Staff-level engineer with 12 years of full stack experience specializing in scalable infrastructure, cross-team developer enablement, and platform standardization. Recognized subject-matter expert in Distributed Architecture, GraphQL Federation, Kafka pipelines, and containerization practices for cloud based systems.
Setting, documenting, and demonstrating enterprise-wide best practices
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN
Software Engineer II| Dec 2019 - Sept 2020
Built React dashboard for company device patching and remediation and cross application reusable components
Converted legacy deployments to modern CI/CD pipelines, replacing manual scripts with idempotent jobs
LinkUp Job Market Data | Minneapolis, MN
Senior Software Engineer| April 2019 - December 2019
PHP Programmer| April 2014 - April 2016
Built reporting and data analysis feed platform on job index data, refactoring high-impact technical debt
Gathered requirements from department leaders, ensuring features meet stakeholder needs
Developed internal Pay Per Click campaign system in PHP7, MariaDB, RabbitMQ, and CassandraDB
C.H. Robinson | Eden Prairie, MN
Software Engineer II, Master Data Management| May 2016 - May 2019
Implemented online payment portal in React and C# to securely store customer data and connect to US Bank via EDI for payment processing
Refactored legacy api monoliths and Winform uis into React SPAs and .NET microservices backed by MS SQL Server
Notable Projects
Refactored enterprise node-rdkafka library, reducing average consumer instances from ~24 to ~2 per environment by implementing opinionated defaults with configurable backpressure.
Presented GraphQL and Apollo Federation best practices to ~200 engineers, enabling teams to independently optimize their service workflows while working through highest impact areas directly with teams.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science & Studio Art
Central College| Pella, IA | May 2013
Daniel Stumme
Staff-level engineer with 12 years of full stack experience specializing in scalable infrastructure, cross-team developer enablement, and platform standardization. Recognized subject-matter expert in Distributed Architecture, GraphQL Federation, Kafka pipelines, and containerization practices for cloud based systems.
Professional Experience
Winmark Corporation | Plymouth, MN
Software Engineer| May 2026 - Present
Implementing features through agentic development, gathering requirements, ensuring test coverage
Establishing architectural direction for new retail point of sale system
Setting standards and centralizing tooling for effective Agentic Development workflows
Implementing CI/CD pipelines for on-prem and cloud applications
Mentoring team members on Node.js, React, MongoDB, and containerization best practices
Mastery Logistics Systems | Remote (Chicago, IL)
Staff Software Engineer, Core Engineering| Sept 2020 - Feb 2026
Organization-wide SME on GraphQL, Apollo Federation, Kafka, and Node.js, serving up to ~65 teams of onshore and offshore engineers
Support & maintenance of federated Apollo GraphQL gateway, serving 6+ million requests/hour during peak traffic