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Salvatore Capone

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Salvatore Capone

Charleston, SC · salvatore.cap15@gmail.com · LinkedIn · GitHub

Professional summary

Lead Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building web applications and useful products, from production SaaS to private household tools. Strong full-stack builder with client-facing and consulting experience across commercial and public-sector work. Exploring Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Solutions Architect roles where building and clear communication both matter.

Experience

Lead Software Engineer

Hello Alice · Charleston, SC · Oct 2021 – Present

  • Built scalable APIs used by 1.5+ million users using Ruby on Rails, REST, and GraphQL.
  • Progressed from strong backend contributor to sole lead of frontend architecture on a 12-person engineering team.
  • Migrated the company website from WordPress to Payload CMS; primary engineer maintaining and extending the Payload platform as CMS and product-catalog backend.
  • Integrated third-party banking APIs and implemented secure SFTP pipelines using AWS Lambda, bringing access to equity for thousands of small business owners and generating $700k/year for Hello Alice.
  • Built production API routes in Next.js as part of full-stack feature delivery alongside React frontend work.
  • Contributed to Hello Alice’s personalized AI advisory product for small business owners and works with the product daily as part of ongoing delivery.
  • Partnered directly with product managers and company leadership, including CEOs, to translate business needs into technical solutions and guide system decisions.
  • Led sprint demos and communicated technical decisions and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.

Senior Software Engineer (Consultant)

Somo · Charleston, SC · Mar 2020 – Oct 2021

  • Served as the sole AEM specialist on augmented teams, owning both solution design and hands-on implementation for external enterprise clients including Audi USA and Hyundai.
  • Delivered and enhanced features within Adobe Experience Manager for high-visibility, consumer-facing websites for Fortune 500 clients.
  • Evaluated AEM platform updates and incorporated relevant new features into client implementations and content workflows.
  • Acted as a technical point of continuity, building strong client relationships that supported long-term engagements.

Technical Lead (Consultant)

Blue Acorn iCi · Raleigh, NC & Charleston, SC · Oct 2017 – Mar 2020

  • Led development and architecture of Adobe Experience Manager solutions across backend and frontend components for Fortune 100 clients.
  • Presented technical solutions and AEM platform capabilities directly to Charter Communications stakeholders through technical discussions, solution reviews, and on-site engagements.
  • Implemented an AEM personalization solution (Adobe Target integration) for Charter Communications to improve targeting and conversion rates.
  • Participated in requirements gathering for Moog through on-site meetings and cross-functional collaboration, contributing to a scalable site redesign.
  • Mentored junior engineers and created a structured onboarding program to accelerate team development.

Software Engineer

United States Department of Defense · Philadelphia, PA · Jun 2014 – Oct 2017

  • Built backend services in Java supporting operational naval applications for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.
  • Designed multi-threaded, fault-tolerant systems for low-connectivity environments aboard U.S. Coast Guard vessels.
  • Worked directly with end users during onboard installations and training sessions, and assisted in product demonstrations and technical walkthroughs for government stakeholders.
  • Operated under strict security requirements while holding a Secret security clearance during DoD employment (clearance now lapsed).

Projects

  • Find Flag Football. Creator of findflagfootball.com, production flag football discovery and league-operations platform with registrations, Stripe Checkout/Connect, Supabase, and Resend (side business; not an employer).
  • Home Chef. Private AI household chef (passcode-gated), meal planning, Chef Carmela chat, groceries, and Harris Teeter shopping via Kroger API; Next.js, Vercel AI SDK, Neon (not a public product).
  • Buyer Boards. Personal house-hunt / buyer-board application with financial modeling, listing enrichment, and maps, gated; evolving toward hosted buyer boards.
  • Lowcountry Tables & Chairs. Also shipped lowcountrytc.com, marketing site and owner admin for a local rental business (side project; not a featured technical case study).

Technical skills

System Design · API Design · Data Modeling · Consulting · Stakeholder Communication · Ruby on Rails · React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node.js (Next.js API routes) · GraphQL · REST APIs · PostgreSQL · Supabase · Stripe · AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3) · Vercel · Payload CMS · Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) · Git

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA · May 2014

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