Summary
Peter Roohr is a pragmatic full-stack software engineer with 14 years of professional experience and a 12-year focus on Java-based business applications, currently building and maintaining customer portals and niche apps at Boston Children's Hospital. He brings end-to-end ownership across front-end React/SPAs, Java/Spring backends, and SQL/Hibernate persistence, with a track record of leading developer testing efforts and designing independently implemented solutions. Comfortable working in legacy and modern stacks, he excels at diagnosing production issues, improving maintainability, and integrating third-party libraries into complex codebases. His background in indie game development and a BA in History give him a creative, cross-discipline perspective that sharpens his analytical skills and stakeholder communication. Outside work he hones craft through coding challenges and small projects, continuously testing design ideas and solidifying best practices.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, Bachelor of Arts (BA), History at Westfield State College