JONATHAN FRANKEL

Implemented GraphQL Federation using Apollo Gateway
Helped teams with architecture and schema for their federated GraphQL services
Advised teams on implementing GraphQL resolvers, particularly related to nested pagination
Led team initiative to implement Behavior Driven Development with user stories and acceptance criteria driving test cases, which were used to perform E2E testing to ensure regressions would not occur

Built consensus among engineering managers and product managers to improve collection and querying of event data using Kafka and GraphQL
Developed technical requirements for permissions and policy services that will allow microservices to operate without relying on the main monolith for authorization
Organized weekly testing parties to build out API contract tests
Helped develop Python API project template to improve Dev UX and productivity
Reduced time for historical sync of ecom data from days to minutes
Improved performance and observability of the API/ORM framework used by the main application
Helped design architecture for Zapier-like integration system
Helped implement CSRF protection for main legacy application
Presentations: dependency injection; active record vs data mapper ORM patterns; unit testing; switch statements consider harmful
Mentor junior developers

Product owner for a financial management application with a budget of $300k
Scope out requirements with clients, do user acceptance testing, negotiate alternative solutions where necessary
Lead developer for a camp registration site, a SPA using Symfony for REST API and Angularjs frontend

Developed a web based HR and account management platform (App Engine with Python) featuring:
- Self-serve employee safety training and account management for school managers
- School training compliance dashboard for corporate employees
- Integration with billing system to charge schools for licenses used
Manage external vendors for website redesign and platform migration

Built class finding web app using Google Maps. CMS-like editing with Google Groups based auth (App Engine, Python)
Systems integration via REST APIs; Netsuite, Zendesk, and SurveyGizmo

Web development: built marketing pages for lead collection (PHP); built a call volume dashboard
IT: helped implement project management for school openings; systems support and training

Built a service for sharing large files with direct downloads via secure links in email. LAMP stack with LDAP auth.
Web development in proprietary CMS (RedDot)