Robert Baindourov
Senior Full-Stack & DevOps Solutions Architect
Executive Summary
Accomplished Senior Software Engineer and DevOps Solutions Architect with over a decade of expertise designing high-concurrency Node.js microservices, scalable React MVC platforms, and resilient cloud CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record leading infrastructure modernizations, data pipeline engineering, and distributed systems architecture for high-profile enterprises including Hulu, Universal Music Group, Salesforce, Cisco, and Apple.
Professional Experience
Senior Software Engineer @ Experian
October 2022 - Present | Remote- Full time role specializing in frontend architecture and micro-app systems.
- Extended reporting tools for mobile and web with real-time filtering, layout optimization, and interactive onboarding flows.
- Led backlog refinement and engineering design for enterprise reporting initiatives.
- Architected interactive guidance flows using WalkMe for contextual feature onboarding.
- Modernized legacy report modules into modular React micro-apps.
- Resolved accessibility compliance bottlenecks in production using axe DevTools.
- Managed on-call rotation for production triage, SRE response, and Scrum Master workflows.
Senior Software Engineer @ Tebra
September 2021 - August 2022 | Remote- Senior Software Engineer responsible for core healthcare microservices and React web portals.
- Engineered full-stack services using Java Spring Boot, Ruby, Node.js, and React.
- Maintained automated deployment pipelines with TeamCity and conducted peer architectural reviews.
- Formulated modernization roadmaps to untangle monolithic legacy dependencies.
- Mentored junior engineers and instituted code quality standards.
DevOps Engineer @ Salesforce
December 2020 - April 2021 | Remote- Owned CI/CD automation and infrastructure deployment for Global Privacy Compliance microservices.
- Liaised with centralized security and infrastructure teams to audit and standardize pipelines.
- Established Trunk-Based Development and GitFlow release strategies across multi-repo microservices.
- Configured Node.js boilerplates with Jenkinsfile pipelines, npmrc token authentication, and package caching.
- Created protected GitHub branch workflows and automated webhook triggers for build verification.
Senior Software Engineer @ Hulu
January 2020 - August 2020 | Santa Monica, CA- Architected portfolio management and executive analytics platforms.
- Built high-throughput ETL data pipelines aggregating Jira API queries into unified data streams (Read Hulu.com NodeJS ETL Case Study →).
- Automated deployment scheduling and error recovery with Bash and Cron on Ubuntu cloud instances.
- Deployed Elasticsearch and Kibana clusters to monitor data ingestion throughput and pipeline latency.
Solutions Architect @ Universal Music Group
August 2019 - December 2019 | Woodland Hills, CA- Architected distributed content rendering microservices hosted on AWS cloud (Read Universal Music Group Architecture Case Study →).
- Orchestrated multi-container environments using Docker Compose, Nginx reverse proxy, and Node.js clusters.
- Integrated TypeScript compilation and automated unit test verification into Jenkins CI/CD.
- Engineered high-concurrency engagement services using Node.js, Express, and DynamoDB.
Lead Architect @ First Republic Bank
February 2019 - July 2019 | San Francisco, CA- Lead Architect directing offshore teams on regulatory compliance and KYC banking platforms.
- Integrated OAuth 2.0 and SAML single sign-on across web and mobile surfaces.
- Protected microservices using MuleSoft API Gateway and JWT authentication.
Senior Software Engineer @ Cisco Systems, Inc.
January 2016 - February 2019 | Remote- Engineered IoT management components for Cisco Asset Management and Cisco Kinetic platforms.
- Built Node.js virtualization layers to simulate JavaScript runtime environments for rapid plugin testing.
- Authored open-source C++11 embedded DSLink adapters for DSA edge device communication.
Senior Software Engineer @ Apple
November 2013 - August 2014 | Sunnyvale, CA- Engineered server-side Node.js rendering utilities for the Apple Online Store (AOS).
- Assisted in enterprise migration from WebObjects to Spring MVC architecture.
- Constructed automated UI and unit test suites using Jasmine.
Education
Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA- Associates in Computer Science
- Certificate in Information Systems
- Completed CCNA and A+ Courses
