Drury Wall
@drurywall
Senior full-stack engineer building scalable SaaS with high-performance APIs.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a full-stack software engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable SaaS platforms and modern web applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, with a focus on designing high-performance APIs and distributed systems.
At WillowTree, I owned end-to-end development of scalable web applications supporting 40,000+ users and systems processing 2–3 million API requests daily. I’ve improved performance and reliability by optimizing queries and pipelines (reducing API latency from 230ms to 155ms), refactoring 18+ backend modules into a modular service-oriented architecture, and cutting release time from 30 minutes to under 10 minutes with CI/CD and Docker deployments—while reducing API error rates from 3.4% to 1.1%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Owned end-to-end development of scalable web applications for 40,000+ users handling 2–3 million API requests daily. Built React/Next.js and Node.js/Express APIs, reducing API latency from 230ms to 155ms (~33%) and lowering production API error rates from 3.4% to 1.1%.
Developed enterprise-grade web applications using React/Next.js and Node.js, delivering backend APIs processing 5–7 million requests daily. Improved throughput by ~25% and reduced database query latency by 30–35% through pipeline and API performance optimizations.
Built backend services for programmable messaging APIs handling ~1.5–2 million API requests per day. Implemented REST endpoints and webhook-based event systems, improving delivery reliability by reducing failed requests by ~18% via retry logic and error handling.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Texas at Austin
Master of Science in Software Engineering, Software Engineering
2012 - 2014
Earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin from 2012 to 2014.
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science
2008 - 2012
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Texas A&M University from 2008 to 2012.
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