Edward Paulet
Software Engineer at PayPal
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolEdward Paulet is a senior software engineer based in Chicago with 11 years of experience designing and scaling web applications for high-growth companies. He specializes in Ruby and JavaScript/TypeScript, modern frameworks, and has repeatedly re-architected systems to improve reliability and developer velocity. Edward has mentored teams across global regions, led intern programs, and driven client-facing features from APIs to real-time search and analytics. His background includes building CLIs and migrating tooling from Ruby to Go, reflecting a pragmatic focus on performance and developer experience. Currently at PayPal after senior roles at Reveal, Flexport, and Checkr, he brings both startup grit and enterprise-scale delivery to cross-functional projects. Notably, he pairs hands-on implementation with a track record of shipping measurable product outcomes like virtual credit cards and customized reporting.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at University of California, BerkeleyApp Academy
English
Github Skills (108)
command-line-interface10
grape-api10
backend10
api10
entity10
oclif10
entities10
cli9
ruby9
opal9
swagger9
object-model9
command-line-tool9
command-line9
toml9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rainforestapp/rainforest-cli
Sep 2015 - Apr 2019
Command line interface to Rainforest
Contributions:47 releases, 429 commits, 316 PRs in 3 years 7 months
command-line-toolcommand-line-interfacedevtooloclifbackend
rainforestapp/rainforest-integrations
Jun 2015 - Apr 2019
Integrations for Rainforest - feel free to fork and make a pull request if there is something you'd love
Contributions:112 PRs, 158 pushes, 63 branches in 3 years 10 months
pull-requestintegrationsrainforestrequest
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