Jay Hayes

[email protected] | http://iamvery.com | +1 (317) 426-8379 | North Alabama

Objective

My goal is to be a valuable partner to anyone I have the pleasure of working with. I strive to always work pragmatically, diligently, and efficiently. Always learning.

Thinking

I have worked remotely, fulltime with a number of different companies. At different times, I have both contributed to and lead small, medium, and large projects with significant impact on business. These experiences have afforded me many opportunities to improve my product mindset and communication skills with both technical and business partners. I have also had ample opportunity to work in large, distributed, highly-available production systems leveraging different technology stacks. In addition to working on systems, I have frequently run engineering support and responded in real time to service interruptions related to both internal and external (3rd party) issues.

Speaking

I am not actively pursuing speaking opportunities at this time. Instead, I am focusing on my family and home. In the past, I have had the opportunity to speak at a number of small to medium sized conferences, including: TEDx, OSCON, RailsConf, ElixirConf, and others.

Teaching

I am extremely thankful for the opportunity and experience teaching the Ruby and Rails class at Big Nerd Ranch. It not only made me a better programmer, it ignited an interest in mentoring others and has given me the realization that I have a real love of teaching and strong desire to continue doing it.

Community

• Spoken numerous times at meetups across North Alabama
• Spoken to local high school students about programming and technology
• Volunteered at a RailsBridge event in Atlanta, GA
• Created and moderate Tech256
• Contributed to numerous open source projects such as elixirkoans, Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and Phoenix

Languages, Frameworks, and Tools

• Ruby, Rails
• Elixir, Phoenix
• JavaScript, React, etc.
• (Postgre)SQL, Snowflake, Redis, GraphQL
• Bash, Fish(shell), Vim, Tmux
• Much more...

Technique

• Strong TDD & QA practice
• Git as an integral part of workflow
• Strong code-review practice
• Data collection & analysis to inform business

History

Senior Software Engineer
Angel Studios, Provo, Utah (remote); April 2022 - April 2024
Initially worked on Content & Media team to create systems of management for converting content for streaming. Transitioned to the Studio team to build tools in support of content creators and marketing. Built an ad-delivery system in Elixir for running promotional videos around content played through the website, mobile, and TV apps. Scaled system up to handling 100s req/s and capturing analytic data for analysis. Lead the building of a separate Phoenix/LiveView UI for managing ads and studying analytics.

Lead Engineer
Stitch Fix, San Francisco, California (remote); January 2018 - April 2022
Web application developer, project lead, and mentor. Ruby and Rails, PostgreSQL, JavaScript (React).

Developer & Instructor
Big Nerd Ranch, Atlanta, Georgia (remote); February 2013 - January 2018
Web application developer, consultant, and instructor. Ruby and Rails, Elixir and Phoenix.

Computer Analyist III
Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; May 2010 - February 2013
As a full-time employee, I began pursuing a career as a software developer. I was given both individual and group tasks ranging from web to defense.

Freelance Web Development & Design
Florence, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; 2004 - Present

IT Support Technician III
Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; January 2006 - May 2010
I worked as a computer support task person to perform a variety of tasks for this 1000+ employee company. Currently primary responsibility was managing their Apple computers.