Robert Martin
Staff Software Engineer

Led critical full-stack initiatives from 0 to 1, directly driving client acquisition and revenue growth. Architected scalable solutions across authentication, data ingestion, and monitoring systems while mentoring engineers and coordinating cross-functional teams. Stepped up to fill leadership gaps, bridging frontend, backend, and product teams to ensure high-impact project delivery.

• Built products enabling hospitals to identify product disruptions and substitutions, reducing supply chain risks and ensuring hospitals can provide medical procedures to their patients
• Developed intelligent preference card and procedure card systems that streamlined surgical workflows for doctors in Stanford, Yale, and Geisinger’s hospital network
• Delivered critical vendor resiliency monitoring tool for hospital systems in record 2-week timeline, owning end-to-end MVP development
• Diagnosed database architecture issues causing 3-5 minute delays, implemented denormalization strategy that restored sub-second response times and improved user retention by 40%
• Built Recall Manager from zero to one within Clarium Health ecosystem, creating first-of-its-kind solution for hospital systems to identify, manage, and action on recalled medical inventory
• Built and validated Oculus Chat MVP rapidly, enabling early discovery that feature didn't align with user needs and saving significant development resources by pivoting before further investment

Partnered with industry leaders including Alexis Ohanian, Tom Sachs, and Dustin Yellin to pioneer a revolutionary digital collectibles platform at the intersection of fine art and web3 technology

• Built pioneering web3 fine art platform from the ground up, creating a thriving marketplace for digital collectors
• Architected full-stack application using Remix/React and MySQL, ensured secure and reliable transactions on the Ethereum mainnet
• Designed event-driven architecture with Inngest for seamless background processing at scale
• Led performance optimization initiatives that enabled rapid platform growth
• Mentored junior developers while maintaining high velocity as an individual contributor

Contributed to products impacting billions of users globally, working on critical infrastructure for Facebook's advertising ecosystem and Oculus payment systems.

• Enhanced React/GraphQL applications serving billions of users, focusing on performance and reliability
• Refactored internal billing platform for Facebook Ads and Oculus transactions to improve system stability
• Collaborated across multiple teams using Hack to deliver major features ahead of schedule
• Implemented comprehensive performance monitoring to identify and resolve critical bottlenecks

Led engineering efforts for a healthcare technology company specializing in clinical trial management, directly impacting medical research efficiency and patient outcomes.

• Led development of medical research platform supporting clinical studies across multiple sites
• Directed engineering team to deliver complex healthcare project on time and under budget
• Automated research workflows to dramatically reduce study setup time for researchers

Worked on customer-facing and internal systems for one of the nation's largest health insurers, improving both member experience and operational efficiency.

• Developed member portal serving millions of BCBS customers using React, Redux, and Node.js
• Built supply chain management system that significantly improved operational efficiency
• Created internal task management tool that replaced expensive third-party solution
• Mentored junior developers and established coding standards that improved code quality
• Modernized legacy systems to improve performance and reduce infrastructure costs

Delivered custom software solutions for the construction industry at a boutique consultancy, gaining experience across the full project lifecycle from client requirements to deployment.

• Delivered custom software solutions for construction industry clients
• Built responsive web applications optimized for mobile devices
• Developed reusable component library that accelerated project delivery
• Maintained strong client relationships through consistent quality and communication