Bill R.

Principal Software Engineer @ brightwheel

About

I am a senior technologist and leader who enjoys bridging the gap between the users and engineers through user experience design and software. I enjoy leading and being part of teams to build amazing software. I'm quick to pick up new languages, technology, and overall domain knowledge. I love building and delivering software that makes a difference to the user. Specialties: Team leadership, customer interaction, system design, Ruby/Rails, C#, .NET Core, Javascript/Typescript (+frameworks), Android, AWS, SQL, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD, IaC, full stack development and deployment.

Country

United States

City

Denver

Industry

Education Management

Skill

C#, Software Engineering, Software Development, Web Services, System Architecture, Web Applications, Object Oriented Design, User Experience, Android Development, Database Design, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, WPF, Visual Studio, Ruby on Rails, Android, Git, Linux, ASP.NET, Python

Experience

Principal Software Engineer

brightwheel

2022-3 - 2026-4 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Denver, CO

Principal Software Engineer - Platform Team Architect

ShipStation

2019-1 - 2022-3 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Austin, Texas Area

Principal Software Engineer, Team Lead

ShipStation

2016-11 - 2019-1 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Austin, Texas Area

Release Director, Principal Software Engineer

Snaptrends

2015-1 - 2016-10 · 1 yr 10 mos

Austin, Texas Area

User Experience Developer, Project Tech Lead

Ringtail Design

2009 - 2015-1 · 6 yrs

Austin, Texas Area

Customer facing technical lead for multiple projects with multiple developers, UX design/development, systems architecture, and project planning. Lead and was part of the successful delivery of many software projects with fluid requirements from the customer. As employee number 4 and senior engineer, I had the opportunity to influence many aspects of a growing company.

Founder and CTO

Mobile Blasts, Inc.

2006-9 - 2009-7 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Austin, Texas Area

Was responsible for end-to-end software architecture. This included integrating with 3rd party APIs, developing forward-thinking database designs, web application and web services that supported multiple mobile devices. Directed and assisted multiple software engineers and brought a stable product to market in a timely fashion.