Will McVay

United States

@mcvay_will

Full Stack Developer

Badges

Java
Python
React

Certifications

Work Experience

  • Technical Consultant

    State of Delaware•  August 2025 - Present•  Dover, DE

    Working as an administrative assistant in the Office of Defense Services' Office of Conflicts Counsel, I am developing automated technical solutions to reduce the workload and improve the efficiency of completing various tasks related to providing public defense services to indigent criminal defendants. I am writing custom Node scripts in a security restricted technical environment to interface with various existing tools to expediate the identification of attorney conflicts and assist in managing the operations of what is essentially a solo practice criminal defense law office.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    JBS Dev•  March 2022 - December 2023•  Remote

    Built AWS Lambda services using Node.js for scalable, event-driven architecture. Created React components for a graduate program matching platform. Boosted page speed and SEO, improving Google Lighthouse scores by 30%. Contributed full-stack features to Django + PostgreSQL CMS apps. Mentored junior developers and led agile scrums within distributed teams.

  • Software Engineer

    American Systems•  February 2019 - January 2022•  Remote

    Led development of Angular + Java Spring Boot app for DoD childcare system. Achieved 90%+ test coverage and maintained build stability with Jasmine tests. Managed 3-4 developer pods, handling code reviews and task delegation. Collaborated across QA and product teams to hit biweekly sprint goals.

Education

  • Delaware Technical and Community College

    Paralegal Studies, Certificate•  August 2017 - June 2019•  GPA: 4

  • University of Delaware

    Computer Science, BS•  August 2003 - June 2007

    Dual Degree BA in Psychology and Minor in Political Science forming a Computer Science concentration in "Intelligent Behavior"

Skills

Algorithm
Angular
Css
Data Structure
Javascript(Intermediate)
NodeJs
Python(Advanced)
React
SQL
Python(Intermediate)