Summary
Paul Novak is a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with 16 years' experience, currently building full life-cycle web applications at Schrödinger. He combines pragmatic agile practices—TDD, XP and Scrum—with deep hands-on skills across Java, Python, Ruby, SQL and web technologies to deliver high-quality, maintainable systems. Known for mentoring distributed and offshore teams, he excels at turning strategic goals into clear plans and measurable results. His background in chemistry (B.S.) and a J.D. give him a rare blend of technical, analytical and legal perspective that informs rigorous system integrity and customer-centered design.
16 years of coding experience
B.S., Chemistry, B.S., Chemistry at Union College
J.D., Law, J.D., Law at Cardozo School of Law