Raydiant helps brick and mortar businesses create memorable in-store experiences by transforming their TVs into interactive digital signage that drive messaging, sales, and engagement.
Lead backend developer responsible for building scalable backends for Raydiant's signage devices and web-based management dashboard. Designed and built core REST data API and realtime communication service for the Raydiant platform
Led project to build enterprise support for the Raydiant platform (multi-user domains with user-specific roles/permissions, resource sharing between accounts and across a domain). Designed data schema and API endpoints for the enterprise featureset
Rearchitected digital signage playback engine and data model to add support for nested playlists and rules/tags allowing dynamic content changes at runtime
Designed and implemented microservices architecture on signage devices using balenaOS and Docker. Built core device functionality (playback, offline caching, connectivity, logging, metrics) deployed as containers
Implemented design review process for new features/technical initiatives, mentored team members and interns, held lightning talks on technical topics, played active role in shaping engineering culture and standards
Minted is a lifestyle brand and design marketplace connecting you with the world’s best artists to create something one of a kind. Minted crowdsources graphic design and artwork from a global community of independent artists and sells these as products addressing the $10 billion stationery market, $48 billion art market, and $100 billion home decor market.
Backend team lead on project to rewrite the core Minted shopping page for improved performance and better search functionality
Designed and implemented search system to index hundreds of thousands of SKUs and their variants in Elasticsearch, and allow aggregated searches across dozens of criteria (i.e. shape, size, colorway, theme). The system is able to return data 5-10x faster than old search system and allow searching across many more dimensions
E-commerce team engineer responsible for delivering features and optimizing performance in the core Minted shopping flow. Projects include NLP service to process dates from free-form customer data, design proof generation automation, working on a team to redesign and rebuild an aging frontend codebase in React, SQL query and ORM optimization, and designing/implementing data schema and customization features for new products
Mentored junior team members and interns
“ Contradictory to his quiet nature, Aric is a rockstar engineer; when he speaks up, everyone listens. Self-directed and a dedicated craftsman, Aric was integral to me and Mira while I managed him. Aric took ownership of developing and scaling our backend infrastructure, delivering immediate customer value while reliably anticipating future needs. Aric earns his coworkers' trust with empathetic listening, a keen analytical mind, and his witty sense of humor. I hope to work with Aric again, and would recommend him to any team. ”