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Brandon Thaler
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Miami, United States
Toptal member since October 19, 2021
Bio
Brandon is an experienced full-stack developer who loves the process of bringing a person's vision to life through building applications. His biggest strength is that he can develop products quickly while not sacrificing quality. He also believes clear communication is key to exceeding expectations. Brandon is keen on TypeScript, which has allowed him flexibility in both back-end and front-end development.
Portfolio
Chenmed
JavaScript, Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Claude, Claude Code...
Colgate-Palmolive - Main
React, Node.js, Vue, Agile, Jira, Technical Leadership, API Integration, MySQL
Voicio Inc
TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, Node.js, React, Twilio, Agile, Jira...
Experience
- PostgreSQL - 5 years
- JavaScript - 5 years
- React - 5 years
- Redux - 5 years
- Express.js - 5 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
- Firebase - 2 years
- Docker - 2 years
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
2022 - PRESENT
Chenmed
- Built end-to-end cross-PCP Top40 checkout support, enabling covering physicians to add/remove patients from an assigned PCP’s Top40 list with server-side authorization, visit-type validation, and UI workflow integration.
- Integrated Dash with CareDoc row-permissions and Top40 APIs using JWT auth, encrypted patient IDs, and doctor routing. Resolved payload mismatches between Swagger docs and runtime responses; documented contracts.
- Investigated Top40 recommendation lifecycles, provider assignments, and promotion states across application and database layers, improving understanding of panel hydration and downstream service interactions.
- Contributed to performance optimization in a Spring Boot/WildFly platform by tuning Redis usage, limiting expensive Solr queries, and improving cache awareness to reduce resource exhaustion and large-office load impacts.
- Analyzed patient-provider relationships, office scoping, and Top40 recommendation data through SQL investigations, supporting troubleshooting, authorization validation, and clinical workflow accuracy.
Technologies: JavaScript, Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Claude, Claude Code, Cursor AI, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka
Full-stack Developer for a Healthcare Products Company
2022 - 2022
Colgate-Palmolive - Main
- Fixed and deployed several existing production bugs while refactoring and improving the stability and legibility of a legacy codebase.
- Learned and leveraged Shopify's legacy Liquid templating engine within a few days, contributing to the codebase only days after onboarding.
- Completed over 30 Jira issues and assisted other developers with completing their tasks.
Technologies: React, Node.js, Vue, Agile, Jira, Technical Leadership, API Integration, MySQL
Front-end React Developer to Build an App from Figma Designs
2021 - 2022
Voicio Inc
- Created a reusable React hook that allowed simple and scalable asynchronous connections from the front end to the back end with React Query.
- Learned and leveraged the LoopBack framework to update and manage the Node.js back end, including API endpoints, database structure, and third-party integrations.
- Successfully managed and communicated with a team of two developers in entirely different time zones, minimizing any delays in development.
Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, Node.js, React, Twilio, Agile, Jira, React Router, Software Architecture, Technical Leadership, Video Streaming, API Integration, Cloud Platforms
Senior Full-stack Developer
2020 - 2021
Yeswearemad
- Fully developed the back-end and front-end marketing organizational tool for Millicom, a leading telecommunications company in Latin America.
- Led a team of three developers to rapidly develop multiple MVP projects in a small strict timeframe.
- Maintained multiple codebases for high-value clients. I also reviewed the code of various developers for quality and consistency.
Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Express.js, Amazon EC2, PostgreSQL, Docker, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Live Chat, Video Chat, HTML, CSS, Responsive UI, GitHub, GitLab CI/CD, Front-end, Node.js, Full-stack, Agile, Jira, React Router, Software Architecture, Technical Leadership, Video Streaming, API Integration, Cloud Platforms, MySQL
Senior Front-end Developer
2019 - 2020
Florida Blue
- Led communication and expectation management for a team of four developers. This included handling daily meetings and much of the bureaucracy that working fully remote at a vast corporation encompasses.
- Developed the front-end dashboard using React, C3.js, and D3.js, where I built several layered interactive graphs to display complex data in a digestible manner.
- Oversaw the deployment and completion of the application within the expected contracted timeline of one year.
Technologies: React, JavaScript, C3.js, D3.js, Front-end, CSS, HTML, Agile, React Router, Technical Leadership, API Integration
Full-stack Engineer
2019 - 2019
Genius Plaza
- Led the re-organization and documentation of the legacy codebase to allow for easier onboarding and future feature implementation.
- Assisted in structuring a Jenkins pipeline, helping build more stable processes for CI/CD.
- Built and deployed many front-end features for a live production application.
Technologies: React, Docker, Redux, JavaScript, Jenkins, Front-end, Node.js, CSS, HTML, Full-stack, Agile, Jira, React Router, Software Architecture, Technical Leadership, API Integration, Cloud Platforms, MySQL
Software Engineer
2017 - 2019
Blubeta
- Developed a rapid prototype process that spins up authentication, the back-end data model, reusable front-end components, and async logic within minutes.
- Single-handedly built a voting application for conference presentations with React Native, which leveraged GraphQL subscriptions for real-time voting and user feedback.
- Managed native dependencies and front-end async logic for the React Native app for the world's largest boat MLS.
Technologies: React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, Express.js, REST, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon EC2, AWS Amplify, GraphQL, React, Redux, Front-end, CSS, HTML, Full-stack, Agile, Jira, React Router, Software Architecture, API Integration, Cloud Platforms, MySQL
Teaching Assistant
2017 - 2017
App Academy
- Introduced new concepts to the curriculum that streamlined concepts and increased the passing rate by around 15%.
- Assisted students by breaking down core concepts of programming to effectively understand and tackle problems.
- Lectured students on the fundamentals of software development, including the introduction of data structures and algorithms.
Technologies: JavaScript, Education, Ruby on Rails (RoR), React
Project History
H3 & Me
A web-based mobile application that provides matchmaking and communication services for medical students to match with medical professionals.
This product was fully developed, designed, and architected by me.
This product was fully developed, designed, and architected by me.
Florida Blue Internal Dashboard
A web-based dashboard to track the total throughput of insurance claims.
It was a fully remote job, and I worked as the lead front-end developer. I handled most of the communication and code management processes. We leveraged D3.js and C3.js to create many types of graphs and charts to present the data in an easily digestible way.
It was a fully remote job, and I worked as the lead front-end developer. I handled most of the communication and code management processes. We leveraged D3.js and C3.js to create many types of graphs and charts to present the data in an easily digestible way.
Boat Wizard
A React Native application that integrates the largest boats MLS in the world. Features include integration with a global boats' database, inventory management, and detailed reporting.
I worked on the front-end portion, updating the existing search features and handling some dependency management with iOS and Android builds.
I worked on the front-end portion, updating the existing search features and handling some dependency management with iOS and Android builds.
Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Game Design
University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL
Certifications
OCTOBER 2017 - PRESENT
24 Week Software Engineering Immersive
App Academy
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, React Router, C3.js, D3.js, AWS Amplify, Vue
Tools
Jira, Claude, Claude Code, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab CI/CD, Expo
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, CSS, HTML, GraphQL, Java, C#, HTML5
Frameworks
Redux, Express.js, React Native, Spring Boot, Unity, Ruby on Rails (RoR), .NET
Paradigms
REST, Agile, Hosting
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Firebase, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Twilio, Ubuntu, Docker, iOS, Android, Apache Kafka
Storage
PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MySQL
Other
Software Development, Code Versioning, Styled-components, Front-end, Full-stack, Software Architecture, Technical Leadership, API Integration, Video Chat, Live Chat, Stripe Subscriptions, Real-time Data, Remote Team Leadership, Web Dashboards, Video Streaming, Cloud Platforms, Cursor AI, Push Notifications, Web Notifications, Education, Responsive UI
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