Joey Espinosa

Experience

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  Gametime

  Director of SRE

  Jul 2023 - Present

  Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater in more than 50 cities across the U.S. and Canada. We’re passionate about enabling incredible shared experiences, so we build technology that gets people out into the real world together. With a bias for spontaneity, we’re focused on making the process simple and smooth while you’re on the move. We eliminated the need for printing tickets and built a better way to access the best live experiences right from your phone – so you can skip the hassle and enjoy the moment.

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  Stellar Health

  Director of DevOps

  Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  Stellar Health is a healthcare technology company that helps providers and health insurance companies improve quality and financial performance by prompting providers and their practice staff with recommended value-based actions and real-time payments at the point of care. The Stellar platform is a proprietary web-based tool that delivers targeted recommendations designed to meet the new objectives of value-based care delivery models.Stellar Health maintains a culture of compassion, both internally and externally. Their mission is to learn, grow, succeed, and always enjoy the ride.

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  Datto, Inc.

  Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

  Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

  As a leading global provider of security and cloud-based software solutions purpose-built for MSPs, Datto, a Kaseya company, believes there is no limit to what SMBs can achieve with the right technology. Datto’s proven Unified Continuity, Networking, and Business Management solutions drive cyber resilience, efficiency, and growth for MSPs. Delivered via an integrated platform, Datto’s solutions help its global ecosystem of MSP partners serve over one million businesses around the world. From proactive dynamic detection and prevention to fast, flexible recovery from cyber incidents, Datto’s solutions defend against costly downtime and data loss in servers, virtual machines, cloud applications, or anywhere data resides.

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  SmileDirectClub

  Director, Engineering and Site Reliability

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  SmileDirectClub is an oral care company that exists to help more people realize the life-changing potential of their smiles. We’re the creators of the first teledentistry platform for teeth straightening, now also offered directly via dentists’ and orthodontists’ offices. With our cutting-edge technology and vertically integrated model, we are revolutionizing the oral care industry, from clear aligner therapy to our affordable, premium oral care product line. We’re headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Learn more about how we're redefining an industry and making a difference in people's lives, and apply to join our team today.

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  SmileDirectClub

  Sr Site Reliability Engineer

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  SmileDirectClub is an oral care company that exists to help more people realize the life-changing potential of their smiles. We’re the creators of the first teledentistry platform for teeth straightening, now also offered directly via dentists’ and orthodontists’ offices. With our cutting-edge technology and vertically integrated model, we are revolutionizing the oral care industry, from clear aligner therapy to our affordable, premium oral care product line. We’re headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Learn more about how we're redefining an industry and making a difference in people's lives, and apply to join our team today.

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  Virtustream

  Platform Engineering Manager / Senior Principal Software Engineer

  Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

  Virtustream, a Dell Technologies business, is the enterprise-class cloud service and software provider trusted by enterprises worldwide to migrate and run their mission-critical applications in the cloud. For enterprises, service providers and government agencies, Virtustream’s xStream management platform and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) meets the security, compliance, performance, efficiency and consumption-based billing requirements of complex production applications in the cloud - whether private, public or hybrid.

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  iCitizen

  Sr. Software Engineer

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  icitizen connects people with their elected officials and the organizations they care about.Using icitizen, people vote on and promote issues and policies that affect their lives. Elected officials and organizations use that feedback to inform policy and make sound, data-driven decisions. By working together online, people and their leaders build stronger, more connected communities in the real world.icitizen is based in Nashville, Tenn., and was featured as a 2016 IDC Innovator for Political Engagement Technology. For more information, visit icitizen.com.

  • · Worked on an API application deployed in a microservices architecture
  • · Converted previous infrastructure (single VM in Google Compute Engine) to container-based (Docker) infrastructure (Kubernetes) in Google Container Engine, complete with ELK stack (logging), load balancing, dynamic environment creation, and API versioning, where an entire environment can be created from scratch within minutes
  • · Established an entirely automated workflow from code push (GitHub) to build and deployment in Google Container Engine using CircleCI for CI/CD
  • · Improved concurrent process handling in all Tornado microservices by adapting MongoDB libraries and changing all relevant code to use asynchronous coroutines
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  J Becker Solutions, Inc.

  Python Developer

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

  For more than two decades, JBS Dev has been a trusted technology partner delivering innovative, cloud-based custom application development solutions for high-growth startups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises across a variety of industries. From modernizing existing systems, building new enterprise applications, digitalizing processes, and developing innovative mobile applications, we can support existing in-house teams or be the entire team to take a vision to reality. Our experience and expertise span the entire product lifecycle from ideation and conception to strategy, implementation, and delivery. What Sets Us Apart Our success is closely tied to our unique approach. We recruit only the most talented industry-leading software engineers, architects, developers, and project managers skilled working in a U.S.-based remote environment who have mastered architecting elegant solutions to the most complex challenges. We first get to know your business, deeply understand what drives your business success, and deliver to that. This caliber of technical talent and business acumen allows us to produce better solutions at faster delivery rates for a faster return on your investment. Experience Spans Technologies Our experience working across a wide variety of technology stacks allows us to take an unbiased and knowledgeable view. We are highly regarded for our world class multi-channel e-commerce capabilities, LOB application development, mobile apps, loyalty solutions, billing and payment systems, CMSs, LMSs, and more. Core Technical and Functional Strengths • Expertise in .NET Framework and Open-Source (Python, JavaScript) Stacks • BI and Data Analytics • Mobile Solutions (Web/iOS/Android) • E-Commerce Solutions • LMSs • Custom Business Applications • Cloud-based Solutions (AWS/Azure) • UX/UI Design and Develop Unique Remote Work Environment All of our employees have worked remotely from home offices since 1999.

  • · Built web-based professional event creation software in Django
  • · Converted MySQL database to PostgreSQL, and implemented Elasticsearch support through Haystack
  • · Introduced Celery for handling all asynchronous and scheduled task management
  • · Developed front-end in jQuery, using customized Bootstrap HTML/CSS