Peter Poole

  • 218 E. 89th Street
  • Apt 4W
  • New York NY 10128
Experience
Self-employed
— Current
Co-Author
Role: Writing a book, "Problem Solving in Mathematics," designed to develop mathematical skills and mindsets for everyday readers
DemystData
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Fintech startup combining data from disparate sources to unlock financial access for underserved populations
Senior Software Engineer
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Role: Development of all user-facing pages; design and implementation of cross-region service integrations
  • Developed security and authentication model across platform for multi-region architecture
  • Served as primary point-of-contact on reliability and compliance issues for multi-billion dollar clients
  • Advised junior engineers on how best to port legacy functionality to service-oriented architecture
Engineering Operations Manager
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Role: Monitor stability of legacy platform while continuing to deliver overall improvements
  • Implemented process improvements in operations and daily engineering, including daily standups and more effective code reviews
  • Demonstrated subject-matter expertise critical in maintaining site uptime during transition to new architecture
  • Responsible for two direct reports
Software Engineer
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Role: Fix bugs and implement features in rails backend
  • Developed and maintained legacy monolith across five regions
  • Optimized site performance, killing bottlenecks through the full stack, reducing load times by up to 90% on common routes
Skills
Languages
Libraries
Frameworks
Technologies
  • MySQL,
  • PostgreSQL,
  • Cassandra,
  • Redis,
  • ActiveMQ,
  • AWS
Tools
  • linux,
  • bash,
  • git
Design
  • Object Oriented,
  • Service-oriented Architecture,
  • REST,
  • API integrations,
  • BEM CSS,
  • Security,
  • Compliance
Education
AppAcademy
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Full-stack web development bootcamp, teaching Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and ancillary skills
City College of New York
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B.S., Mathematics
  • Second Place, CUNY Math Competition
  • Winner, Belden Silver Medal for achievement in advanced calculus