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Cannabis Tech Startup E-commerce

Senior Software Engineer

Drop Delivery 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California
📅 August 2020 → July 2021 (1 year)

$ echo $IMPACT_METRICS

$30M+ Orders Processed
228K+ Deliveries
354% YoY Growth

$ cat tech-stack.json

⚡ Core Technologies

PHP 7ReactjQueryJavaScript

🔧 Supporting Stack

MySQLPostgreSQLSQL

☁️ Infrastructure & DevOps

AWSEC2S3CloudFrontCloudWatch

$ cat README.md

Drop Delivery was the leading cannabis delivery management SaaS platform — offering white-label ordering apps, inventory management, dispatch technology, driver logistics, and loyalty programs.

During my tenure, the company experienced explosive growth: expanding to 6 states and 3 Canadian provinces, onboarding 65 clients, and achieving 354% year-over-year growth while processing over $30M in orders.

My role focused on backend performance and reliability for high-load e-commerce and logistics workflows.

$ git log --oneline responsibilities/

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Reinforced backend performance for high-load applications, enabling scaling to tens of thousands of active users daily
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Developed and optimized PHP 7 backend systems and SQL database structure for fast, secure data access
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Built dynamic React features and modernized legacy jQuery components for improved maintainability
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Deployed backend services to AWS leveraging EC2, S3, CloudFront, and CloudWatch for scalability
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Improved system throughput in high-traffic e-commerce and logistics workflows
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Collaborated in Agile workflow contributing to process improvements and sprint delivery

$ grep -r "achievement" ./

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Supported platform processing $30M+ in orders with 228,000+ deliveries in 17 months
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Enabled 354% year-over-year growth through performance optimizations and reliability improvements
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Scaled backend to handle 6-state expansion plus 3 Canadian provinces
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Reduced downtime significantly through proactive monitoring and performance tuning
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Modernized legacy codebase from jQuery to React for critical user-facing features

$ cat CHALLENGES.md

High-Load Delivery Tracking

🔴 Challenge:

Real-time delivery tracking for thousands of concurrent orders created database bottlenecks and slow API responses.

🟢 Solution:

Optimized SQL queries with proper indexing, implemented read replicas for tracking queries, and added Redis caching for frequently accessed order status data.

MySQLRedisPHP 7AWS RDS

Multi-State Compliance

🔴 Challenge:

Cannabis regulations vary significantly by state, requiring different business logic for each jurisdiction.

🟢 Solution:

Designed a configuration-driven compliance system that abstracted state-specific rules, allowing rapid expansion to new markets without code changes.

PHP 7MySQLConfiguration Management

$ cat details.md

Cannabis Tech: A Unique Challenge

Building software for the cannabis industry presents unique challenges:

  • Regulatory complexity across jurisdictions
  • High compliance requirements for tracking and reporting
  • Rapid market growth requiring scalable systems
  • Real-time logistics for delivery tracking

Growth Engineering

Supporting 354% growth meant constant optimization:

  1. Database scaling with read replicas and caching
  2. API performance tuning for mobile apps
  3. Infrastructure automation for rapid deployments
  4. Monitoring to catch issues before customers did

This experience taught me how to scale systems under real business pressure.

Technologies Used: PHP, React, AWS, Redis, PostgreSQL

$ ls -la case-studies/

Deep-dive technical case studies from this role:

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