Andi Bunas

Experience

1. NativePath

   Contract · Remote

   1. Engineering Leader

      Nov 2025 – May 2026

      Hands-on interim leader brought in to stabilize and rebuild the engineering organization — auditing legacy systems, architecting replacements, and building new processes alongside the teams.

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      • Led an audit of disparate legacy systems and codebases, and authored documentation that directly shaped the architecture of the new solution
      • Architected and helped build new automated BI data layers, replacing manual spreadsheet-based processes with engineered pipelines
      • Defined code-review standards for AI-generated output and coached engineering managers on governance frameworks for regulating AI tool use
      • Created an agile sprint process and trained leadership on its use and benefits
      • Worked directly with engineers on writing clear technical specifications, improving deliverable quality
      • Trained the new Central Operations Product team on translating leadership requests into functional designs engineers could build from
      • Rebuilt communication practices between Engineering and Marketing, establishing shared prioritization and delivery visibility
      • Prepared three teams — Security Operations, Development, and Data/BI — for direct reporting to leadership
      • Engineering Leadership
      • Program Management
      • BI Pipelines
      • AI Governance
      • Agile

2. A4Action.org

   Freelance · Los Angeles · Remote

   1. Engineering Consultant / Advisor

      Jul 2025 – Oct 2025

      Supported A4Action’s e-commerce and digital operations.

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      • Built tools and systems to improve management of the organization’s online store and operational workflows
      • Advised on long-term technology strategy, infrastructure, and best practices
      • Worked alongside the team to build and train on new store-automation tooling
      • TypeScript
      • React
      • Automation

3. Auctane (Stamps.com)

   2005 – 2025

   1. Senior Engineering Manager

      May 2024 – Jul 2025

      Led three full-stack teams, including offshore personnel, driving engineering for Stamps.com’s flagship web and mobile shipping and fulfillment platforms while staying hands-on in architecture and technical review.

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      • Primary technical liaison to Product, keeping solution designs aligned with business requirements
      • Worked directly with teams on technical specifications and architectural improvements, building skill diversity and technical autonomy
      • Partnered with security teams to integrate code scans and remediation into the development workflow
      • Built streamlined status-reporting processes for stakeholder visibility
      • Built out and mentored multiple high-performing teams, guiding process flows for consistency across projects
      • Refined Agile practices, improving scoping and collaboration with Product for more predictable roadmaps
      • Engineering Leadership
      • Software Architecture
      • Security
      • Agile

   2. Advisory Software Engineer (Architect)

      Sep 2020 – May 2024

      Hands-on architect designing and building software directly while guiding engineering teams on large-scale projects.

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      • Designed and built scalable, high-performance architectures using .NET, AWS, and React
      • Improved CI/CD practices, boosting operational efficiency and deployment reliability
      • Led teams through critical projects involving complex distributed systems, significantly reducing downtime and operational risk
      • .NET
      • AWS
      • React
      • CI/CD
      • Distributed Systems

   3. Development Manager

      Sep 2014 – Sep 2020

      Built out and led a web applications team, staying directly involved in design and implementation.

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      • Led design and architecture directly, working in the codebase alongside the team
      • Trained the UI team to build server-side implementations
      • Drove and helped execute a full client rewrite to the ExtJS framework to scale the feature set
      • Team Building
      • Architecture
      • ExtJS

   4. Senior Software Engineer

      Nov 2005 – Sep 2014

      Primary backend engineer responsible for end-to-end design, implementation, and long-term support of core server-side applications.

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      • Designed, built, and supported server-side applications including WebClient, AddressBook, WebRegistration, and OnlineReporting
      • Executed embedded IBM Cryptocard upgrades — research, implementation, vendor communication, and internal training
      • Introduced RESTful services and separated APIs, streamlining development and cutting redundancy
      • Built and maintained key systems including PhotoStamps, PaymentServer, SWSIM, Bridge, and IBMKiosk
      • Backend
      • REST APIs
      • Security