Principal Backend Software Engineer

Staff/Principal Software Engineer with ~15 years building and leading large-scale, mission-critical systems across government, defense, and big tech (USDS/VA, Amazon, U.S. Navy). Led technical direction across 9 teams (40 engineers) for VA.gov services used by millions, improving scalability, reliability, and overall system health. Likes hard, ambiguous problems and work where engineering choices directly improve real-world outcomes.