Pete Terlep
@peteterlep
Experienced software architect specializing in cloud-native, serverless, and IoT systems.
What I'm looking for
I am an experienced software architect with over a decade building cloud-native, serverless, and IoT systems across automotive, government, finance, recreation-services, and medical-records industries.
I led architecture and development for the FleetPulse Trailer Telematics IoT platform, scaling it to 16,000+ trailers across hundreds of customers and contributing to an $11M spin-off while managing a distributed team of 10 engineers.
I design and implement event-driven, microservices-based back ends using JVM technologies, Go, Python, and extensive AWS services, and I have delivered solutions that saved operational effort (for example, a job-application-sync system that reclaimed 100+ staff-hours per year).
I seek hands-on contributor roles where I can lead small teams, continue learning, and deliver robust, scalable systems—preferably in remote-friendly environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & Principal Software Engineer
GrugSoft LLC
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year)
Built a serverless, event-driven job-application sync system that bidirectionally moves applicant data between ADP and Monday.com, saving 100+ staff-hours per year and bootstrapping the AWS stack with Terraform and GitLab CI.
Solutions Architect
Inspire11
Jan 2018 - May 2023 (5 years 4 months)
Led architecture and development of the Great Dane FleetPulse trailer telematics IoT platform, scaling to 16,000+ trailers across hundreds of customers and contributing to an $11M spin-off while managing a distributed team of 10 engineers.
Senior Software Engineer
Mesirow Advanced Strategies
May 2015 - Jan 2018 (2 years 8 months)
Developed backend systems and REST APIs for hedge fund operations and built data-driven front-end and chatbot solutions, improving trade ticketing, authentication, and BI workflows across the platform.
Developed Java/Spring services and PL/SQL for the USPS Track & Confirm system and led deployments and change management for BP Terminal Automation System upgrades with extensive client interaction.
Education
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DePauw University
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, covering core programming, data structures, and software engineering fundamentals.
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