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Brett Smith

@brettsmith1

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Senior full-stack engineer specializing in LNMP/LAMP stacks, scalable B2B SaaS APIs, and React/TypeScript front-ends.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building scalable B2B SaaS platforms where I can lead API and platform architecture, mentor teams, and drive cloud-native, high-performance solutions.

I am a Senior Full-Stack Developer with 10+ years designing, developing, and deploying scalable B2B SaaS applications, with deep expertise in the LNMP/LAMP stack and modern front-end frameworks like React and TypeScript.

I've led end-to-end feature delivery—architecting PHP-based RESTful APIs, optimizing Nginx and MySQL for high throughput and low latency, and implementing containerized deployments with Docker and AWS orchestration. I provide technical leadership and mentorship while collaborating with product and design teams to translate ambiguous requirements into maintainable systems.

My projects include real-time streaming and partner integration platforms that reduced ML scoring latency from minutes to seconds, and infrastructure automation using CDK/Terraform to achieve high uptime and faster environment provisioning. I hold cloud and full-stack certifications and value clean, testable code and scalable architectures.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

NexWEB LLC

May 2022 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Led design and development of core features for a B2B SaaS platform, optimizing Nginx and MySQL for high throughput and low latency and delivering secure RESTful PHP APIs and React/TypeScript front-ends.

PHP MySQL Nginx Docker AWS React TypeScript REST APIs CI CD

Full Stack Developer

Reco Universal LLC

Jun 2019 - Apr 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Built high-performance backend services and APIs for cloud applications, improved database query performance and system resilience, and developed React-based front-ends consuming proprietary APIs.

MySQL PostgreSQL PHP React JavaScript Git Linux API Development Monitoring

Software Developer

Codoxo

Dec 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Contributed to API development and backend LNMP services, supported MySQL optimization efforts, and implemented front-end features while working in an Agile/Scrum team.

MySQL PHP JavaScript Linux REST APIs Agile Jira Code Review

Software Engineer

Teradata

May 2014 - Nov 2017 (3 years 6 months)

Developed full-stack features for an enterprise platform, gained strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with Linux administration and cloud deployments.

Algorithms Software Design Linux AWS Backend Development SQL Testing Enterprise Systems

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Southern California

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

2012 - 2016

Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with coursework and projects covering software engineering, databases, and web application development.