Strategic Education, Inc.
Developer, Full-Stack (AI)
- Lead backend and infrastructure development for enterprise Dialogflow CX chatbot platforms, building distributed TypeScript microservices on Google Cloud Run and Cloud Run functions with a React frontend.
- Led modernization from Dialogflow ES to Dialogflow CX, delivering the majority of backend services and Terraform-provisioned infrastructure for the production architecture.
- Upgraded 160+ Google Cloud Run function microservices to the latest Node.js runtime and later consolidated them into approximately eight to ten Google Cloud Run services, reducing cold starts and operational overhead; met internal SLO targets during the transition through query optimization, targeted redesigns, and expanded caching.
- Designed and implemented a universal client and proxy layer so internal teams integrate Dialogflow CX agents or live-agent providers through a single shared interface.
- Provisioned and operated Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure with Terraform for containerized workloads, including IAM and workload identity federation; raised automated test coverage above 90% on priority services; improved GitLab CI/CD pipelines for testing, deployments, accessibility validation, and Node.js runtime upgrades.
- Architected systems to satisfy Cloud Architecture Review Board requirements and represented engineering in principal-level technical forums; partnered with business stakeholders from planning through launch; served as a Cursor Champion for AI-assisted development with shared documentation and practices; presented regularly on architecture, tooling, and delivery to engineering and leadership audiences.