Full Stack Engineer | AWS & Cloud Infrastructure
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Full Stack Engineer and AWS Cloud Architect with 4+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable web applications and cloud infrastructure.
Blake Haselberger
About Me
Full Stack Engineer and AWS Cloud Architect with 4+ years of production experience designing, building, and deploying mission-critical systems at scale. Specialized in serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS), infrastructure as code (Terraform), and modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js). Proven track record of architecting high-availability systems, optimizing cloud costs, and implementing comprehensive observability solutions.
Proven ability to own complex projects end-to-end, from system design and architecture through production deployment, operations, and observability. Experienced in building both startup technologies and enterprise infrastructure serving millions of users. As a solo founder, architected and shipped PuckVision—a full-stack NHL analytics and salary cap management platform on AWS serverless infrastructure with React/Next.js frontend, Express.js REST APIs, automated ETL pipelines, and production-grade observability. At Avanade, led infrastructure design and implementation for a large-scale government IAM system handling millions of daily authentication requests across 5 environments, designing multi-AZ deployments for 24/7 uptime, implementing self-healing automation, and maintaining zero-trust security architecture. Expertise spans cloud architecture (AWS EC2, Lambda, ECS, RDS, VPC), infrastructure automation (Terraform, Bash), CI/CD pipeline design (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), comprehensive observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk), and full-stack development with TypeScript, Python, React, and Express.js.
Skills & Expertise
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- TailwindCSS
- Vue.js
Backend
- Node.js
- Express.js
- Python
- REST APIs
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
DevOps
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- Bash
- CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Splunk
- CI/CD
Cloud & AWS
- EC2
- Lambda
- ECS
- RDS
- S3
- API Gateway
- Route53
- VPC
- EventBridge
- Step Functions
- CloudFront
- Terraform
My Experience
Avanade (Consultancy)
AWS Cloud Engineer | Enterprise IAM Implementation
June 2022 – Present
Led end-to-end design, implementation, and deployment of enterprise IAM infrastructure for state government. Architected high-availability, mission-critical system requiring 24/7 uptime with stringent security and compliance requirements.
- Architected scalable, high-availability infrastructure across 3 AZs managing 5 environments with Terraform, achieving 24/7 uptime for government IAM system supporting millions of users with multi-region disaster recovery design
- Built EC2 Image Builder pipeline with security-hardened AMIs enabling sub-5-minute provisioning; designed Lambda orchestration (Python) for automated database management and self-healing architecture with two-tier health checks and auto-remediation via API integration
- Implemented comprehensive observability with Prometheus/Grafana, CloudWatch Alarms, and Kinesis → S3 → Splunk logging; established zero-trust security with least-privilege IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS encryption, and Qualys scanning for government compliance
- Led Agile team of 2 analysts + offshore engineers; set up sprint planning with no PM assigned; maintained Jenkins CI/CD with Bash automation across 5 environments
PuckVision
Founder & Full Stack Engineer | AWS Cloud Architect
PuckVision
Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
Solo-developed NHL analytics and salary cap management platform featuring player projection models, contract analysis tools, simulation engines, and financial modeling capabilities. Built entirely on AWS serverless architecture with modern frontend frameworks.
- Architected scalable serverless platform with microservices architecture (API Gateway + Lambda + ECS + multi-AZ RDS) and Express.js REST API supporting player projections, salary cap simulations, and real-time analytics; engineered automated nightly ETL pipeline using EventBridge + Step Functions orchestrating Python Lambdas ingesting from MoneyPuck, EliteProspects, and third-party APIs with SQS dead-letter queue for reliability
- Developed React/Next.js frontend with SSR/ISR and S3/CloudFront CDN for global distribution; implemented responsive UI patterns for roster management, scenario building, and data filtering; built two-environment CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions) automating Docker builds, ECR storage, ECS deployments with health checks and automatic rollback
- Solo-architected complete infrastructure using Terraform for environment provisioning, multi-AZ MySQL RDS with automated backups, containerized API and ETL workloads with Docker/ECR/ECS; implemented least-privilege security groups, zero-trust IAM roles, and Secrets Manager for credential management
- Designed cost-optimized serverless ETL pipeline with Selenium automation for CSV downloads, Lambda containerization (Python) for data transformation, and SQS retry logic; implemented Route53 DNS, CloudFront caching, and CloudWatch monitoring for production observability
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure AZ-900
Microsoft
Selected Work
Enterprise IAM System
Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) infrastructure for state government. High-availability, mission-critical system requiring 24/7 uptime with stringent security and compliance requirements. Led end-to-end design, implementation, and deployment of secure cloud infrastructure supporting IAM platform across 5 environments with multi-AZ architecture, self-healing automation, and comprehensive observability.
PuckVision Analytics Platform
NHL analytics and salary cap management platform designed for team executives, analysts, and fans to make data-driven roster decisions. Features advanced salary cap projection tools with revenue-based modeling, team builder functionality for roster optimization and contract management, and PuckGPT - an AI-powered assistant providing instant insights on player contracts, CBA rules, and trade implications. Built on serverless AWS infrastructure with React/Next.js frontend, Express.js REST API, and automated nightly ETL pipelines ingesting data from MoneyPuck, EliteProspects, and NHL APIs. Emphasizes intuitive UX for complex financial modeling with interactive visualizations and real-time analytics.
Let's Connect
I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.