Emilio Schepis

As a Solutions Architect for e-commerce, I help turn requests from our business and digital teams into solutions that can be delivered and maintained over time. I clarify requirements, assess how they affect existing systems, and define the architecture, integrations, and delivery approach with engineering teams and technology partners. I also look for ways to simplify existing solutions and improve their performance, reliability, and scalability.

I led the development of large-scale e-commerce platforms, with responsibility for frontend and cloud architecture, team direction, and delivery. I stayed involved in critical implementation decisions and worked directly with clients and third-party vendors to turn business goals into practical technical solutions. The role combined technical work with team leadership and client relationships.

I led development teams delivering web and cross-platform mobile products from architecture through release. I defined application architecture, coordinated engineering work, and established workflows, code quality standards, and delivery practices. I continued contributing hands-on while guiding engineers and keeping technical decisions aligned with client needs.

I owned the design and implementation of features end to end across React and React Native products. I raised code quality through pull request reviews, contributed to system design and architectural decisions, and considered scalability and maintainability beyond individual features. This was where I began looking beyond individual features and taking responsibility for the product as a whole.

I built cross-platform mobile apps with React Native and web experiences with React, primarily for e-commerce platforms. I delivered production features using AWS, GraphQL, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, with an emphasis on clean, maintainable code and reliable user experiences. Those years gave me the hands-on foundation I later brought into technical leadership roles.

I built this Telegram bot for myself and shared it with family and friends. It transcribes voice messages when listening is not practical, such as while commuting. First released in 2023 with OpenAI's GPT-4o Transcribe model, it has remained an active project. I have since modernized and optimized the implementation, including a migration to the newer GPT Transcribe model. Requests are handled through Telegram webhooks on Deno Deploy.

I joined this hackathon to experiment with a serverless MySQL database and created Localizard, an open-source translation management platform. I built it with Remix and used Prisma to interact with PlanetScale.
This project won the hackathon and remains one of my favorite hackathon projects.

My brother and I created Docupool for the 2022 Supabase Hackathon. Supabase had just introduced Edge Functions based on the Deno runtime, so we used them to build a file-sharing platform where people could earn credits by sharing documents and spend those credits to download others.
The project was named runner-up for the most interesting use of Edge Functions.

For this hackathon, I created Dispensa, a simple open-source mobile app for keeping track of what is in your pantry or fridge. The project gave me a chance to learn about generated schemas, type-safe queries and mutations, and GraphQL subscriptions. I also wrote several blog posts about the development process.
The project was selected as one of the winners.

During the 2021 winter holidays, my brother and I built RT Poll, a real-time polling platform created to explore the newly announced Supabase Realtime feature. Using Next.js for the frontend and Supabase for the backend, we built a fully functional app in just a few days. The project was selected as the winner in the "real-time" category.

My degree gave me a strong foundation in computer science, networking, and application security. I continue to apply that security mindset to architecture and software delivery, particularly around resilience and vulnerability prevention.

Completed hands-on training in iOS application development, software design, databases, and the Apple platform ecosystem.