Charles Minton
From: United States of America
Location: Challenge, US
On Useme since 8 January 2026
About me
🚀 Senior Software engineer | Node.js | React, Angular | AWS, Supabase| 20+ Years Building Scalable, Secure and High-Performance Software
Hello! 👋 I have more than 20 years of experience designing, developing, and scaling powerful web applications, real-time platforms, AI-driven systems, and enterprise software. My expertise covers the full stack from intuitive, responsive front-end interfaces to secure, optimized backend architectures and cloud infrastructure.
I have delivered successful software solutions in healthcare, fintech, defense, and enterprise environments with a focus on performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
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CV / Résumé
Aug 2024 - Jul 2025
Principal SME / Senior Software Engineer
SAIC
• Built first secure WebRTC platform (Node/React/Socket.IO) enabling remote fighter-pilot training. • Led 5+ devs; streamlined CI/CD; remediated code, OS, and container vulnerabilities. • Provided CUI/classified architecture guidance (DISA, STIGs,
Dec 2023 - Jun 2024
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
UnitedHealth Group / Optum / Change Healthcare
• Built and optimized large-scale React/TypeScript apps on Azure for national healthcare. • Improved performance, stability, and reliability with architecture and automated tests. • Collaborated with 30+ stakeholders using design thinking to delive
Nov 2021 - Apr 2023
Senior Software Engineer II / Team Lead
American Express
• Modernized React/Redux architecture for enterprise customer apps. • Improved bundle size, load performance, accessibility, and i18n across products. • Standardized UI libraries and components; mentored junior devs across squads.
Jan 2019 - Feb 2021
Applications Engineer
Educational Media Foundation
• Migrated 10+ on-prem apps to AWS Kubernetes, boosting uptime and scalability. • Built CI/CD and DevOps tooling to eliminate manual ops. • Automated Python/Ruby systems for 20+ broadcast stations; modernized UI/UX.
Jun 2014 - Jun 2018
Systems Software Engineer
JLM Energy
• Built Node.js/React energy monitoring platforms used by 10k+ customers. • Created remote monitoring tools, mobile apps, and ESP8266 firmware reducing downtime. • Delivered dashboards, visualizations, and automation for field and engineering teams