Vince Vella

Senior Software Engineer

Oxford, PA, USA

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Results-oriented and innovative Senior Software Engineer with eight years of industry experience. Regularly communicates complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders. Excellent record of leading development teams that successfully met deadlines. A strong passion for building both web and mobile applications using cross-platform technology.

Work Experience

Capital One, Wilmington, DE
Remote

Lead Software Engineer

07/2024 - Present
  • Lead Software Engineer on Capital One's "Shopping" team

Gopuff, Philadelphia, PA
Remote

Senior Software Engineer

10/2020 - 6/2024
  • Pioneered efforts to adopt and scale React Native to rebuild the core e-commerce app across all platforms: Web, iOS, and Android
  • Designed and engineered a frontend-based dynamic content renderer responsible for displaying a fault-tolerant shopping experience while enforcing frontend design decisions and allowing for easy UX experimentation
  • Oversaw a team of 6 developers as the team lead
  • Built, configured, and scaled several NodeJS, Java, and Golang services in and out of Kubernetes capable of serving over 50 million requests a day each
  • Implemented a mock service to enable the E2E suite to run against mocked data to bypass rate-limiting APIs and ensure consistent tests
  • Migrated the front end to GraphQL and the backend to GraphQL Federation

Holman, Maple Shade, NJ

Software Engineer

05/2018 - 10/2020
  • Engineered 2 data stream analysis tools to generate push, email, and text notifications regarding users’ vehicle status location and other telemetric data
  • Piloted a hybrid development team using React Native to target web, iOS, and Android devices
  • Released multiple production-ready mobile apps to their respective stores

Software Developer

01/2016 - 05/2018
  • Developed a tracking dashboard capable of receiving thousands of telemetry updates per second and updating a Google Map with precise locations
  • First experience running production React and React Native apps
  • Interfaced with and assisted on various backend projects using Rails
  • Invented a driving simulator using Arduino and Lua

Software Development Intern

05/2015 - 08/2015
  • Worked on the client portal using the ASP.NET framework
  • Created an online ordering form for WEX fuel cards to be used by clients

Education

Pennsylvania State University

State College, PA
B.S., Information Sciences & Technology, Systems Design and Development Option

Projects

Metamobi

Self-Service Website & Mobile App Building Platform
  • Targeted non-technical small businesses to build quick & effective online presences
  • Created easily modified data-hydrated templates to reduce design friction
Stack: React, React Native, GraphQL, Typescript, NodeJS, Postgres, NextJS, NestJS

PACalendar

Consolidated Performing Arts Calendar for all of PSU
  • Built a cross-platform app to display upcoming performing arts events
  • Scraped all event data from each group’s website for onboarding
Stack: React, React Native, Firebase, NodeJS, Python, Web Scraper, NLP

Skills

  • Cross-Platform Mobile Development
  • Project Design and Review
  • Full-Stack Development
  • Technical/Non-Technical Briefings
  • Dynamic Content Presentation
  • Application Testing & Maintenance
  • Team Leadership
  • Continuous Integration & Deployment

Languages

Advanced

  • Typescript
  • Javascript
  • GraphQL

Intermediate

  • Golang
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • Rust
  • Erlang
  • Ruby
  • SQL
  • Lua

Beginner

  • Python
  • C#

Frameworks & Tools

  • Expo
  • GraphQL Federation
  • React
  • React Native
  • NextJS
  • Kubernetes
  • Neovim
  • Terraform
  • Elixir
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Koa
  • Github Actions
  • AWS
  • Git
  • Azure

Hobbies & Interests

  • Mechanical Keyboards
  • Fixing/Modifying Electronics
  • Trumpet Playing
  • City Planning Games
  • Woodworking
  • Skiing
  • Hiking