- Location: Point Pleasant, NJ
- Email: dan@danmadere.com
- Web: https://danmadere.com
Software engineer with thirteen years experience in Web development and operations support with focus on Django and Ruby on Rails frameworks.
Roadster/CDK Global - Senior Software Engineer - May 2021 to current
- Overhauled code related to "sales matching" algorithm, which matches reported third-party auto sales to Roadster users, helping prove the effectiveness of the product.
- Enhanced the “build your own car” feature to more accurately reflect how manufacturers allow a new car to be configured.
- Found ways to contribute to the culture of a fully remote, geographically distributed team, including efforts in CI, pull requests, in-person meet-ups and conferences.
- Roadster was acquired by CDK Global in June 2021, which was then acquired by Brookfield in April 2022.
U.S. News & World Report - Senior Software Engineer - January 2016 to May 2021
- Developed Django code for a high-traffic media Web site, U.S. News Best Cars.
- Led technical efforts in changing domain names, maintaining redirects, and ensuring SEO performance during the transition.
- Developed a "car finder" faceted search using Elasticsearch, reducing its load time by 88%.
WorkWave - Senior Software Engineer - October 2013 to January 2016
- Developed features on enterprise CRM application for managing pest control and other field service companies.
- Overhauled internal documentation covering development environment setup, allowing new developers to get themselves up and running in hours rather than days.
Heroku, Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Django, Pinball, Travel
B.A. History, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA