Senior Full Stack Frontend-Heavy Engineer with AI Experience

Patrick L.

Stephens

Full Stack Developer

***********@*****.***

+1-917-***-**** New York, NY

Senior Full Stack Developer with 10+

years of experience driving end-to-

end delivery of scalable, user-centric

digital platforms. Combines deep

technical expertise with strong

product thinking, cross-functional

collaboration, and data-driven

decision-making to deliver

measurable business outcomes.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering,

Stevens Institute of Technology

2009 – 2013

Projects

Massive Multiplayer Bike Riding

Game

04/2014 – Present

Skills

Languages

JavaScript(Node.js, Typescript),

Python(FastAPI, Flask)

Frontend

React, Next.js, Vue, Vite, Webpack

Backend & DevOps

GraphQL, REST, Kafka, Redis,

PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS,

GCP, Terraform, Github Actions

AI & Testing

OpenAI API, LangChain, TensorFlow,

Pandas, Jest, Prometheus, Grafana

Professional Experience

Full Stack Developer, NBC News

02/2018 – Present

•Modernized NBC News’ digital ecosystem (NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Today.com) using Node.js, Python, React, Next.js, GraphQL, and REST APIs, supporting tens of millions of users.

•Aligned engineering delivery with business KPIs — audience growth, ad-tech performance, personalization, and analytics — driving measurable engagement gains.

•Architected microservice and event-driven systems on Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, enabling modular deployment, real-time content updates, and cost-efficient scaling.

•Integrated AI-powered pipelines (OpenAI API, LangChain, TensorFlow, Python FastAPI) for content tagging, recommendation, and metadata enrichment.

•Re-engineered front-end architecture with React, TypeScript, Redux, Vite, and SSR to deliver high-performance, SEO-optimized user experiences.

•Built data infrastructure with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, S3, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput analytics and content distribution.

•Automated CI/CD and infrastructure with GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Helm, achieving zero-downtime, cloud-native deployments.

•Led the adoption of serverless architecture for high-traffic event coverage, leveraging AWS Lambda and CloudFront to reduce infrastructure costs and latency.

•Established observability and reliability practices using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry, maintaining > 99.9% uptime during live events.

•Applied TDD, DDD, Clean Architecture, and automated testing (Jest, Cypress, k6) to strengthen code quality and release stability.

•Mentored engineers on scalable API design, AI integration, and cloud best practices, improving team capability and delivery speed.

•Contributed to NBC’s digital transformation strategy, enabling integration with LLM-based editorial assistants, real-time analytics dashboards, and future-ready streaming services.

Backend Developer, NBC News

07/2015 – 02/2018

•Built and maintained Node.js, Express, and Python Flask services powering NBC News’ publishing and media APIs.

•Refactored monolithic systems into modular service layers with Dockerized deployments, improving reliability and development agility.

•Created secure, well-documented RESTful APIs connecting CMS, analytics, and ad-tech platforms.

•Improved database efficiency via query optimization, Redis caching, Celery workers, and async processing.

•Supported DevOps automation with Jenkins, Git, and New Relic, enabling stable continuous delivery.

•Contributed to early AI-assisted content-classification pilots, exposing ML inference endpoints for editorial integration.

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