Rory McLaughlin

Software Engineer & Former Engineering Manager

About Me

I’m a software engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable web platforms, real-time systems, and data pipelines. I enjoy leading small, agile teams to deliver business value through architecture, full-stack development, and data-driven insights. Currently, I’m contracting on modern web applications while completing an associate’s degree in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering.

Experience & Projects

Freelance | Software Developer | 2023 – Present

Delivering full-stack applications, FHIR integrations, and ETL pipelines to early-stage clients, helping accelerate product launches and improve operational decision-making.

  • NovaNav – Healthcare Recovery Platform: Contributed to a platform improving patient recovery experiences. Developed scalable architecture, data pipelines, and user-facing features for personalized recovery instructions, real-time care team updates, and exercise content.

Double A Labs | Software Development Manager | 2021 – 2023

Led a 3-engineer team for a large-scale real-time collaboration platform.

  • Shaped product direction, improved system reliability, and built the analytics stack used for client insights and internal decision-making.
  • Front-end architecture, real-time video/audio streaming, 3D environment features, analytics dashboards for 100+ simultaneous users.

Kabam | Software Engineer 2 | 2019 – 2022

Built core gameplay, backend systems, and data pipelines across multiple game projects.

  • Led Apple in-app payments integration and documentation initiatives supporting engineering and BI teams.
  • Disney Mirrorverse Mobile Game – Game backend systems, analytics pipelines, and tools supporting gameplay mechanics and business intelligence reporting.

NectarOM | Full Stack Developer | 2016 – 2018

Delivered scalable web applications improving client revenue and operational efficiency.

  • Built ETL pipelines, dashboards, and client-facing features enabling multi-channel marketing personalization.

OrangePeople | Contract Node.js Developer | 2018

Developed Node.js chatbot application integrating Microsoft Bot Framework, DialogFlow, and Azure AD.

Skills

TypeScript JavaScript React Next.js GraphQL REST Node.js .Net C# PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker AWS CI/CD Babylon.js D3.js C++

Contact

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