Hello! I'm Luke Grossmann
I'm a Senior Software Engineer & Full Stack Developer, deeply immersed in the realms of leading Software, DevOps & SRE, Systems & Process Optimization, and Solutions Architecture. My journey in this dynamic field has been fueled by a passion for digital transformation and leadership in innovation-driven environments. As a senior leader, I am proactive and engaged, possessing a robust talent for guiding and inspiring teams, optimizing the software development process, ensuring the delivery of efficient and impactful user-facing solutions.
Luke Grossmann
Senior Software Engineer
+1 (604) - 561 - 5889
Email:
Residence
Australia - Canada
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Date of Birth:
July 18th, 1994
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EXPERIENCE
2021-Present
Senior Software Engineer
Virgin Pulse
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Spearheaded and executed the successful re-platforming of software applications, transitioning to more modern technologies, thereby improving efficiency and system performance.
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Selected for an elite engineering team directly overseen by the CTO, where I researched and implemented generative AI technologies, driving innovation and technological advancement.
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Championed the migration of core libraries within software applications to contemporary versions, necessitating extensive rewrites to significant application features and enhancing the software's functionality.
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Drove a critical rewrite of 25% of a platform-agnostic mobile application amidst a significant core library upgrade, resulting in a substantial 50% reduction in production incidents. This significant overhaul bolstered application stability and reliability, directly enhancing user experience and satisfaction.
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Designed and implemented Virgin Pulse's initial microservices network for their largest acquisition, utilizing infrastructure from both Virgin Pulse and the acquired entity, facilitating seamless integration and maximizing resource use.
2020-2021
Virgin Pulse
Software Engineer
Lead technical integration post-merger as the technical lead. Own all team codebases. Create comprehensive releases to production. Design new pipelines to enhance release processes. Integrate Git Flow workflows into cross-functional processes. Manage multiple team channels to promote collaboration and streamline cohesion.
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Act as “release manager” by overseeing all code that goes to production, coordinating with the entire engineering team, product team, and QA team to ensure bi-weekly releases are near perfect, monitoring applications via logs after deployment to ensure smooth execution
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Implemented latest GraphQL and Apollo technologies into codebases by implementing updated major versions to increase application performance and strength, spearheading implementation, documentation, and 3-hour training workshop to educate on technology best practices and proper utilization
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Migrated and deployed new authentication libraries and workflows by changing authentication, utilizing an updated library, adding SSO authentication for users, and building the ability to enhance front-end facing capabilities
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Ignited Error Center System to capture errors from various sources by designing an error system able to hook into all types of main errors, including state and network request errors; deployed output error messaging based on the severity
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Created workflows to decrease PR times by almost 50% by identifying PR delay issues, creating a channel on Microsoft teams where engineers could visualize and code reviews, designing the ability to paste code reviews, and encouraging al engineers to acknowledge and review PRs as needed
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Support technical leadership and product managers to create precise Jira tickets by enhancing teams velocity, creating better sprint burndowns, ensuring product confluence specs match Jira requirements to adhere to the definition of ready and the definition of done (DOR and DOD)
2019-2020
Software Engineer and Product Engineer
Virgin Pulse
Managed international products. Oversaw business meetings with foreign-language speakers to gather requirements. Coded requirements as a Software Engineer in critical areas. Liaised with translators in many regions to code and ship international products successfully.
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Created effective pipelines to increase productivity and velocity on an international product by leading an internal dashboard and mobile release duties to streamline success
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Collaborated with two strategic Engineers on 13 technical products, resulting in a multi-million-dollar acquisition
SKILLS
Software Engineering Lead
Microservice Engineering
Backend Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Mobile Development
Frontend Software Engineering
TESTIMONIALS
KONRAD KOWALSKI
Client Experience Manager
JEFF PINTO
Data Scientist - Facebook
"I studied with Luke at Lighthouse Labs and was blown away by his attitude and tenacity. Considering he had no prior programming experience I was impressed with Luke's determination to understand concepts and seamlessly apply them to whatever project we were working on.
Luke's passion for programming is clear in his enthusiasm and desire to help others. He used his Friday night to make sure I understood Rspec which I am very grateful for. I am sure there were much better places than he would've rather been on a Friday night!"
"Luke is a fantastic team mate and always went out of his way to make my job easier. His enthusiasm at tackling new challenges, learning new technology or adapting existing open source code is matched by his personal drive (seriously, ask him about his other achievements) and skill at delivering quality solutions. Luke is a natural at training and worked well with business subject matter experts, often foreign language speakers, to gather requirements, time box and manage project deliverables and deliver clear, consistent documentation and code for each sprint. He is a true full stack developer with the ability to scope, develop, and deploy as well as communicate at all levels."
CURTIS DUGGAN
CEO
"Luke took ownership and led multiple technical products through his tenure with the company with a strong sense of autonomy. Time and again, he successfully found areas for optimization for each technical product he led. Luke’s ambition and initiative helped our company through a challenging growth period. Led and created the software deployment process and managed the release of all production code across all our technical products. Re-organized Jira boards to assist upper management, oversaw all technical Jira descriptions, estimates and delegation to other engineers. I recommend Luke for senior, management and/or process-oriented engineering positions in future. Luke was part of the engineering team that went through our merger with Virgin Pulse."