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Ryan Dollar

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Senior Software Engineer at Stewart Title who built STEPS's Notary assignment API from architecture through production.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to own products end-to-end, architect systems for diverse requirements, and work as a heavy, critical user of AI coding tools. I’m motivated by evaluating AI’s capabilities and limitations and optimizing systems.

At Stewart Title, I’m helping build STEPS, a new platform for bringing acquired companies into the Stewart ecosystem. I designed and built its Notary assignment API from architecture through production, adapting it to evolving Settlement-domain requirements.

I use Claude Code throughout development, including to generate JUnit test suites and development tools. I also identify where AI-generated code falls short and write context files to improve its output, while contributing to stronger code review, testing, and documentation practices.

At Leadfusion, I led development of an Apache Camel service connecting to third-party banking APIs and built an AWS analytics platform with event-driven data pipelines. I also modernized Java services and delivered tools that let non-technical teams manage loan data.

Earlier, I managed development of e-commerce websites at Kiff Enterprises, working on responsive templates, conversion tests, and third-party integrations. I hold a master's degree in Statistics and a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, and I’m an IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

Current

Stewart Title

Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Joined Stewart Title to help build STEPS, a new 0-to-1 platform migrating acquired companies into the Stewart ecosystem. Owns features end-to-end, from architecture through production, while serving as a heavy user of Claude Code and raising code review, test quality, and documentation standards.

Claude Code Junit DTO Postman Accessibility WCAG Git IntelliJ IDEA CI CD Documentation

Lead Senior Software Engineer

Leadfusion

Apr 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 4 months)

Promoted to Lead Senior Software Engineer, taking a lead role in architecting backend systems, modernizing the tech stack, and automating complex workflows. Mentors engineers and sets technical direction across projects.

Open JDK Spring Framework Gradle Python SQL Paramiko Flyway Apache Camel AWS Amazon SQS Glue Athena SonarQube Jenkins Git

Software Engineer

Leadfusion

Nov 2020 - Apr 2024 (3 years 5 months)

Contributed to the design, development, and deployment of Java-based microservices powering enterprise-grade financial tools. Focused on delivering scalable backend features, ensuring accurate tax law calculations, and expanding the suite of financial calculators.

Java Spring Framework Flyway Oracle MariaDB Feign REST Jenkins Tomcat Resin Junit Git

Web UI/UX Specialist

Leadfusion

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 9 months)

Customized tools for clients using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while implementing advanced skills such as SASS, Angular, and SQL. Maintained Git repositories, created ADA-compliant designs, and delivered branded multi-language solutions.

HTML CSS JavaScript SASS Angular SQL Git WCAG jQuery AJAX Photoshop

Web Development Manager

Kiff Enterprises

Jul 2014 - Mar 2018 (3 years 8 months)

Led the development and management of 10 e-commerce websites focused on automotive parts, combining hands-on engineering with team leadership. Guided junior developers and drove initiatives to improve performance, user experience, and marketing integrations.

PHP MivaScript jQuery Google Analytics Responsive Design Dotmailer A B Testing IT Support

Lead Senior Technician

University of Redlands

Sep 2009 - Apr 2013 (3 years 7 months)

Provided comprehensive IT support to students, resolving software, hardware, and network-related issues. Mentored junior technicians, assisted with escalated cases, and maintained internal documentation, while also contributing to basic web development tasks.

IT Support Troubleshooting Networking HTML Documentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California, San Diego

Master's Degree, Statistics

2013 - 2014

Grade: GPA 3.35

Achieved a Master's Degree in Statistics, covering mathematical and applied statistics, time series analysis with ARCH models, and real-world analysis with large and multi-dimensional datasets in R.

University of Redlands

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science

2009 - 2013

Grade: Math GPA 3.66, Computer Science GPA 3.87

Activities and societies: Dean's List Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010; Competed in ACM ICPC 2011 and 2012.

Achieved a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science with Honors, including coursework in real and complex analysis, linear and abstract algebra, statistics, and programming in C++ and Java.