Jesse Lewis

Staff Software Engineer · Solutions Architect

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified

Solutions Architect

Certified Scrum Master

Eugene, OR (Remote w/ travel)

512-573-1601

iamjesselewis@gmail.com

Summary

I am a digitizer of product dreams. Staff Software Engineer with stellar scalable solutions architecture skills and 17+ years of experience designing and scaling backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures with highly performant frontends in healthcare and regulated environments. Deep expertise in TypeScript, React/NextJS, Node.js (NestJS/Express), and Python (Django/Flask), with a strong track record of building event-driven systems, service-oriented architectures, and high-scale applications serving millions of users.

Experienced in owning backend domains end-to-end, including API design, data modeling, async processing, and cloud infrastructure on AWS. Known for balancing pragmatic delivery with long-term system design, and for leading cross-functional teams to ship resilient, compliant, and scalable software.

Experience

Staff Software Engineer (Contract)

G2i · Eugene, OR (remote)

Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Worked with G2i on AI projects for a leading Frontier Lab, applying software engineering expertise to help shape the next generation of AI.
Contributed to AI-related engineering initiatives through G2i for a leading Frontier Lab, applying expert software engineering judgment in a confidential, high-trust environment.
Supported advanced technical problem-solving, code quality, and engineering rigor across AI-focused software efforts.
Brought staff-level experience in software architecture, maintainability, and scalable engineering practices to fast-moving work in the AI space.
Collaborated within a confidential engagement where discretion, sound engineering fundamentals, and high-quality execution were essential.

Staff Software Engineer (Contract)

Insight Global (for Rula.com) · Eugene, OR (remote)

Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Integrated deeply with a Python/Django backend platform, contributing to API-layer design, authorization flows, and service interaction patterns within a HIPAA-regulated environment.
Built and extended backend-facing proxy APIs and middleware to support secure communication between frontend clients and Django services, including role-based access using Django Group Permissions.
Collaborated on an ongoing Django → Node.js service evolution, aligning frontend architecture with emerging backend service boundaries and authentication models.
Contributed to system design discussions around API contracts, service decomposition, and backend/frontend boundary design.
Delivered production features under strict security, compliance, and audit constraints, ensuring reliability across distributed systems.
Led modernization efforts across the application layer while maintaining tight integration with backend services and data flows.

Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer

LTS · Eugene, OR (remote)

Mar 2024 – Oct 2025

Architected and led development of a HIPAA-compliant, AWS-based event-driven microservices platform integrating IoT pharmaceutical systems with a managed fleet of thousands of robotic arm enabled pharmaceutical vending kiosks.
Developed and maintained full-stack web applications using React, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Express, and REST APIs.
Modernized legacy React codebase to Vite + React + TypeScript, improving build performance and UI responsiveness.
Built complex front-end features using React Hooks, Context, Redux, and state machines supporting multi-step SPA workflows.
Created reusable UI component systems using Material UI, styled-system, and custom CSS utilities.
Implemented extensive automated testing suites using Jest, Cypress, Vitest, React Testing Library, and integration test frameworks.
Optimized SPA performance, reduced bundle size, and improved network efficiency.
Built back-end features with Node.js, NestJS, Express, SQS-based async workflows, and REST endpoints.
Performed code reviews ensuring security, quality, maintainability, and best practices.
Collaborated with design, product, QA, and DevOps teams to ship high-quality features.

Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Trayt Health · Palo Alto, CA (remote)

Dec 2022 – Mar 2024

Developed modern front-end features using React, MUI, Redux, TypeScript, and CSS-in-JS styling.
Built full-stack functionality using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and AWS services.
Migrated front-end platform from CRA to Vite, improving build performance and developer experience.
Delivered unit, integration, and E2E coverage using Jest, Cypress, Enzyme, Mocha, and React Testing Library.
Supported large and performant SPA React apps with complex state management and real-time data interactions.
Coordinated releases, deployments, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Lead Front-End Engineer

Nomad Health · New York, NY (remote)

Jun 2021 – Dec 2022

Developed React and Next.js SPAs with 85%+ test coverage using Jest, Cypress, and React Testing Library.
Partnered closely with backend engineers working in Python/Flask based services to deliver high-performance healthcare workflows, ensuring clean API contracts and reliable frontend/backend integration.
Designed scalable component architectures using React, TypeScript, and MUI and supported products with Tailwind.
Built high-performance features with SSR, optimized rendering, and API caching while designing and delivering the B2B side app from scratch.
Mentored staff, helped steer a Design System guild and led code reviews, onboarding, and front-end best practices.

Project Lead Application Developer

Centene · Arlington, VA (remote)

Jan 2019 – Jun 2021

Contributed to large-scale healthcare systems serving 5M+ users, working across frontend and backend service layers.
Integrated Elasticsearch and implemented Cypress/Jest testing, achieving 90%+ coverage for reliable functionality.
Played a key role in Centene's growth to a Fortune 24 company through elegant, maintainable front-end solutions.
Collaborated on micro front-end React and Next.js applications serving over 5 million users, ensuring seamless performance across platforms.
Built MongoDB migration scripts in Loopback to enhance translation services for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans.
Developed an advanced AI-powered Chatbot in Python with a custom React UI and a Dockerized, enhanced Mozilla PDF.js engine, and Elasticsearch enabling dynamic PDF annotation styling to highlight searchable healthcare plan details.
Participated in the evolution of a large-scale microfrontend architecture, working across multiple implementation approaches including early Webpack-based module federation patterns and later Rollup-based build-time microfrontend delivery strategies.
Contributed to stabilizing microfrontend integration by transitioning from runtime-heavy federation approaches to more predictable ESM-based distributed frontend bundles deployed via CDN.
Implemented secure JavaScript runtime context patterns for propagating authenticated user/session data across independently deployed frontend modules in a HIPAA-regulated environment.

Node.js Microservices Developer (Contract)

Modis · Washington, DC

Jul 2018 – Nov 2018

Built micro frontends using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modularized state management.
Integrated Elasticsearch into front-end and full-stack workflows.
Achieved 90%+ automated test coverage on large-scale applications serving millions of users.

Software Engineer (Contract)

OneGlobe, LLC · Washington, DC

May 2018 – Jun 2018

Collaborated with Staff UX Designers at FEMA HQ to design and launch the agency's first front-end design system within a two-month deadline.
Implemented Semantic UI and Storybook in React to develop reusable, accessible UI components for FEMA's financial web applications.

Software Developer

Aunt Bertha, Inc (FindHelp.org) · Austin, TX

Jan 2018 – May 2018

Developed a scalable white-label search platform integrating a Django/Python backend with React, MUI, and Google App Engine — powering a nonprofit search engine connecting patients with essential social services.
Successfully implemented by major partners including Providence Health Systems.

Web Specialist 2

Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR

Apr 2009 – May 2017

Administered SQL Server databases supporting commuting, parking, and transit programs for over 23,000 users.
Led web development for the Portland Tram website and 16 internal departments.
Served as SharePoint Administrator, building hundreds of compliance-focused solutions.

Technologies

Frontend

React

Next.js

Vite

Redux

React Hooks

Context API

MUI

styled-system

CSS-in-JS

Storybook

Tailwind

TypeScript

JavaScript

Backend & APIs

NestJS

Node.js

Express

Django REST Framework

RESTful APIs

Event-driven services

SQS workers

Python

Django

Flask

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS

Terraform

SQS

Cognito

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

RDS Aurora

DynamoDB

Google App Engine

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Docker

Testing & Quality

Jest

Vitest

Pytest

Cypress

Playwright

React Testing Library

Mocha

Enzyme

TDD

Integration testing

E2E testing

Data & Search

PostgreSQL

RDS Aurora

MongoDB

DynamoDB

SQL Server

GraphQL

React Query

Elasticsearch

Redis

Observability & Tooling

Datadog

AWS CloudWatch

LaunchDarkly

Feature flags

Amplitude

Auth0

Okta

AWS Cognito

Architecture & Practices

Microservices

Domain Driven Design

Event Driven Architecture

Design Systems

WCAG Accessibility

Performance Optimization

Agile/Scrum

Tooling & Responsible AI

VS Code

WebStorm

Cursor

Claude Code

Rulesync

Agent training

Guardrails

Policy management

Education

Associate of Arts: Computer Science / Web Application Development

Portland Community College · Portland, Oregon

2016

Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

Amazon

2024

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Scrum.org

2023

Datadog Certification

Datadog

2023

Full Stack Development Bootcamp (MERN)

General Assembly

2017

Project Management Certification

PSU CEPE