortem Discipline: Documented root cause analysis for client. The original architecture optimized for developer convenience over regulatory flexibility. Learning transferred to prevent repeat.

Designed distributed architecture spanning AWS (US) and Aliyun (China), solving Great Firewall latency so cross-border purchases actually worked.

Architected unified logistics engine integrating 8+ international providers, automating bonded/free-trade import logic across 3 countries.

Implemented multi-currency payment system connecting 19+ payment gateways including ICBC (world's second-largest bank), directly enabling international transaction volume.

Won 2nd place at international technology competition in China; achieved compliance with public company (LifeVantage LFVN - NASDAQ) regulatory requirements.

Built and mentored distributed engineering team of 3+ developers post-MVP, instituting Agile/DevOps practices that scaled with the business.

Led development of multi-channel sales automation achieving +1,700% YOY sales and -44% overhead reduction (shipping -44%, labor -17%) within 1 month of deployment.

Designed centralized inventory orchestration engine integrating Amazon, Overstock, NewEgg, and 6+ additional marketplaces into unified platform.

Managed team of 4 (3 developers + designer) developing MLM/Direct Sales management platforms from conception to production.

Built the linters, templates, and coding standards that every team at the company ended up using.