Derrick Pedranti — Senior Full Stack Developer and Tech Lead
With over 20 years of experience in full-stack application development and technical leadership, Derrick Pedranti blends deep engineering expertise with design-driven thinking to deliver intelligent, user-centered solutions. He has led multidisciplinary teams in building enterprise web and mobile applications, overseeing every stage of the software lifecycle—from discovery and architecture to deployment and optimization. Derrick is known for bridging the gap between strategy and execution, ensuring that complex systems remain scalable, secure, and intuitive for end users.
Derrick Pedranti's technical proficiency spans a broad range of modern technologies, including ReactJS, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, and Python, with strong foundations in GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and DynamoDB. His expertise extends into advanced AI development, where he designs and implements retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, multimodal interfaces, and agentic AI architectures. He has integrated solutions across AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, and Google Cloud Vertex AI, delivering cloud-native applications that blend performance, automation, and insight for both commercial and federal clients.
A creative technologist at heart, Derrick approaches software design as both an engineering and visual discipline. His experience in user interface and experience design includes the creation of high-fidelity prototypes, data visualizations, and motion graphics that communicate complex functionality with clarity and impact.
Derrick earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California, where he also completed a semester abroad. He further advanced his professional education through coursework in Interactive and New Media Design and Development at The George Washington University. Outside of work, he enjoys exercising, playing golf with friends, and spending time with his family.