

Donald Stolz
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience. Proven expertise in cloud technologies and full stack application development. Utilizes problem-solving...
About Me
Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience. Proven expertise in cloud technologies and full stack application development. Utilizes problem-solving skills to drive team success and accelerate project delivery.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
soona is your all-in-one platform to make, manage, and optimize photo + video content for all your ecommerce channels.
- ✓Member of soona's payment team, utilized Stripe, Postgres, Ruby on Rails, and Vue.js to enhance payment processing features
- ✓Led Trend technical development through acquisition. Used Typescript, React, and Next.js for application development
- ✓Created and presented detailed transition documentation to onboard soona engineers. Utilized Notion, Swagger, & Miro
- ✓Earned AWS Solutions Architect certification
- ✓Built features to scale revenue, grew to over $150,000 monthly
Head of Engineering
We help companies win at marketing. We connect brands with creators who provide original & specifically targeted content.
- ✓Led technical development initiatives while directly reporting to the CEO and CPO
- ✓Planned sprints and broke down project tickets in collaboration with the CPO using Asana
- ✓Presented product demos to team members, keeping everyone informed on ongoing builds and collecting valuable feedback for continuous improvement
- ✓Managed relationships with outside partners and contractors
- ✓Created comprehensive documentation using tools like Notion, Swagger, and Storybook
Co-Founder & Technology Lead
The leaderboard for assets. Asset Dash ranks the top stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Track over 4,000 of the largest companies and cryptos.
- ✓Migrated backend and database from Heroku to Google Cloud Platform
- ✓Updated and maintained Postgres database Refactored client to Next.js; Improved performance & SEO
- ✓Created new features to drive user growth and increase session duration
Education
42 - Silicon Valley
Key Courses:
Loyola University Chicago
Key Courses:
Skills
Front-end Development
AdvancedBack-end Development
ExpertDatabase
IntermediateDevOps
AdvancedAI Tools
ProficientVolunteer Experience
Hack High School
The goal of HackHighSchool is to provide equality of access to computer science and digital literacy for the 21st Century to all high school students age 14-18. HackHighSchool(H2S) is a free,8-month long coding club open from September to May.
- •Created Node JS Curriculum
- •Taught JavaScript & Web Development
- •Built app to help manage student check-in and daily reports.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. I coordinated and participated in philanthropic events for St. Jude
Food Recovery Network
Participated in food recovery runs after campus events, recovering food that can be donated to a local food pantry. Assisted with food drives and helped coordinate volunteers from my fraternity.