Summary
Adam Pala is a Software Engineer II based in Chicago with 10 years of technical experience and a strong trajectory from biomedical engineering and quality roles into full-stack web development. He builds JavaScript applications primarily with React, Node.js, and Express, and has shipped production features at CRSP, Evolent Health, and CareAdvisors while working with AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, and CI pipelines. Adam pairs rigorous, regulatory-minded problem solving from his biomedical and QA background with modern web engineering practices, bringing attention to auditability and reliability in product code. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and earlier advanced degrees in biomedical engineering, illustrating a rare cross-disciplinary depth. Outside of work he maintains a developer portfolio and GitHub, signaling ongoing personal investment in software craft and continuous learning.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Biomedical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Continuing Education Finance, Continuing Education Finance at Foothill College
JavaScript Web Development Certificate Computer Software Engineering, JavaScript Web Development Certificate Computer Software Engineering at Devmountain
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Continuing Education Accounting and Finance, Continuing Education Accounting and Finance at Oakton College
English, Polish, Spanish, Russian