Joe Gaudet
Programmer of Computers, General Nerd, Rotator of Shapes, Ski & Mountain Bike enthusiast, Amateur Pugilist & Singer of Musicals.
Currently between roles and open to Staff or Principal engineering work.
Engineer with 20 years of hands-on experience shipping products across web, mobile, and embedded platforms, in industries including energy, education, social media, logistics, and ecommerce. Founded Learndot and led it to acquisition; led engineering at Foodee through its acquisition by Sodexo. Formerly a Director and founder, now focused on Staff/Principal IC work: building well-designed systems that remove operational toil.
Core Skills
Full-stack Software Engineering | System Design & Distributed Systems | Frontend: TypeScript / JavaScript (React, MapLibre, Ember) | Backend: Ruby/Rails, Python (FastAPI), Scala, Java | Data: PostgreSQL/PostGIS, DuckDB | AI & LLM Integrations (OpenAI APIs, incl. Realtime) | AI-assisted Development | DevOps, CI/CD & Agile Practices
Impact Highlights
- Designed and implemented an AI-based scheduling system that cut manual operations overhead by more than 50% and became key IP in Foodee's acquisition by Sodexo
- Led technology through two acquisitions (Learndot; Foodee/Sodexo)
- Scaled an engineering team from 6 to 20+, designing the hiring and interview process
- Transformed CI/CD practice, cutting release cycles from 30 days to daily deploys