Stephen Traiforos

Fullstack Software Engineer

Summary

Passionate Full-Stack Engineer with expertise in designing scalable web applications, robust database structures, and compliant systems; HIPPA, OWASP. Applying methodologies; TDD, Pair programming, UML, ER and Sequence diagrams to document systems clearly to enable maintainable systems.

Experience

Nymbl Systems

06/2022 - 01/2025

Senior Software Engineer

  • To scale partner onboarding without duplicating integration code, I led a TypeScript architecture in Node.js on AWS Lambda that established reusable contracts and secure event-driven boundaries, enabling faster and safer delivery of new integrations.
  • When the organization needed a long-term integration strategy, I partnered with the Principal Architect to implement an EventBridge vendor connector model using Lambda Layers and Terraform, reducing marginal onboarding effort per vendor through a repeatable N+1 deployment pattern.
  • To secure inbound vendor communications, I implemented Cognito-based client-secret authentication and tenant-scoped credential configurations, ensuring authenticated access and safe retrieval of external platform data for webhook callers.
  • To unify inconsistent vendor payloads, I built normalization workflows that transformed source-specific data into generic EventBridge events, configuring API destinations and routing rules to persist integration data for core platform visibility.
  • When Lambda artifact constraints blocked deployment, I introduced a 'dummy.zip' strategy for Terraform packaging and pipeline validation, preventing failed deploys caused by upload limits while preserving predictable release behavior.
  • Led the high-stakes architectural migration from legacy AngularJS to Angular 21, engineering a hybrid application shell with specialized CORS authentication flows to support parallel production and beta environments.
  • To accelerate migration velocity, I developed custom AI-assisted extraction workflows (Claude skills) that automated the transition of legacy business logic into shared component libraries and standardized Entity-to-DTO patterns.
  • De-risked high-priority initiatives like the Billing module redesign by facilitating early technical discovery and surfacing architectural constraints, pivoting the team toward more sustainable implementations while coaching peers on API security.
  • Designed a modular guest access mechanism using custom Angular guards and resolvers, successfully decoupling user access from the primary authentication provider for specific workflows.
  • Architected and implemented a shared UI component library and standardized layouts, reducing front-end technical debt and enabling maintainable, repeatable workflows across the enterprise application.
  • Strengthened system integrity by securing API endpoints with Spring Security and integration tests, working closely with Security and QA teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and prevent regressions.
  • Prototyped an extensible HTML-to-PDF library using the Strategy Pattern to evaluate rendering engines, enabling maintainable generation of regulated medical forms and HIPAA-compliant documentation.
  • Architected APIs for auto-populating regulated forms and industry-standard EDI messages, collaborating on strict API contracts to ensure compliance and seamless integration with document services.
  • Translated complex product requirements into technical roadmaps and Jira-ready documentation, bridging the gap between Project Management and Engineering for streamlined execution.
  • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers in Angular best practices and code standards, fostering a culture of high-quality, type-safe development across a large-scale enterprise codebase.

Traiforce Group LLC

11/2020 - 06/2022

Independent Contractor

  • Led the design and implementation of a Kafka-based Backend For Frontend (BFF) architecture using single-spa, ensuring scalable, modular, and responsive systems.
  • Extended logging with DataDog to enable tracing between micro-services for improved metrics and debugging.
  • Led the migration of a front-end applications from Angular 14 to React. Aligning with the parent company’s tech stack for better interoperability.
  • Collaborated with 10+ global teams (Colorado, Chennai, Moldova) via the Spotify Model aligning teams with our architecture and product goals.
  • Maintained many React applications, creating diagrams and documents for seamless handoff and collaboration.
  • Implemented micro front-end applications, collaborating with colleagues to enhance system modularity.
  • Led contract-based development across the application stack for rapid iteration and deployment.
  • Integrated real-time scale data using PrintNode's web-socket for a scan-to-ship application.

Triverus LLC

03/2019 - 06/2020

Associate Consultant

  • Engineered a configurable process dashboard using MVVM, integrated with Active Directory.
  • Rearchitected a React.JS/.Net Core Entity Framework-based healthcare platform, resulting in a 50% reduction in page load time by separating database and business logic layers, allowing for metrics and telemetry to be introduced.
  • Extended an established Java-based near real-time reporting architecture for an eLearning platform deployed in AWS. Integrated serverless, microservice, and monolithic application components to support xAPI launch verbs. Defined future requirements to support the emerging CMI5 specification.
  • Automated 40+ business processes for a state government agency, reducing execution time from 3 months to 2 minutes by collaborating with government statisticians.
  • Member of an agile team supporting major software projects for clients, working as an individual contributor and fulfilling team lead roles.

Kuebix LLC

10/2017 - 02/2019

Software Engineer

  • Developed Salesforce API extension taking advantage of remote action calls, resulting in cost reduction and development acceleration. Embedding client-side applications; utilizing Knockout JS, Angular JS, and Angular 8 with state management, leveraged ngrok to debug production environments.
  • Implemented batch processing for bulk shipping rate quotes within Java Spring Boot environment, merging data from multiple sources. Syncing results into Salesforce while respecting strict API limitations.
  • SCRUM master, mitigating impediments to story completion, ensuring stakeholder feedback is incorporated appropriately and signed off. Advocated for teammates, identifying strengths and weaknesses for task assignment, leading to increase of team productivity and cohesion. Analyzed sprint metrics to ensure appropriate client expectations, ensuring risk identification and mitigation.

WorkHuman (Formerly Globoforce)

01/2017 - 01/2017

Systems ERP Intern

  • Demonstrated quick self-directed learning by reading over 500 pages of documentation to build a development environment.
  • Applied numerous operating system concepts and learned the intricacies of Epicor Architecture, including its limitations.
  • Executed and documented the creation of a local Epicor development environment running on a virtual machine.
  • Gained comprehensive knowledge in various aspects of Windows Server 2012, configuring application pools for SQL instances and application servers.

WorkHuman (Formerly Globoforce)

06/2013 - 10/2017

Fulfillment Administrator

  • Introduced new technologies to scale our processes through cross-organizational collaboration. Implemented FTP automation, SQL generating templates, MS Office Macros, and PGP Encryption using PGP Desktop.
  • Vetted vendors to identify industrial printing equipment and software, resulting in a savings of over $100,000.
  • Developed macros/tools using VBA, Scala, and SQL syntax which reduced turnaround time by 60X. Streamlined MS Excel and MS Word transformation, enabling the team to focus on more critical tasks to ensure a great customer experience.

Open Source Projects

Mimir ∙ https://github.com/straiforos/mimir

An open-source, AI-driven GRC platform that automates security questionnaire assessments. Engineered a full-stack RAG pipeline with vector search to analyze evidence documents and answer compliance controls across frameworks like SOC II and ISO 27001.

Creator,Sole Architect & Engineer
Next.js
TypeScript
Supabase
PostgreSQL
pgvector
Edge Functions
Deno
Kong API Gateway
DigitalOcean App Platform
Pulumi
RAG Pipeline
LLM Orchestration
CI/CD

Flock ∙ https://github.com/CommunityStream-io/flock

A Instagram to Bluesky Migration Application - Birds of a Feather flock together

Creator
Angular 20
Typescript
Node.js
File I/O
ASCII Encoding
Bluesky
Instagram
Migration
Electron
MacOS
Linux
Windows
AtProto
CI/CD Pipeline

Traiforce Resume ∙ https://github.com/straiforos/Traiforce-Resume

Accessible Angular Material 3 branded personal resume site with logo, and resume.json datasource.

Creator
Frontend
Angular
Material 3
Accessibility
JSON Resume
RXJS

Instagram to Bluesky ∙ https://github.com/marcomaroni-github/instagram-to-bluesky

Migration tool from Instagram export to bluesky, adding; Video, emoji support, post splitting for lossless data migration, linting for consistency, unit test with 85% coverage, codcov integration, CI pipeline.

Contributor
Typescript
Node.js
File I/O
ASCII Encoding
Bluesky
Instagram
Migration
Strategy pattern
Video upload
Emoji support
TDD
CodeCov
CI/CD Pipeline

Kathys' Getaway Vacation ∙ https://gitlab.com/traiforce-group-development-team/kathysgetaway

HATEOAS Focused Paging and Sorting Rental API/UI Implementation

Creator
Interface first development
Open API
Spring Boot
Angular application
Java 17
Mapstruct
Lombok
PostgreSQL
JPA
Formula
ColumnTransformer
GitLab
Sentry
Gitpod.io

Open API Rental API ∙ https://github.com/straiforos/openapi-rentals-api

HATEOAS Focused Paging and Sorting Rental API

Creator
Open API
API First Development
HATEOAS

Defintely Typed Shopify Types ∙ https://github.com/straiforos/DefinitelyTyped/tree/shopify-buy-v1/types/shopify-buy

Type defintion for beta and v1 of the Shopify SDK

Contributor
TypeScript
Shopify
Shopify SDK

Education

Worcester State University

Bachelors of Science Computer Science: Software Development

  • Database security
  • Application development
  • Cloud computing
  • Distributed Systems
  • Data mining