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Software Engineer Web Developer

Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
November 10, 2025

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Steven R. Vega

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Chicago, IL 60610 USA

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Career Summary

Web developer with experience creating websites and APIs for large multinational organizations. Detail oriented and can finish projects ahead of schedule. Can analyze business objectives and provide workflow suggestions along with structured technical specifications. Excels at learning new technologies and framework. Efficiently navigates existing solutions to streamline, enhance, and solidify legacy processes. Professional Experience

Jan 2015 - present Chicago Public Schools

Sr. Software Engineer Chicago, IL

Designed, built, and deployed a single sign-on solution for all district employees, contractors, and students to access Google accounts with Active Directory credentials. Solution also enabled self-service password and account security management. Built site to provide basic functionality even during on-premise database downtime to sustain uptime. Site serviced over 250,000 total users, with 20,000-30,000 average active daily users. Saved the district $80,000 in development costs as well as $50,000 per year in support fees by removing the need to hire an outside contractor for the project. Spearheaded the structure and implementation of the district's modern API catalog, which now resides at https://api.cps.edu/.

Apr 2013 - Dec 2014 National Futures Association

Software Engineer Chicago, IL

Researched and implemented solutions for technical roadblocks while assisting migration of all sites to single signon and forms authentication. Created web project template to encourage new development to follow best practices. Participated in design and implementation of new systems along with the maintenance and enhancement of existing systems. Determined use requirements and provided optimal systems solutions. Analyzed business requirements and designed appropriate solutions. Coded and tested applications for new and legacy systems. Wrote functional specifications, answered application and development questions from support staff and users. Apr 2011 - Apr 2013 optionsXpress, Inc./Charles Schwab Corporation Associate Software Engineer Chicago, IL

Translated business requirements into functional specifications, detailing dataflow and consulting with business after performing gap analysis. Provided estimates to business on work hours necessary to complete desired functionality, using agreed requirements. Kept business regularly updated on project statuses. Ensured business approval of solution plan/schedule before work begins, and before changes undergo final deployment. Documented all enhancements and bug fixes within issue tracking system. Supported web broker sites for multiple departments, including account services, customer service, order management, and cashiering. Developed current customer webinar/in-person seminar registration pages. Migrated multiple pages from VB6 to .NET, and improved page response times while implementing new features. Created web services to enable offshore teams to access customer data for user discussion forum and mobile applications.

Mar 2009 - Apr 2011 Vision Integrated Graphics

Web Developer Chicago, IL

Provided support to multiple live ordering websites servicing hundreds of end users on a daily basis. Designed and implemented web services and web sites within a team environment. Exceeded company expectations for its first solution to serve a new, large multinational client. Consistently managed multiple simultaneous internal and external client priorities, while addressing issues within legacy systems. Sep 2006 - Jan 2009 Market Day Corporation - Jr. Web Developer Itasca, IL Collaborated with end users to achieve specification focus and clarification, completed application design and development before performing product testing and installation. Provided ongoing support for new projects and enhancements to existing applications. Answered technical inquiries from colleagues whenever contacted. Skills

● .NET 1.1 - 4.7.1, .NET Core 3.0-8.0, MVC 3, 4, 5.2, WCF, Service-oriented architecture, Entity Framework, LINQ, Windows Forms and Console applications, C# and Visual Basic, VB6

● PL/SQL, Oracle/Microsoft SQL Server query optimization, Database trigger and stored procedure creation/design

● Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, SQL server 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012

● Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, NUnit, Resharper, FxCop, Visual Source Safe, Team Foundation Server, Subversion

● HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, Angular 1.1, XML, API interaction, SAML 2.0

● Oracle SQL Developer, SQL Management Studio, SQL Plus

● Windows 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista, 7, 10, Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2012, Unix, IIS, Remote Desktop Education

1997 - 2001 University of Illinois Urbana, IL

Degree obtained: B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science 14.06.2002 Oracle 8i Database Administrator Certification



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