Luke Danielson
Self-taught Senior Software Engineer who builds consumer-facing products that drive real business results
I specialize in Ruby on Rails with a focus on clean, maintainable code and strong product collaboration. From fintech infrastructure to real estate platforms, I deliver end-to-end solutions that matter.
Currently expanding my stack while maintaining deep expertise in object-oriented and domain-driven development.
Featured Projects
Bigger Deals
Real Estate Investment Platform 3-month delivery • Cross-functional collaboration • Advanced search filtering
Contributed to the development of BiggerPockets' investor-focused listing platform during a critical business transition. Led technical planning and delivered 60% of the frontend code using Rails, Stimulus.js, and Turbo Streams.
Built advanced filtering system and search abstractions for 100M+ property records.
Impact: DAU 3000, CSAT 70%
Property Manager Finder
Business Matching Platform 6-week delivery • Technical architecture • $45k monthly revenue
Scoped and led development of BiggerPockets' fourth business finder, targeting 30% of users who use property managers.
Built generator and framework skeleton to enable conflict- free parallel development across 3 engineers.Delivered 1 week ahead of schedule with 38 % conversion rate and $800k initial revenue.
Impact: 38% conversion rate, $800k first 3 months, $45k monthly recurring revenue
Guaranteed Rate Loan Disbursement System
6-8 week delivery • Solo technical ownership • Multi-party financial integration
Built end-to-end loan disbursement pipeline connecting 4 systems: loan origination platform, Nelnet servicing API, Bank of America disbursement via NACHA files, and Guaranteed Rate verification.
Learned loan servicing domain, payment gateways, and financial compliance requirements to deliver $10-40k personal loan processing flow.
Impact: Enabled 15-minute loan approvals with third-party servicing integration
About Me
From mechanical engineer to full-stack developer, I'm passionate about building products that combine technical craft with business impact.
I specialize in Ruby on Rails with a focus on clean, maintainable code and strong product collaboration. Whether it's fintech infrastructure or real estate platforms, I deliver end-to-end solutions that drive real results.
[Learn more about my journey ->]Let's build something together...
- location
- Boulder, CO
- [email protected]
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-aaron-danielson/
- github
- https://github.com/danielukea