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Joshua Whalen

@joshuawhalen

Senior full-stack developer and technical leader building scalable, resilient systems with AI and cloud-native architectures.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can lead full-stack and platform architecture, ship reliable cloud-native products, and apply RAG/LLM capabilities—while mentoring engineers and continuously improving maintainability.

I’m a senior full-stack developer and technical leader focused on architecting scalable, resilient systems engineered for long-term maintainability. I enjoy transforming complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions across internal applications, SaaS platforms, AI solutions, and cloud-native environments.

In my recent role, I led full-stack development of internal SaaS platforms, including a modular Nuxt 3 application with a custom plugin system for dynamic route and feature injection. I designed and deployed a custom CMS to give non-technical teams real-time control, and I built integrations that automated listing/intake workflows while reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.

I also bring practical platform and AI experience—architecting backend services deployed in AWS using Node.js, h3/Nitro, Prisma, and PostgreSQL, and implementing RAG-powered AI chatbot solutions for analytics and operational automation. I mentor junior developers and set teams up for success with modern practices like infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and secure API design.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Full-Stack Dev

Current

The Jay Group

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years)

Led full-stack development of internal SaaS platforms, including a modular Nuxt 3 app with a custom plugin system for dynamic routing and feature injection. Designed and deployed a custom CMS for Bargain Lane and built AWS SQS-based robotics integrations, plus Node.js backend services and RAG-powered AI chatbot solutions.

Nuxt TypeScript PostgreSQL SQS Docker Traefik CI CD

Front-end Developer

Ruoff Mortgage

Oct 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)

Co-led the creation of a Ruoff Design System to standardize UI/UX across products and built a Vue 3 component library published via private NPM. Developed a loan comparison application integrated with an ERP system and fixed PHP/Symfony issues to optimize performance.

Vue Design Systems Component Libraries Private NPM ERP Integration PHP Symfony

Software Engineer

PNC Bank

Apr 2021 - Aug 2021 (4 months)

Implemented DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines using Atlassian Bamboo, Jira, and Bitbucket to improve SDLC efficiency. Resolved Pascal/Delphi bugs in legacy systems.

Jira Bitbucket DevSecOps DevOps Pascal Delphi Legacy Systems

Application Developer

Group Delphi

Apr 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 7 months)

Built company-wide DevOps pipelines to automate builds and deployments and developed an HR onboarding/offboarding web application with automated email workflows. Served as technical lead transitioning from SAP ERP to IFS EE 10 ERP, building PLSQL packages and dashboards, and created a Shopify template integrated with IFS ERP via the .NET Access Provider.

DevOps Pl SQL IFS EE 10 .NET Access Provider Dashboards