Portrait of Larry Beall

Larry Beall Senior software engineer in Delaware, Ohio, working remotely

I build the software behind products people rely on.

Full-stack engineer on .NET, React, and the cloud. Senior developer on Swyfft’s home insurance platform, and founding engineer at Atmosfy through 2026, where I built the platform from its first line of code into one that now spans 20,000 cities in 150 countries. Before that, seven years building HR and payroll products at Paylocity.

Open to full-time roles and fractional engagements. Ways to work together

  1. Swyfft Senior software developer
    2022–now
  2. Atmosfy Founding engineer
    2018–2026
  3. Paylocity Senior software engineer
    2014–2021
  4. Wintellect Senior consultant
    2012–2014
  5. Travelport Development lead
    2011–2012
  6. Information Control Technical lead
    2009–2011

Earlier: developer at National City Bank and programmer at CheckFree, both in Columbus.

Results

Recent roles

All roles
  1. 06/2022 – Present
    Remote

    Swyfft

    Senior software developer

    Home insurance platform using data and analytics to improve the customer experience.

    • Rebuilt the security infrastructure, moving API keys and sensitive data out of code and into cryptographic storage without breaking existing features.
    • Replaced ad hoc email generation with a Razor templating engine so every email across the product is consistent and easy to change.
    • Built the claims export pipeline that transforms 500K+ records for Medicare, LexisNexis, and other partners.
    • React
    • ASP.NET MVC Core
    • C#
    • Entity Framework
    • Azure
  2. 11/2018 – 09/2026
    Remote

    Atmosfy

    Founding engineer, previously technical lead

    Short-form video platform for discovering dining, nightlife, and travel.

    • Built the backend for location-based video reviews from scratch and designed the AWS architecture it runs on.
    • Rebuilt the React website in Next.js for faster page loads and richer, always-current SEO data.
    • Led a team of six while staying a core contributor on the hardest problems.
    • Owned the technical roadmap and worked directly with investors and advisors.
    • AWS
    • PHP
    • React
    • Next.js
    • Node.js
    • React Native
    • Elasticsearch
    • JavaScript
  3. 05/2014 – 11/2021
    Remote

    Paylocity

    Senior software engineer

    Cloud-based HR and payroll software.

    • Helped design and ship the benefits enrollment platform over four years.
    • Drove the architecture of a digital handbook product, taking it to market in 18 months while mentoring a junior engineer to senior.
    • Created a compatibility layer that let web and mobile apps share components.
    • React
    • Angular
    • ASP.NET
    • C#
    • Entity Framework

Toolkit

All skills

Daily work

What I ship with right now.

  • C# and .NET / .NET Core
  • ASP.NET MVC Core
  • React, Next.js, and React Native
  • TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js
  • Entity Framework

Cloud and data

Where the systems run.

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Elasticsearch
  • IIS

How I work

Practices I bring to a team.

  • System architecture
  • Security and privacy
  • Test-driven development
  • Code reviews and standards
  • Mentoring engineers

Ways to work together

Full-time

Senior, staff, or founding engineer roles, remote or around Columbus.

  • Own the architecture of a product and see it through to production
  • Lead and mentor a small engineering team while still writing code
  • Ship full-stack work on .NET, React, and the cloud

Seven years at Paylocity, four at Swyfft, and eight as Atmosfy’s technical lead and founding engineer.

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Fractional

Senior help for startups and small teams, a few days a week or a fixed project, through my consulting company, Phoenix Powered.

  • Fractional CTO or tech lead: roadmap, architecture, hiring plans, and investor conversations
  • Architecture and security reviews: find the risky parts of a platform and fix them
  • Hands-on engineering: .NET, React, and cloud work alongside your team
  • Mentoring: coaching engineers so the team keeps improving after the engagement ends

Built Atmosfy’s platform from its first line of code through a $12M seed round to 150 countries, and spent two years consulting for enterprise clients at Wintellect.

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Hiring, or need senior help a few days a week?

For full-time roles, message me on LinkedIn. For fractional work, visit Phoenix Powered, my consulting company.