Summary
Roger King is a Lead Software Engineer in the New York City area with 11 years of experience designing and shipping cloud-native, user-focused applications across health tech and consumer platforms. He has led engineering teams from founding hire to head of engineering, architecting secure, zero-trust GCP infrastructure and compliance-ready systems (HIPAA, SOC2) while driving measurable product outcomes like a 20% engagement lift and an 80% signup improvement. At Ro he built a custom fulfillment system that cut clinical review time from 15+ minutes to under one, showing a knack for operationally impactful automation. His background spans frontend React/TypeScript to backend GraphQL, Go, and event-driven architectures, plus practical DevOps experience automating cloud infra. Collected early in his career at Apple and fintech roles, he combines technical mentorship with a user-first mindset and a track record of turning complex domain requirements into scalable, production systems.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Mathematics and Computer Science at Purchase College, SUNY
Iona Preparatory
Tagalog, English