Yosef Gitlin
Senior Software Engineer/Platform Architect
Beitar Illit
Summary
Dynamic technology leader with a proven track record at Appwork LLC, where I scaled a multi-family maintenance platform to a $70M valuation.
Expert in Elixir/Phoenix and AWS, I foster collaboration and drive innovation, empowering teams to deliver robust solutions rapidly while maintaining high coding standards.
Especially driven towards streamlining code and process toward maximizing the pace of feature delivery while not comprising quality or test robustness. Proven track record of productivity working solo or with large teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Head of Platform Engineering
Appwork LLC
01.2016 - Current
- Led a multi-family maintenance platform from zero to a huge successful startup at a $70+ valuation
- Began as sole developer, now at the helm of R&D for a company of 50+ employees and growing.
- Balanced stability, scalability and development velocity in a way that kept the company competitive with others in the field.
- Built a scalable and resilient fully automated architecture for test running and deployment.
- Created robust and powerful in-house development frameworks for both Elixir/Phoenix backend and React frontend that aligned the company on coding and testing standards and allowed for rapid development.
- Guided junior developers to be able to roll out massive features in mere days through implementation of sensible coding practices and creation of in-house productivity tools.
- Implemented big data solutions that allowed the platform to scale effortlessly to accommodate 300,000+ residential units and growing.
- Implemented a unique and robust fully testable system for managing communications between related services.
- Led the evolution of the platform from simple monolith to complex monolith to multi-service/multi-DB architecture.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Sole/Lead Developer
Your Best Grade
03.2014 - 03.2018
- Sole developer for https://www.yourbestgrade.com.
- Upgraded a large complex online learning platform to current language standards
- Implemented a slew of new features and migrated the entire platform from Heroku to AWS
- Created secure payment platform and implemented PCI compliance standards
Sole/Lead Developer
Unyted LLC
06.2014 - 03.2018
- Implemented an online coordination application to allow companies to hold joint personnel training over the web and allow educators to hold online distance learnings sessions.
- Utilized cutting edge tech built on Elixir/Erlang to robustly manage thousands of concurrent connections and conversations over a single server.
Sole/Lead Developer
Blanket Express Plus
07.2014 - 03.2024
- Created and managed https://blanketexpressplus.com.
- Fully custom estore including registry creation, multiple payment methods, support for multiple language and currencies, inventory management and more
Skills
Elixir/Phoenix
Timeline
Head of Platform Engineering
Appwork LLC
01.2016 - Current
Sole/Lead Developer
Blanket Express Plus
07.2014 - 03.2024
Sole/Lead Developer
Unyted LLC
06.2014 - 03.2018
Sole/Lead Developer
Your Best Grade
03.2014 - 03.2018