Software Engineer Senior

Douglas McKinley

Senior Software Engineer

Phone: +1-509-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasemckinley Github: https://github.com/mckinlde/

SUMMARY

Senior Software Engineer & Entrepreneur with a strong record of delivering scalable systems, AI-powered solutions, and high-performance applications across cloud, serverless, and multi-node environments. Skilled at solving complex engineering challenges, streamlining workflows, and building production-grade software using Go, Node.js, Python, and modern JavaScript frameworks. Former top-rated CS instructor with proven leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Technical Skills

Languages: Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby Frontend: React, Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, TailwindCSS Mobile: Flutter, Android (Kotlin/Java), iOS (Swift/Objective-C) Backend: Node.js, Express, Django, Flask, Rails, Microservices Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS, CloudFront), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, NGINX Security: OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, WebSockets, API Security Focus Areas: AI Applications, Scalable Architecture, Parallel Data Pipelines, Automation, ETL Systems Experience

Cadocary LLC - Staff Software Engineer

Seattle, WA, USA 02/2025 - 10/2025

• Directed product discovery and technical delivery for aerospace, healthcare, and legal clients, advancing operational efficiency and automation adoption.

• Systematized a cross-facility reporting pipeline, improving data accuracy and cutting reporting time by 90%.

• Initiated a RAG-based AI assistant for Medicare Advantage compliance, reducing policy research time from hours to seconds.

• Planned and executed a parallel ingestion pipeline, processing all Medicare plan documents within 12 hours of release, enabling near real-time regulatory insights.

• Delivered a one-click legal docket workflow system, saving attorneys 10+ hours per month each by eliminating repetitive administrative tasks.

• Enforced hardened APIs, event-driven workflows, and cloud orchestration across AWS and on-prem environments to ensure reliability and security. USPTO - AI Patent Examiner

Seattle, WA, USA 04/2024 - 01/2025

• Reviewed 400+ AI/ML patent applications covering transformer models, compute accelerators, multi-node training, and inference pipelines.

• Fine-tuned patent review workflows, improving accuracy by ~20% through systematic prior-art analysis and cross-verification of AI/ML classification results.

• Authored Office Actions with detailed technical and legal reasoning, guiding inventors and counsel.

• Assessed filings from leading technology organizations, maintaining federal compliance and quality standards.

SinglePayNews LLC - Co-Founder / Full-Stack Engineer Kennewick, WA, USA 03/2023 - 09/2025

• Established and launched a subscription-based news automation platform (PERN stack).

• Deployed a fully serverless backend on AWS (Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront), reducing infrastructure overhead and improving uptime.

• Optimized scalable APIs, authentication, and CI/CD pipelines supporting auto-scaling to thousands of daily requests.

• Mentored contributors, managed the product roadmap, and oversaw deployment and reliability strategy.

Seattle Dept. of Transportation - Data & GIS Developer Seattle, WA, USA 11/2022 - 03/2023

• Restored and upgraded the city’s permit management system used by major utilities and public works teams.

• Applied fine-tuned data pipelines and validation workflows, reducing errors in critical infrastructure approvals by 35% and ensuring on-time processing for multi-million-dollar projects.

• Supported geospatial data management, improving visibility into ongoing municipal projects and utility coordination.

Central Washington University - Senior Instructor, Computer Science Ellensburg, WA, USA 09/2019 - 06/2022

• Planned and delivered 9 industry-aligned CS courses covering Web Development, Computer Networks, Distributed Systems, and Software Engineering.

• Trained 200+ students in modern engineering practices including CI/CD, version control, and agile methodologies.

• Achieved top faculty evaluation scores across all instructional terms. DealerChimp LLC - CTO & Machine Learning Engineer

Corvallis, OR, USA 10/2018 - 12/2020

• Built a machine learning-driven automotive sourcing platform, ranking and acquiring vehicles based on pricing, history, and quality signals.

• Orchestrated a full data-to-execution pipeline using Python, TensorFlow, Keras, and automated evaluation logic.

• Constructed scraping and classification systems with Selenium and SQL to support ingestion and mechanized decision-making.

• Oversaw platform architecture, infrastructure, and deployment for an early-stage startup. Education

Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR

September 2017 - March 2019

• Focus: Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems

• Relevant Projects: Built a distributed recommendation engine processing 1M+ records; developed computerized ML pipelines reducing model training time by 40%. Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN

August 2013 - May 2017

• Focus: Computer Systems, Embedded Systems, Signals & Systems

• Relevant Projects / Achievements:

• Established and tested embedded control circuits for real-time automation systems.

• Generated a high-performance DSP system handling 50k+ data points per second with <1% error.

• Initiated an IoT sensor network for real-time monitoring with measurable accuracy metrics.

Contact this candidate