Summary
Steve Pietrek is an experienced software architect and engineering manager with over 30 years in building and guiding front-end and full-stack solutions, currently leading Enterprise Strategy and Services at Insight from Raleigh, NC. He combines deep hands-on expertise in SPA frameworks (React, Redux, Vue, Vuex) and component-driven design with strategic skills in product management, proposals, and client-facing delivery. Equally comfortable writing production code, defining design systems with Storybook, or architecting cloud-native APIs across Azure, AWS, and GCP, he brings an uncommon blend of UX sensibility and backend integration knowledge. A seasoned instructor and meetup organizer, he actively mentors teams and has run the Triangle ReactJS community, translating complex technical requirements into practical, customer-focused solutions. His background spans early desktop and BI systems through modern web and mobile stacks, giving him a rare historical perspective that helps anticipate maintenance and scalability challenges. Known for hands-on oversight, he excels at turning ambiguous business needs into well-documented, testable, and maintainable software.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer