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Stephen Sanchez
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Stephen Sanchez — Senior Software Developer

Expertise in Full Stack Web, AI and Machine Learning.

 Last verified on May, 2026

Bio Summary

  • Senior Software Developer with 10+ years of experience in full stack development, AI/LLM integration, and cloud native architectures.
  • Expertise in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, TypeScript; architected GPT-4 document intelligence platforms processing 180K+ documents with 32% improved retrieval accuracy.
  • Proficient in AI workflow orchestration using LangChain, vector databases, and prompt engineering, optimizing LLM costs by 38% while ensuring 99.8% service availability.
  • Strong background in scalable microservices, secure REST APIs, and cloud services (AWS Lambda, ECS, Azure).
  • Computer Science degree holder skilled in Agile, SDLC, design patterns, and performance optimization.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages JavaScript, Python, Swift, TypeScript
C++ Libraries and Tools C/C++/C#
Python Frameworks Django REST framework, FastAPI
JavaScript Frameworks Express, Ext JS, Node.js, React
.NET Platform Identity Server
AI & Machine Learning LangChain, OCR, OpenAI, Scikit-learn, Spacy
JavaScript Libraries and Tools p5.js, React Native, Redux-Saga
Python Libraries and Tools Scikit-learn
Security AWS Security Groups, RBAC
Data Analysis and Visualization Technologies ETL Pipelines
Databases & Management Systems / ORM MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, relational databases, SQL
UI Frameworks, Libraries, and Browsers Ant Design, SASS
Cloud Platforms, Services & Computing Azure
Amazon Web Services AWS API Gateway, AWS Fargate, AWS Kinesis, AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS Security Groups
Industry Domain Experience Banking
UI/UX/Wireframing 3D Modelling
Methodologies, Paradigms and Patterns Architecture and Design Patterns, DRY, Kanban, Observer, OOP, Scrum, SDLC
SDK / API and Integrations AWS API Gateway, Collections API, FastAPI, GraphQL, OAuth, RESTful API
Version Control BitBucket, Git, Github Actions
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration CD DevOps pipelines, GitLab CI
Platforms CUDA
QA, Test Automation, Security Cypress, Data Validation, Jest, Mocha, Postman, Selenium
Virtualization, Containers and Orchestration Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Collaboration, Task & Issue Tracking Jira
Message/Queue/Task Brokers Kafka
Blockchain and Decentralized Software Optimism
iOS Libraries and Tools SwiftUI

Work Experience

Senior Software Developer - Reco Universal LLC (LLM-integrated Document Intelligence Platform)

Duration: Jul 2022 - Present
Summary:
  • Development of full-stack enterprise applications and an LLM-integrated document intelligence platform to automate document-heavy workflows, improve internal knowledge search, and reduce manual review work
  • The platform processes over 180K business documents enabling real-time semantic search, summarization, and Q&A across customer knowledge bases
Responsibilities:
  • Led architecture and development of the platform using GPT-4, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, and vector search.
  • Designed document chunking, tagging, and metadata extraction pipelines for various document types.
  • Developed secure REST APIs and backend services for authentication, data processing, and admin dashboards.
  • Built full-stack customer portals and internal admin dashboards using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and FastAPI.
  • Developed AI-powered data extraction services using OCR, embeddings, prompt engineering, and validation rules.
  • Optimized LLM cost and performance with prompt caching, chunk filtering, model routing, retry logic, and response validation.
  • Engineered scalable backend services on AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, API Gateway, S3, SQS, Kafka, DynamoDB, and PostgreSQL.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver AI features and maintain high service availability.
  • Created AI workflow orchestration using LangChain with routing logic, tool integrations, fallback prompts, and human-review checkpoints.
Technologies: GPT-4, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, vector search, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, OCR, embeddings, AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, API Gateway, S3, SQS, Kafka, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL

Software Developer - Contract - Inlera Health (Enterprise Internal Systems for Healthcare)

Duration: Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
Summary: Development of enterprise internal systems supporting IVR management, access control, audit workflows, and backend administration to improve clinical document processing and healthcare operations.
Responsibilities:
  • Automated text normalization, entity extraction, document classification, and structured data mapping to reduce manual review time.
  • Developed healthcare web applications using Python, Django, Django REST Framework, React, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
  • Built secure REST APIs for patient data access, document processing, analytics, user management, and reporting.
  • Designed data processing pipelines using Python, Pandas, spaCy, and scikit-learn for clinical notes and healthcare records.
  • Developed backend services for healthcare analytics platforms enabling search, filter, export, and analysis of clinical documentation.
  • Deployed cloud-based backend services on AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, API Gateway, and S3 supporting batch jobs and real-time data updates.
Technologies: Python, Django, Django REST Framework, React, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Pandas, spaCy, scikit-learn, AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, API Gateway, S3

Software Developer - United Software Corporation (Full-Stack Web, Mobile, CMS, and Client-Facing Software Solutions)

Duration: Sep 2018 - Apr 2021
Summary: Built full-stack web, mobile, CMS, and client-facing software solutions across multiple industries using modern JavaScript, mobile, and backend technologies.
Responsibilities:
  • Developed cross-platform applications using Swift, SwiftUI, React Native, React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, MySQL, and Redis.
  • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs for authentication, order management, booking workflows, and customer-facing features.
  • Improved cloud cost efficiency by optimizing authentication flow, application state, image storage, and backend resource usage.
  • Enhanced website loading speed through lazy loading, JavaScript minification, Vite optimization, and frontend performance improvements.
  • Built responsive web pages and mobile screens using React, React Native, Redux, SASS, and reusable component patterns.
  • Collaborated with designers using Figma to convert designs into functional user interfaces.
  • Introduced Jira, Scrum, and Kanban workflows to improve team development efficiency.
Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, React Native, React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Redux, SASS, Vite, Figma, Jira, Scrum, Kanban

Software Engineer - L3Harris Technologies (Software Engineering and Real-Time Simulation for Technical Product Environments)

Duration: Oct 2015 - May 2018
Summary: Supported software engineering, build systems, testing, and real-time simulation functionality for technical product environments, focusing on sky and cloud rendering modules and real-time messaging subsystems.
Responsibilities:
  • Integrated and delivered third-party software upgrades for sky and cloud rendering modules to improve performance and visual fidelity.
  • Developed automated test suites for rendering modules to support debugging and validation.
  • Created and maintained integration and production build systems.
  • Added asynchronous one-shot and continuous frequency-based data querying to real-time messaging subsystems.
  • Supported modernization of build systems, developer environments, and deployment machines using C++17, CUDA 10, and CentOS 7.6.
  • Assisted with debugging, testing, release preparation, and production support.
  • Collaborated with senior engineers to improve software reliability, maintainability, and deployment consistency.
Technologies: C++17, CUDA 10, CentOS 7.6

Education

  • Navarro College, Texas
    Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science
    Sep 2011 - May 2015

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