Jay Fallon

Full-Stack Software Engineer · UX Designer · Product Strategist

617-406-8027 · jayfallon@gmail.com · jayfallon.com

Summary

Full-stack architect specializing in domain-specific platform development. I design and implement complex, multi-tenant systems that solve real industry problems — from database-driven routing engines and AI-powered data extraction pipelines to graph-based discovery algorithms and background worker architectures. My background combines enterprise experience (Form Health, Dassault Systèmes, Bose, Cengage) with interdisciplinary education — B.S. in Business Administration (International Business, Finance) from Northeastern University and ALM in Digital Media Design from Harvard University.

Technical Skills

Architecture & Backend: Multi-tenant systems, database-driven routing, PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM, Redis, pgvector, BullMQ, Node.js/Express, Python, FastAPI, GraphQL, REST APIs, microservices, WebSockets, Supabase, PayloadCMS

Frontend & Frameworks: Next.js, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, HeroUI, Framer Motion, responsive design, semantic HTML, WCAG compliance

AI & Machine Learning: Anthropic Claude API, OpenAI API, vector search, graph algorithms (Node2Vec, Louvain), semantic search, scikit-learn, Pandas

Data & Automation: Selenium, BeautifulSoup, web scraping, asyncio, data validation pipelines, Puppeteer

Testing & Performance: Vitest, Playwright, Testing Library, Testcontainers, Supertest, Memlab, Happy-DOM, Core Web Vitals

DevOps & Infrastructure: Railway, AWS (S3, Lambda, CloudFront), Vercel, Docker Compose, CI/CD pipelines, Sentry, Winston

Fluent in English and Spanish

Education

Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Digital Media Design · Harvard University

2017 – 2019

Completed through Harvard Extension School, focusing on user experience design, interaction design, and digital media production. Developed comprehensive understanding of design principles, user research methodologies, and digital product development.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration · Northeastern University

1993 – 1998

Majors in International Business and Finance. Participated in cooperative education program at Boston's Better Snacks, FMRC, and PictureTel, gaining hands-on experience in operations, marketing, technical documentation, and internationalization.

Experience

Founder, Designer & Principal Engineer

2024 – Present

Knokr Media

Architecting a platform ecosystem addressing data fragmentation in the music industry. The system manages 50,000+ artists and 1,400+ festivals through a shared PostgreSQL infrastructure with pgvector extensions, powering multiple interconnected applications from a single data model. Features include AI-powered lineup extraction from festival posters, graph-based artist discovery using Node2Vec and Louvain scene detection, semantic vector search, a background worker architecture (BullMQ) for heavy data processing, and 614+ test files across Vitest, Playwright, and Testcontainers.

Platform Components

Knokr

Festival discovery and social platform across 1,400+ festivals and 50,000+ artists with AI-powered lineup extraction and recommendations

Knokr Base

Multi-tenant back office with database-driven routing, graph-based discovery, vector search, and six-tier permissions

Mojo Boston

White-label festival website on PayloadCMS with 24 custom blocks, live Knokr data integration, and custom S3 media system

Orchestra

Standalone experiment for mapping artist relationships through community-driven data contribution

Nuncio

Standalone experiment for AI-powered event curation with embeddable widgets and structured data exports

Tech Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, PostgreSQL/Prisma, pgvector, Redis, BullMQ, PayloadCMS, Python, FastAPI, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Claude AI API, OpenAI API, Clerk, AWS S3/CloudFront, Railway

Consulting Engineer

2022 – 2024

Form Health

Collaborated with the marketing team on redesign and development of the customer-facing website for this leading medical weight loss platform. Implemented modern web development practices and a comprehensive design system to ensure consistency across the platform. Improved user experience through responsive design and optimized performance.

Tech Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Prismic, Storybook

Senior Software Engineering Manager

2019 – 2023

Dassault Systèmes SE · Waltham, MA

Led development teams across multiple products within The 3DEXPERIENCE platform, including SOLIDWORKS and educational products Apps for Kids and Apps for Kids Classroom.

SOLIDWORKS Cloud Platform (2021–2023)

Implemented comprehensive design system technology and documentation systems. Managed shared component libraries and design tokens. Coordinated feature rollouts spanning Apps for Kids, xDesign, and 3DEXPERIENCE tools.

SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids (2019–2021)

Rebuilt front-end and back-office systems for educational platform introducing children ages 4-14 to 3D design. Developed admin tools for educators while maintaining COPPA compliance.

Tech Stack: Angular.js, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, CSS, Cassandra, Docker

Additional Experience (2000–2019)

Worked as a UX engineer with the following companies as either an employee or consultant: Syrinx Consulting/Bose Corporation, State Street Global Advisors, Cengage Learning, Boston Technologies, netNumina Solutions (Fidelity, State Street, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, ADQSR), and Style Me Pretty.