Resume
Information
- me@damienradtke.com
- Website
- https://damienradtke.com
- Phone
- (651) 245-3382
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Repositories
- github.com/dradtke — git.sr.ht/~damien
- Education
- BS in Math & Computer Science from DePaul University
Career Experience
- April 2016 - present
- | Software Engineer @ Braintree/PayPal
- Current group tech lead for the Reporting Platform team
- Develops new features and bug fixes across a number of different systems as a senior individual contributor
- Primary architect of our Report Builder application, and contributing architect of our reporting data warehouse
- Meets with product managers to help define product requirements, provide estimates & insights, and answer questions
- Mentors and trains engineers on software development practices and internal systems
- Provides production support for critical reporting systems
- Constantly working to improve team efficiency by optimizing our tools and workflows
- April 2015 - April 2016
- | CTO / Senior Developer @ Build This LLC
- Lead development of a successful Spanish language learning site
- Assisted with development and maintenance of web and Android apps
- Mentored junior developers by providing assistance and advice on best practices
- Met with clients to discover business requirements and collaborate on solution design
- February 2012 - April 2015
- | Software Engineer @ Channel IQ
- Maintained .NET-based customer portal application
- Primary maintainer of a high-profile Force.com-based web application
- Communicated effectively across teams with account managers to resolve issues
Skills
Personal
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Proactive collaborator and team player
- 16+ years of programming experience, 10+ years professionally
Languages and Frameworks
- Proficient with Go, Rust, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Bash, C, HTML, CSS, Markdown, Vimscript
- Some experience in Scala, Lua, Haskell, C#, Groovy, Clojure, Zig, Apex, PowerShell
- Framework experience including Ruby on Rails, Spring Boot, Apache Airflow, and Apache Spark
Tools and Systems
- Windows, Mac, and various Linux distributions including openSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu
- Shell, (Neo)Vim, Unix, Git, GitHub, JIRA, Trello, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Jenkins
- Microsoft Office (notably Word, Excel, Teams), G Suite, Slack, Miro, PowerPoint