Senior Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack & Cloud

Patrick Kolenic

Boise, ID ***** 208-***-**** ********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-kolenic Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack, Cloud, Architecture) Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience supporting the design and modernization of large- scale, cloud-oriented platforms. Hands-on across JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue and React ecosystems, and AWS infrastructure, with a backend focus using NodeJS, Django/DRF, and PHP. Proven contributions to improving reliability, performance, and developer workflows, including measurable gains in productivity and reductions in page load times and API latency. Known for clear architectural thinking, maintainable code, and mentoring engineers throughout the software development lifecycle. Skills

Languages: JavaScript, Typescript, Python, PHP

Frontend: Vue.js, Vuex, Pinia, Vuetify, React, Redux, MUI, Mongoose, Storybook, Jest Backend: NodeJS, Django, Django Rest Framework, Laravel, Symfony Cloud & DevOps: AWS (ECS, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda), Docker, GitHub Actions, CircleCI Data & Observability: Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, New Relic, CloudWatch (custom metrics/alerts)

Other: Feature Flags, A/B Testing, RBAC / Least Privilege Security, Architecture Reviews Architecture & Modernization

• Defined multi-year architecture strategies and modernization roadmaps aligning engineering efforts across 6–9 business units and 2K+ enterprise users.

• Built a workspace-based access framework enforcing least-privilege security across the enterprise.

• Created front-end standards and reusable component/composable libraries for Vue ecosystems, improving developer efficiency by 35%.

• Led migrations from Angular 2 Vue 2 Vue 3 and Webpack Vite with HMR, improving load times 30% and developer productivity 20%.

• Drove adoption of observable, cloud-oriented patterns on AWS, improving deployment confidence and operational reliability.

Scalable Systems & Performance

• Delivered distributed systems serving 50M+ requests/min with 99.99% uptime and 65% faster response times.

• Implemented proof-of-concept frameworks adopted enterprise-wide, accelerating feature delivery and contributing to 15% revenue growth.

• Integrated experimentation platforms that reduced A/B testing setup time 90%, increasing iteration speed.

• Optimized Django APIs using caching and async processing, cutting median latency 20% and reducing ECS usage 40%.

• Built multi-format RSS generation and monetization pipelines (Laravel + Python), increasing content visibility 300% and revenue 10%.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentored and coached 6+ engineers, improving delivery velocity and code quality.

• Partnered with Product, Design, and Data to align technical work with user and business outcomes.

• Introduced RFC and architecture review processes enabling clearer, faster decision-making across distributed teams.

Full-Stack & Cloud Expertise

• Delivered systems across JavaScript, Python, and PHP with a focus on maintainability and scale.

• Applied AWS best practices (ECS, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda) to build secure, observable services.

• Implemented end-to-end observability using CloudWatch and New Relic, reducing MTTR and improving incident response by 15%.

• Expanded automated testing with Storybook, Jest, and Django TestCase, improving coverage and reducing regressions 25%.

Work History

Staff Software Engineer — Bankrate.com / Red Ventures (Remote) Apr 2022 – Oct 2025

Senior Software Engineer — Bankrate.com / Red Ventures (Remote) Aug 2016 – Apr 2022

Senior Software Engineer — Lionbridge, Boise, ID May 2010 – Jul 2016

Signal Officer (25A) — U.S. Army / Army National Guard Dec 2004 – Feb 2014

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Boise State University, Boise, ID Graduated Dec 2004

Awards

Bronze Star Medal — Awarded for exceptional meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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