Jay Schwartz
Senior Software Engineer at Vouch Insurance
About
Experienced Software Engineer with a track record of driving impactful projects and mentoring junior team members. Skilled in project management and cross-functional collaboration, I excel in delivering high-quality results and fostering a culture of continuous learning. Eager to leverage my expertise and leadership abilities in a managerial role to contribute to organizational success and growth.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
• Spearheaded the development and implementation of an automated system for generating certificates of insurance, streamlining the process and reducing manual workload by 70%.
• Established and led an engineering and product mentorship program, providing guidance and support to junior team members, resulting in a 65% participation.
• Created detailed Technical Design Documents (TDD) to outline project requirements, architecture, and implementation strategies, empowering team members to effectively plan and execute their work.
• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and QA engineers to ensure alignment on project goals, requirements, and timelines, resulting in successful project deliveries and high client satisfaction rates.
• Actively participated in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and mentoring junior engineers to promote best practices and maintain code quality standards across the team.
Pear Therapeutics
November 2021 – January 2022
Senior Software Engineer
Beeline
Jacksonville, Florida
October 2017 – November 2021
Lead Software Engineer
• Led an internship program to provided mentorship to junior developers through code review, training, one-on-one meetings, and direct feedback.
• Converted a wireframe project into a finished feature that obtained 100% adoption with over 100 clients.
• Worked closely with scrum masters and product owners to ensure my team had clear acceptance criteria while avoiding potential roadblocks.
• Integrated with two third-party partners on different projects to create and manage API contracts, authentication, testing timelines, and deployments
• Ensured code quality through code reviews, UI automation tests, unit tests, contract tests, integration tests, and pair programming.
• Worked with a team to create native Android and iOS apps in parallel from design to production.
-- Notable Tech: Vue, Webpack, Node, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Mongo, SQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, GraphQL, Kotlin, Swift
Fidelity National Financial
Jacksonville, Florida
April 2016 – October 2017
Software Engineer
• Developed and maintained enterprise suite consisting of 6 web apps.
• Worked on multiple projects through the full software lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Implemented Elasticsearch search engine optimizations to improve search results and business flow.
• Instantiated and developed customized modules for CMS to be used by over 10,000 users per month.
• Rewrote existing e-commerce web app to utilize new technologies and best practices.
• Strengthened developmental methodologies by introducing a code quality document.
• Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance.
• Maintained existing applications and designed and delivered new applications.
• Worked closely with clients to establish problem specifications and system designs.
• Identified and suggested new technologies and tools for enhancing product value and increasing team productivity.
• Collaborated with developers and performance engineers to enhance supportability and identify performance bottlenecks.
-- Notable Tech: C#, Java, Angular, Elasticsearch, SQL
Hardware & Software Support Specialist
• Diagnosed and explained bugs and/or issues with customer’s phones and computers.
• Provided multiple solutions per inquiry based on customer’s needs and the severity of the issue.
• Performed same-day modular repairs on customer’s phones and computers.
First Data Corporation
Coral Springs, Florida
August 2010 – October 2011
Merchant Activation Specialist
Education
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2012 2015
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor’s Degree
Computer Science
Courses- COP4610 - Computer Operating Systems
- COP4703 - Applied Database Systems
- CEN4010 - Principles of Software Engineering
- CNT4104 - Data Communications
- COP3530 - Data Structures
- COT4400 - Design & Analysis of Algorithms
- COP3813 - Internet Computing
- PHY2049 - Physics II
- COT4420 - Formal Languages & Automata Theory
- MAC2313 - Calculus III
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2009 2012
Broward College
Associate’s Degree
Skills
TypeScript
NestJS
Easily Adaptable
Risk Management
Source Control
Docker
Agile Methodologies
Kubernetes
Leadership
Vue.js
Web Development
Android
Communication
Customer Service
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Performance Management
HTML
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
C#
Presentation Skills
MySQL
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Scrum
Kotlin
Strategic Planning
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Flutter
Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Git
Continuous Integration (CI)
MongoDB
SQL
Project Planning
Stakeholder Management
Design Patterns
React.js
.NET
Decision-Making
C++
Ruby on Rails
AngularJS
Microsoft Azure
iOS
Node.js
Apollo GraphQL
Teamwork
JavaScript
Swift (Programming Language)