Justin Wheeler

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Results-driven Senior Software Engineer and Manager with 13+ years of experience architecting and scaling enterprise applications. Extensive hiring experience and cross-team collaboration.

Expertise in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and cloud infrastructure. Demonstrated success in leading engineering teams, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and delivering high-impact technical solutions that drive business growth.

Proven track record of reducing system latency and increasing API throughput by optimizing database queries and implementing caching strategies. Early adopter of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Claude.

Technical Expertise

Core Technologies

Ruby Ruby on Rails JavaScript TypeScript Python SQL

Frontend Development

React.js jQuery Hotwire HTML5 CSS3 Tailwind

Data & Infrastructure

PostgreSQL MySQL Redis Sidekiq Pro Firebase ChatGPT/LLM

Cloud & DevOps

AWS RDS AWS EC2 AWS S3 Elasticache Docker CI/CD Git

Testing & Architecture

RSpec TDD RESTful APIs Microservices SOA MVC

Familiar with

Go Rust

Have been consistently promoted to leadership roles and tasked with heading up the most sensitive and impactful projects for each company. From full migrations and modernizations of legacy software to from-scratch implementations of integral integrations, the trust of upper management has always been quickly attained. That trust is gained by being proactive and decisive while maintaining humility and integrity.

Senior Engineering Manager

Anedot, Inc Remote
2021 - Present

Architected and implemented scalable API integrations with Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics 4.0, allowing accounts to implement their preferred tracking solutions

Led cross-functional team of 6 engineers, increasing sprint velocity by 40% through process optimization and mentorship

Designed and documented RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger, reducing integration time for external developers

Optimized PostgreSQL database queries and implemented caching strategies, reducing average response time by over 50%

Hired and onboarded several engineers

Senior Software Engineer

CareerPlug Remote
2019 - 2021

Engineered Facebook Jobs API integration, increasing job posting reach by 150% and candidate applications by 80%

Implemented automated testing suite with 90% code coverage, reducing production bugs by 65%

Optimized core application performance using Rails 6 and AWS services, improving page load times by 45%

Senior Developer

2016 - 2019

Architected and developed greenfield Rails 5 application using microservices architecture, supporting 100K+ daily active users

Implemented Vue.js dashboard system, reducing data loading time by 70% and improving user engagement by 40%

Established CI/CD pipeline using Docker and AWS Elastic Beanstalk, reducing deployment time by 80%

Ruby/Rails Team Lead

2012 - 2016

Led modernization of legacy Rails applications, reducing technical debt by 60% and improving system reliability

Developed and published open-source Rails gem and jQuery plugin