Patrick Minero
Software Developer
About me.
At The Knot Worldwide, I transitioned into a full-stack engineering role, modernizing legacy systems and delivering impactful features on Ruby/Rails and React/Next.js. My contributions included dockerizing legacy systems for improved development and securing CI/CD pipelines, enabling greater team efficiency and infrastructure reliability. With a foundation in full-stack web development from Le Wagon and certifications in modern technologies like React and Vue.js, I focus on creating scalable, secure, and well-tested solutions. Motivated by collaboration and innovation, I seek roles that allow me to contribute to impactful products while continuously evolving as an engineer.
Work Experience
The Knot Worldwide
Full-stack Software Developer
Transitioned from backend to full-stack developer, modernizing legacy infrastructure and delivering revenue-driving features across Ruby/Rails and React/Next.js stack.
- • Participated in the dockerization of legacy Ruby 2.6/Rails 5 apps, enabling Apple Silicon development
- • Secured CI/CD pipelines by eliminating secret exposure and hardening Jenkins deployments
- • Delivered frontend features contributing to 2x team revenue growth in 2024
- • Migrated Rails monolith to Next.js, nearly doubling sprint velocity
- • Built and led a shared UI components monorepo to standarize UI accross multiple applications
Technologies used:
Ruby | Ruby on Rails | NextJS | ReactJS | Jenkins | Sidekiq | AWS | Sumologic | Honey Badger | Flipper | Segment
Flywire
Backend Software Developer
As a backend developer, I'm a part of the network services team responsible for managing the connection between users and clients.
- • Contributed to the integration of several new partners in the LATAM and EMEA regions.
- • Improved application security and addressed vulnerabilities.
- • Enhanced observability.
- • Refactored over-engineered legacy code.
- • Increased testing coverage.
Technologies used:
Ruby | Ruby on Rails | Sinatra | ReactJS | AMQP | Sidekiq | AWS | Gitlab | Terraform | Sumologic | Sentry | New Relic
Secture
Backend Software Developer
Working with a consultant company providing backend and frontend software development to Flywire.
Technologies used:
Ruby | Ruby on Rails | Sinatra | ReactJS | AMQP | Sidekiq | AWS | Gitlab | Terraform | Sumologic | Sentry | New Relic
Earthster
Software Developer
Worked primarily as a backend developer during the early stages of the application.
- • Refactored convoluted legacy code.
- • Significantly improved the existing minimal test suite.
- • Delivered robust, maintainable, and well-tested features.
- • Contributed to the successful delivery of the first stable release of the application.
Technologies used:
Ruby | Ruby on Rails | StimulusJS | Sass | D3JS | Docker | Elasticsearch | PostgreSQL