Spencer Bray

Spencer Bray has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. They most recently worked at Kwara as the Head of Engineering, where they managed the internal re-rewrite of the company's core banking engine. Before that, they served as an Engineering Manager at Kwara, where they learned the company's architecture and team dynamics, conducted 1:1s, set up Individual Development Plans, and established an Engineering Round Table.

Spencer also worked at Finiata, starting as a Backend Developer and eventually becoming the Lead Backend Engineer. In this role, they led and managed a team of eight engineers, made architectural decisions, set code standards, and organized engineering round table discussions. They also rebuilt the codebase to use Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in Rails, implemented Apache Kafka messaging queues, and employed Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) and event sourcing.

Prior to Finiata, Spencer worked as a Teacher at Le Wagon, instructing students in a Rails-based Web Development bootcamp, grading assignments, teaching lectures, and providing guidance on personal projects. They also worked as a Freelance Database & Web Developer, taking on projects independently.

Spencer's earlier experience includes working as a Merchandise Manager at Beach House and as a Senior Law Enforcement Liaison at Amazon, where they handled data queries and requests from government and police agencies. At Nintendo, they served as a QA Specialist.

Spencer Bray completed their undergraduate education at the University of Washington from 2004 to 2009, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. During their time at the university, they specialized in German and Philosophy as their fields of study. Spencer also had an opportunity to study abroad at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 2006-2007, focusing on Neuere Deutsche Literatur. No specific degree was mentioned for their time spent in Munich.