mekansm · Hartford, WI

Adam Balicki

Senior Software Engineer · Software Architect
C#, .NET and Microsoft Azure, 14+ years

me@mekansm.io

Profile

Senior software engineer and system architect with 14+ years designing and building C#/.NET applications, most recently on Microsoft Azure for healthcare, financial services, and insurance organizations. I design event-driven and microservices systems using Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Docker, and Kubernetes, and deliver full-stack features in ASP.NET Core, React, and Angular. I use AI-assisted tools daily across design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation, and I document systems thoroughly after delivery. I mentor developers through platform migrations and architecture changes, and turn business requirements into working software.

Career, to scale

Skills

Languages & frameworks

  • C#
  • .NET / .NET Core
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Web API
  • REST
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Angular
  • jQuery
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind CSS

Microsoft Azure

  • App Service
  • Functions
  • Service Bus
  • Event Hubs
  • AI Document Intelligence

Architecture

  • System design
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven
  • Cloud-native
  • CQRS
  • Vertical slice
  • API design
  • YARP reverse proxy

Containers & DevOps

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code

Data & testing

  • SQL
  • Relational databases
  • Document processing
  • Test automation
  • Regression testing
  • QA

Leadership & process

  • Technical leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Requirements analysis
  • Technical documentation
  • AI-assisted development

Experience

Senior Engineer

Jan 2025 – Oct 2026

Sollis Health · New York, NY

Members-only provider of 24/7 concierge urgent and emergency care with medical centers in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and South Florida.

  • Led engineering for the corporate attribution project, capturing first-touch and last-touch attribution, advanced lead scoring algorithms, and session state to map each prospect's journey from the website to Salesforce through member conversion.
  • Led engineering for Day Pass and Guest Pass medical intake and triage.
  • Designed and built full-stack web application features with React, .NET, and Microsoft Azure on rapid release cycles.
  • Managed release management for production releases, overseeing branching, merging, and QA before each deployment.
  • Owned front-end deployments to production, keeping releases stable while business requirements changed between cycles.
  • Built PCI DSS and HIPAA compliance standards into application code to protect patient data privacy and payment security.
  • Turned evolving business requests into scoped, shippable features in close collaboration with product and operations stakeholders.

Senior Software Developer

Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

West Bend Mutual Insurance (now West Bend Insurance Company) · West Bend, WI

Property and casualty insurer founded in 1894, writing business, personal, workers' compensation, and surety coverage through independent agencies.

  • Mentored software developers on event-driven architecture patterns during the migration of core systems to a new platform.
  • Advised engineering teams on aligning development practices with the target architecture so migrated systems would scale and stay maintainable.

Senior Software Developer

Feb 2021 – May 2024

Baird (Robert W. Baird & Co.) · Milwaukee, WI

Employee-owned financial services firm providing wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and private equity services.

  • Designed and built scalable document processing solutions on Microsoft Azure using Azure AI Document Intelligence, integrated with existing enterprise systems.
  • Architected and developed APIs and user interfaces with ASP.NET Core and Azure App Service to support business operations.
  • Orchestrated event-driven back-end workflows with Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Event Hubs.
  • Built a reverse proxy on the YARP framework to intercept requests and responses in real time, giving teams a controlled environment for integration testing.
  • Developed React tools that compared vendor environments side by side, cutting the time needed to find and resolve environment issues.
  • Enhanced and maintained Angular and ASP.NET Core applications as business requirements changed.
  • Mentored developers through shifting platforms and practices, building a culture of continuous improvement on the team.

Software Developer / Consultant

Nov 2010 – Feb 2021

Three Rivers Technologies · La Crosse, WI

Custom software development and QA consultancy, founded in 1999, serving manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and other clients across the Midwest.

  • Architected and managed custom web-based ERP solutions in C#/.NET, tailored to each client's operations and built to scale.
  • Introduced Kubernetes for container orchestration, making client deployments more resilient and simplifying infrastructure management.
  • Applied CQRS and vertical slice architecture to reduce application complexity and speed up feature delivery.
  • Evaluated and recommended emerging technologies to clients to lower cost and improve operational efficiency.
  • Delivered numerous client applications on the C#/.NET stack across a range of industries and business problems.

Software Tester

Oct 2007 – Oct 2010

API Healthcare (acquired by GE Healthcare in 2014) · Hartford, WI

Healthcare workforce management software provider whose staffing, scheduling, and time and attendance products were used by 1,600+ hospitals and staffing agencies.

  • Developed a test automation framework for regression testing of reporting systems, reducing manual testing effort and improving accuracy.

Education

B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics

May 2007

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse · La Crosse, WI