STEVE FARBOTA
Integration Architect & Senior Software Engineer
- Los Angeles, California
- (847) 665-9302
- sfarbota@gmail.com
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STEVE FARBOTA
Integration Architect & Senior Software Engineer
- Los Angeles, California
- (847) 665-9302
- sfarbota@gmail.com
Work Experience
Apr 2023Present
Lead Integration Engineer
Koddi
- Design and advise on technical integrations
- Lead customer-facing integration projects
Jun 2021Mar 2023
Integration Architect
Antylia Scientific
- Co-managed IT web team for $1B company with 1 other team lead
- Lead ecommerce initiatives contributing to 20+% YOY growth in web order revenue in 2018
- Managed/mentored/educated 2 direct reports (1 at a time)
- Assisted VP of IT with executive tasks (CAPEX quantification, contractor and vendor selection)
- Lead collaboration with software vendors and satellite offices
- Served as go-to company expert for scalable solutions, web services, DevOps, CSS, SQL
- Planned and implemented frontend and backend website improvements, including:
- Third-party integrations (product reviews, product configurator, credit card authorization)
- Pagespeed improvement (CSS minification, JS deferral, dynamic image compression)
- Spam prevention (Google reCAPTCHA v3)
- Tested and launched 4 vendor-produced, cross-platform mobile apps
- Planned and executed key pieces of a full server and web stack migration into AWS/VMware Cloud
Jun 2018Jun 2021
Senior Web Engineer & Acting Web Manager
Antylia Scientific
- Co-managed IT web team for $1B company with 1 other team lead
- Lead ecommerce initiatives contributing to 20+% YOY growth in web order revenue in 2018
- Managed/mentored/educated 2 direct reports (1 at a time)
- Assisted VP of IT with executive tasks (CAPEX quantification, contractor and vendor selection)
- Lead collaboration with software vendors and satellite offices
- Served as go-to company expert for scalable solutions, web services, DevOps, CSS, SQL
- Planned and implemented frontend and backend website improvements, including:
- Third-party integrations (product reviews, product configurator, credit card authorization)
- Pagespeed improvement (CSS minification, JS deferral, dynamic image compression)
- Spam prevention (Google reCAPTCHA v3)
- Tested and launched 4 vendor-produced, cross-platform mobile apps
- Planned and executed key pieces of a full server and web stack migration into AWS/VMware Cloud
Apr 2020Sep 2020
QA & Test Engineering Consultant
Mammoth Media · Contract
- Built out unit test framework for Yarn iOS app using Swift and XCTest
- Broke out pieces of a long AppDelegate file into individual, testable methods
- Wrote tests to verify request and response values for network calls to various services
- Integrated into team's existing Buck build scripts and Bitrise workflows for a seamless experience
- Architected UI-testing framework for Yarn and Wishbone iOS apps
- Wrote UI tests using Python and Appium framework
- Automated test execution by integrating into Bitrise workflows and running on Kobiton mobile testing platform
Aug 2014Jun 2018
Web Engineer
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company
- Delivered key pieces and managed successful deployment of $2M web platform overhaul
- Increased mobile revenue by 100+% ($30k+/mo) by developing and deploying mobile experience for existing web applications in 3 weeks
- Consistently and quickly solved problems others could not (application latency, scale, logistics)
- Created new sales channel using enterprise barcode scanners and mobile web app for checkout
Sep 2012Aug 2014
DevOps, Testing, & Release Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Reduced time required for code releases by 80+%
- Covered 90+% of web code with unit and browser-automation tests
- Architected and configured distributed, scalable enterprise web environments, totaling 50+ servers
Jul 2012Aug 2012
Programmer & Efficiency Analyst
American Physician Institute
- Improved efficiency of several common workflows by 50+% by automating with VBA macros
Aug 2011May 2012
Instructor's Assistant
Illinois State University
- Selected as sole teaching assistant to ISU's lead web developer
- Succeeded in graduate-level role as undergraduate
- Overhauled and maintained university websites
- Created 20+ web development tutorial videos
Mar 2011Aug 2011
PHP Programmer
Illinois State University
- Wrote PHP/MySQL/JS applications to facilitate and process psychology surveys for university staff
- Delivered all requirements on time and under budget
Dec 2009Present
Freelance Full-Stack Developer
Independent · Self-employed
- Created personal and small business websites
- Example: Lee Kix Percussions - leekix.com
Education
20082012
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Web Application Development Sequence
Illinois State University
- Winner of Programming Design Pattern Challenge - Object-Oriented System Development course
- Wrote Java code to convert MySQL scripts to Oracle scripts using Transformer pattern
- Selected by instructor as sole winner among 30+ students
- Guest Speaker - Website Development Using ASP.NET course
- Explained inner-workings of School of Information Technology website to students
Volunteer Experience
Mar 2017Mar 2019
Lead Community Outreach Coordinator
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company
- Lead team of 20+ in planning and promoting quarterly volunteer activities across 5 US locations
- Transitioned team to web-based systems, expanding reach and improving efficiency
- See LinkedIn profile for impact on local communities