Aaron Myers
Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable full-stack applications. Currently leading development of distributed payment systems processing billions of dollars in transactions at Zego (a Global Payments company). Key contributor to platform modernization that led to $1B company valuation. Also an indie developer shipping a native macOS app (Swift/SwiftUI) end-to-end. Proven track record of delivering high-impact solutions, leading teams, and architecting systems that drive business results.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Zego (a Global Payments company) · Remote
Payment platform for Property Managers processing billions in annual transactions
- •Lead a team architecting Zego's distributed FlexPay system, enabling tenants to split rental payments—supporting a partnership accounting for 75% of company revenue
- •Leading implementation of credit card payment authentication, targeting ~$16M in chargeback liability reduction and strengthening the risk management suite
- •Maintain 99% uptime for mission-critical payment processing systems serving thousands of property managers nationwide
- •Apply Domain Driven Design, C4 modeling, and Agile/Kanban methodologies to deliver complex distributed systems
Stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js, Nest.js, GraphQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Software Engineer
Zego (a Global Payments company) · Remote & San Diego, CA
- •Key contributor to Payments 1.0 → 2.0 platform migration that led to $1B company valuation and acquisition by Global Payments
- •Modernized legacy PHP monolith by extracting services to Node.js microservices, improving deployment frequency from monthly to daily
- •Built new React front-end and implemented modern CI/CD pipelines, reducing mean time to recovery from hours to minutes
Stack: React, Node.js, PHP, Laravel, Code Igniter, MySQL, CI/CD
Field Representative
Global Frontiers Project · Montenegro
- •Led construction of a community center in rural Montenegro within 6-month timeframe, managing budget, contractors, and cross-cultural teams
- •Established sustainable English education program, training local volunteers to continue after departure
Software Engineer
Forward Slope Inc. · San Diego, CA
Sub-contractor with the United States Navy
- •Developed and maintained Project Management tool for Navy fleet operations using C#.NET and Angular
- •Built data sanitization tools in Java for ship weather monitoring systems deployed across the fleet
- •Maintained security compliance for applications handling sensitive government data
Stack: C#.NET, Angular, Java, SQL Server
Projects
Retext — Founder & Developer
Native macOS text-expansion app · retext.io
- •Designed and shipped a system-wide macOS app with a low-level CGEvent keyboard-interception engine and AI-powered snippet generation streamed from Claude
- •Built the full product solo: Next.js/Vercel proxy backend, Polar.sh licensing, Redis-backed rate limiting, PostHog analytics, and Sparkle auto-updates
- •Automated Developer ID signing, Apple notarization, and DMG releases through a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
Stack: Swift, SwiftUI, Next.js, Vercel, Claude API, Upstash Redis, Polar.sh
Grocery Voice — Voice-First Grocery App
iOS + web app · groceryvoice.app
- •Shipped a voice-first grocery app end to end in a week: speech is parsed by Claude into structured, aisle-organized lists, with recipe and nutrition generation from what you're buying
- •Integrated the Kroger API for one-tap cart handoff—OAuth, fuzzy product matching with live prices, and an optimistic refresh-token rotation strategy for their single-use tokens
- •Built a React Native (Expo) iOS app and feature-parity Next.js web app sharing end-to-end types via tRPC, with offline-first lists and a non-interactive EAS pipeline to TestFlight
Stack: React Native, Expo, Next.js, tRPC, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Claude API, Kroger API, Vercel
DiffSmith — AI Pull-Request Reviewer
Agentic developer tool (in progress)
- •Building an LLM agent that reviews pull requests with real tools (file reads, codebase search, git history) instead of one-shot prompting
- •Designed around an eval harness, a hand-labeled corpus of real PRs with regression scoring on every prompt change, so iteration stays evidence-based
Stack: TypeScript, Nest.js, Anthropic SDK, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Vitest
Global Frontiers Project — Website Rebuild
501(c)(3) non-profit · globalfp.org
- •Rebuilt the organization's website from the ground up on the T3 Stack with a custom CMS, event calendar, and role-based admin dashboard
- •Delivered end-to-end type safety with tRPC and Prisma, plus NextAuth authentication so non-technical staff can manage all site content
Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma, NextAuth, Tailwind CSS, Vercel
Technical Skills
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Swift, PHP, C#, Java, SQL
Frontend: React, Next.js, SwiftUI, Angular, Tailwind CSS, HTML/CSS
Backend: Node.js, Nest.js, tRPC, Prisma, Laravel, Code Igniter, GraphQL, REST APIs
Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Redis
Tools & Practices: Git, CI/CD, Docker, AWS, Vercel, PostHog, Agile/Kanban, Domain Driven Design, C4 Modeling, Microservices Architecture
Education
B.S., Computer Information Systems
Point Loma Nazarene University · San Diego, CA
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