Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
@yitzchakscott-thoenn1
Distinguished full‑stack software engineer driving scalable, user-focused SaaS product architecture.
What I'm looking for
I am a distinguished full‑stack software engineer with deep experience owning architecture and technical roadmaps for scalable, highly available SaaS solutions. I lead full lifecycle development from requirements through architecture, design, testing and ongoing enhancements, with a strong product and customer focus.
At Shiftboard I transformed core product capabilities to drive exponential revenue growth, broaden market reach, and support customers from small businesses to Fortune 500 organizations by introducing configurable onboarding, payment processing, time & attendance tools, demand planning, voucher systems, reporting engines, integrations (SSO/SCIM, API, webhooks), and robust backend optimizations.
I actively mentor and onboard engineers, contribute to open source communities (PerlMonks, Perl5‑Porters, Stack Overflow), and continuously improve reliability and performance through pragmatic engineering, automation, and collaboration.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Top contributor providing Q&A support focused on MySQL, MariaDB, and Perl, helping millions of developers solve programming and database problems.
Site Administrator
PerlMonks.org
Jan 2005 - Present (20 years 9 months)
Manage and maintain a large online Perl community, overseeing site infrastructure, performance improvements, and moderation to support developer collaboration.
Distinguished Software Engineer
Shiftboard
Jan 2008 - Jan 2024 (16 years)
Owned architecture and technical roadmap for an enterprise workforce management SaaS, driving product enhancements that expanded the customer base from SMBs to Fortune 500s and improved system scalability for high-concurrency usage.
Core Developer
Perl5 Porters
Jan 1999 - Jan 2016 (17 years)
Contributed to the Perl language as a core developer by fixing bugs, reviewing code, and implementing new features to advance the language's reliability and capabilities.
Senior Perl Developer
CollegeGear.com
Jan 2007 - Jan 2008 (1 year)
Enhanced e-commerce functionality and the Pick Pack Ship system, adding gift card/voucher support and replacing static storefront generation with dynamic pages to improve search and customer experience.
Senior Software Engineer II
Whitepages
Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 (1 year)
Developed and maintained backend systems and a scalable RPC server for a large online directory, implementing DB interfaces, SOAP/REST services, and proprietary socket protocols to support core site functionality.
Software Development Engineer
Independent Contractor
Delivered architecture, development, and QA for diverse clients, leading SDLC phases for large-scale systems including OS performance tools, transaction processors, and Perl-based CMS solutions.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Oregon State University
Computer Science
Completed coursework in Computer Science at Oregon State University focusing on foundational computer science topics and software development practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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