Max Ono

Experience

• Krado (Remote)

  Co-founder, CTOFebruary 2021 - Present
  • Lead end-to-end development as the sole engineer building a Ruby on Rails GraphQL API, React Native mobile apps, and IoT integrations from the ground up
  • Scale platform from prototype to production enabling adoption by 300+ customers and 400+ IoT devices with real-time data collection and analysis
  • Architect and deploy a plug-and-play analysis platform (Python, gRPC, AWS SQS) enabling analysts to create new pipelines with minimal touch setup
  • Direct product and engineering strategy, driving decisions on features, budgets, infrastructure, and technical standards to balance business goals with technical scalability

• Scribd (Remote)

  Senior Software EngineerNovember 2020 - December 2023
  • Plan and execute migrations of monolithic Ruby on Rails application slices to ReactJS SPAs to deliver improved developer velocity and reduced deployment times
  • Champion frontend modernization for codifying frontend code patterns and conventions across teams
  • Lead cross-team discussions to audit, plan, and update testing practices
  • Support brand separation initiative by defining framework adoption strategy and managing legacy API transition to ensure continuity during migration

• User Interviews (Remote)

  Software EngineerMay 2019 - October 2020
  • Implement new features on a ReactJS/Ruby on Rails monolithic application
  • Remove tech debt by refactoring/consolidating inefficient and obsolete code
  • Introduce new patterns and utilities to improve development processes and standards
  • Collaborate and engage with teammates in a fully distributed team across multiple time zones

• Cast Iron Coding (Portland, OR)

  Full Stack Web DeveloperSeptember 2016 - May 2019
  • Build standalone apps and server-side RESTful APIs using Ruby on Rails
  • Implement client-side features and styles through ES6, React, and SCSS
  • Introduce new patterns and utilities to improve development processes and standards
  • Provide direct support for clients and maintain communication channels

• Vista Higher Learning (Boston, MA)

  Test EngineerDecember 2013 - September 2016
  • Own, document, and improve test case writing and execution process while setting standards
  • Monitor, provision, and maintain test servers for QA, Engineering, and Stakeholder needs including seeding data through SSH and Rails console
  • Write automated browser tests/interaction scripts with Selenium Webdriver and Ruby/JS
  • Triage issues entering QA and determine testing approach with Engineering