Paul Brescia
Senior Software Engineer at Agile Defense
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Brescia is a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience building scalable, user-focused web applications, primarily using Ruby on Rails. He has a strong full-stack mindset and a track record modernizing legacy systems, integrating third-party APIs, and delivering maintainable SaaS features across fast-moving teams. Currently at Agile Defense after recent senior roles including Fine Tune Expense Management and American Financing, he pairs hands-on implementation with mentoring and cross-functional leadership. A biology graduate turned developer through Launch Academy and continuous upskilling, he brings analytical rigor and attention to reliability from an unconventional technical background. Paul values engineering excellence and delightful UX, and is known for driving technical initiatives that reduce technical debt while accelerating feature delivery.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at Zero To Mastery AcademyBachelor of Science (BS) Biology General, Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology General at University of Massachusetts AmherstAssociate's degree Life Sciences, Associate's degree Life Sciences at Middlesex Community College
Japanese, Italian, French
Github Skills (32)
ruby8
riot-games-api8
testing8
ruby-on-rails6
search-interface6
nodejs6
api6
searching6
activemodel5
decks5
activerecord5
rails5
search-engine4
entrypoint4
sql4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Brescia717/DevTracker
Aug 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:26 PRs, 115 pushes, 27 branches in 5 months
reactnextjs
Brescia717/LoL_TeamBuilder
Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
Contributions:156 commits, 12 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 year 2 months
apiriot-gamesgamesriot-games-apigames-api
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