Steven Silvestri

Professional Summary

Principal Software Engineer specializing in scalable microservices architecture and developer experience optimization. Expertise in developing highly scalable gRPC microservices in Node.js, managing developer experience ecosystems, and leveraging modern AI tools to dramatically increase team productivity. Proven track record in establishing best practices for TypeScript and RxJS implementation across organizations.

Professional Experience

Principal Software Engineer

TruMid

Jan 2018 - Present

Remote

Principal Software Engineer developing highly scalable gRPC microservices and managing developer experience for Node.js and NestJS ecosystems

Develop highly scalable gRPC microservices in Node.js
Manage Developer Experience around Node and NestJS by creating libraries and abstractions
Provide best practices and guidance for TypeScript and RxJS implementation
Tailor AI agents and tools to dramatically increase team productivity and code quality
Built Risk Asset Management system tracking real-time PNL and trading metrics

Technologies:

TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSgRPCRxJSMicroservicesProtocol BuffersMongoDBAI Tools

Software Engineer

TuringsCraft Inc.

Feb 2016 - Jan 2018

Brooklyn, New York

Lead FrontEnd Developer for application redesign of core product using React and Redux

Lead FrontEnd Developer for core product redesign
Drove technology decisions and code quality standards
Implemented React and Redux architecture

Technologies:

ReactReduxES6JavaScriptFlux

Professional Services Engineer

Digital Reasoning

Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

New York, New York

Professional Services Engineer working with machine learning and data analytics, processing unstructured data at scale

Worked with clients to process unstructured data and meet their goals
Wrote ETL code in Groovy and Python for large-scale data processing
Optimized code performance for efficient data processing
Educated clients on software usage and best practices

Technologies:

GroovyPythonMachine LearningData AnalyticsETL

Senior Web Applications Developer

Mount Sinai Health System

Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

New York, New York

Led a team of 5 developers supporting J2EE web applications for the largest healthcare system in NYC

Led a team of around 5 developers
Created custom Java API to interface with OpenText WEM CMS
Improved code readability, redundancy and quality
Enabled rapid development of custom JSP Views
Full Stack role including system management of application servers

Technologies:

JavaJ2EEJSPOpenText WEMWeb ApplicationsSystem Management

Web / Java Developer

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

New York, New York

First professional role after graduating, learning fundamental web development and programming skills

First job after graduating with B.S in Computer Information Systems
Learned fundamental skills for web application development
Gained programming principles that enabled career progression
Built foundation for advancement to Senior Web Applications Developer

Technologies:

JavaWeb DevelopmentProgramming Fundamentals

Technical Skills

AI & Productivity

AI Agent Customization90%

Code Generation Tools85%

AI-Driven Code Review80%

Developer Workflow Automation88%

Prompt Engineering85%

Backend & Microservices

Node.js / Nest.JS95%

Microservices Architecture90%

gRPC / Protocol Buffers85%

REST APIs / GraphQL90%

Database Design85%

DevOps & Cloud

Docker / Kubernetes85%

AWS Cloud Services80%

CI/CD Pipelines85%

Bazel Build System85%

Monitoring & Observability70%

Frontend & Languages

TypeScript95%

React / Next.js90%

JavaScript (ES6+)90%

HTML5 / CSS385%

Python80%

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

Brooklyn College

2007 - 2013

Brooklyn, NY