Shaun McCready

Sabbatical, tech experimentation and startup

I took a sabbatical from work because there were some technologies I was interested in learning and experimenting with for a while that I wasn't previously exposed to. I also wanted to try my entrepreneurial skills by creating a startup with colleagues from an idea i'd been sitting on for a while. It was also a great time to reset myself both physically and mentally.

Without going into too much detail because the startup is still in early stages, it is related to events/gatherings of all sizes. From small family & friends gatherings to large corporate events.

BreatheLife (acquired by Zinnia)

Senior Software Developer

• Integrating new clients with the platform
• Lead a squad developing full stack features for an insurance platform which includes architecture, design, mentorship, and communication with product & management.
• Involved in a major refactor of the data model, aligning it better with the business (insurance) domain.
• Frequent presentations & demos to stakeholders (technical & non-technical).

ActiVia Networks (Stratacache)

Senior Software Developer

• Worked on the backend API which supports all distributed devices.
• Handled the migration of client data from the old system to the new modules.
• Created several PostgreSQL stored procedures to facilitate migrations.

Mindgeek - Cloud Data Services

Senior Software Developer

• Transferred to the Cloud Data Services team which handles all the companies Big Data related information.
• Working on the major ETL layer for processing the log files for the company. Approx 65 billion events per day.
• Involved in the redesign and implementation of the overall application from a monolithic service into separate micro-service based components, geared towards cloud computing rather than managed bare-metal servers
• Took part in presentations to improve practices and design with clean code.
• Involved in migrations of data from a legacy version of the service to the newer components.

Mindgeek - Atlas Affiliate Management

Senior Software Developer

• Promoted to Senior Software developer. Kept previous responsibilities in addition to new ones.
• Training and supervising new employees and interns.
• Architecting solutions for developers to implement.
• Implemented a backup to Google Big Query of older database tables with validation
• Monitoring the application via Grafana
• Created a script that monitors the applications and sends a notification via Slack when problems arise

Mindgeek - Atlas Affiliate Management

Intermediate Software Developer

• Involved in the creation, architecture & maintenance of the Atlas Affiliate Tracking & Reporting web app from the ground up using Java and Spring.
• Created several REST endpoints within the API.
• Developed and in charge of the Payment section of the application.
• Developed a mail system within the application for affiliates to message each other as well as broadcast to everyone within the system.
• Created a link code generator and decoder which tracks customers and specifies the products they purchased.
• Handled database migrations and importing data from legacy MySQL based systems to PostgreSQL.
• Creation & maintenance of the PostgreSQL database, including creating stored procedures, indices and performance improvements.
• Implemented several batch & cron jobs for automating tasks such as validating reporting and processing data.
• Created new sections within our web interface.
• Created and ensured all code was covered by unit tests.
• Coordinating with clients on solving issues and implementing new features.
• Worked using Agile, Lean and Waterfall methodologies.