Software Engineering & Consulting
Over 30 years architecting and delivering enterprise software — from greenfield microservices to cloud platforms to full-stack applications. Fourde is named for what drives the work: four kids, a family, and a lifelong commitment to the craft.
About
I'm Dennis Liabenow — a Senior Software Engineer and Architect based in Layton, Utah. I've spent over 30 years designing and building software across finance, healthcare, security, and SaaS industries, from solo contract engagements to multi-team enterprise platforms.
My roots are in Microsoft-stack development (.NET, C#, SQL Server), and I've grown with the industry into modern full-stack engineering — Angular, React, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and cloud-native architecture patterns.
Before software, I served in the United States Marine Corps — an experience that shaped the discipline and precision I bring to every engagement. Fourde represents what I work for: my wife, our four children, and the family we've built together.
30+
Years of Experience
30+
Companies Served
6
MS Certifications
Full‑Stack
Frontend to Cloud
Services
Contract or consulting engagements — from architecture review to full-cycle delivery.
End-to-end application delivery: modern front-end SPAs, robust APIs, and everything in between. I build maintainable, production-grade systems.
Design and implement cloud-native solutions on Azure and AWS — serverless, PaaS, containers, and hybrid architectures built for scale and cost efficiency.
Pattern-driven design for distributed systems — API gateways, service meshes, messaging platforms, identity services, and multi-tenancy data models.
Relational and NoSQL database design, query optimization, schema migrations, and compliance-driven data handling (HIPAA, PCI). SQL Server specialist.
Embedded engineering leadership — story grooming, architecture reviews, code quality standards, and mentoring. I've served on architectural teams and led I.T. departments.
Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines on Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. Infrastructure as code, containerization, and monitoring with Splunk.
Skills
Technologies used in production across 30+ years of engineering work.
Frontend
Backend
Cloud & Infrastructure
Databases
Tools & Methods
Experience
Enterprise software across banking, healthcare, SaaS, mining, and defense industries.
Sr Software Engineer
Core, Platform, AI, and Integrations teams. Delivered billing system migration (Paddle → Stripe), database migration (MongoDB → PostgreSQL), MFA TOTP, AI chat websocket interface, trial countdown, and notification systems.
Sr Software Engineer (Contract)
Designed and developed Angular 14 shell/host architecture integrated with AWS Cognito and SSO identity. Domain-specific micro-frontends shared authentication and infrastructure through the host.
Sr Software Engineer (Contract)
Greenfield microservice platform enabling fast-track home project financing for banks, customers, and partners. Identity, policy, and messaging architecture on Azure.
Sr Software Engineer (Contract)
Greenfield microservice integration platform connecting Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems with Healthcare Study Networks. Full Azure PaaS stack with Auth0 identity.
Sr Software Engineer / Architect
Architectural team member. Principal lead on multi-tenancy relational database system design. Architected complex workflows across services, messaging platforms, and data stores. WebAPI and WCF services, code review, and story grooming.
Sr Software Engineer (Contract)
Designed the foundational micro-service architecture — Business, Data, and Repository layers — that became the template for all future service development. Azure Service Fabric, OpenID/OAuth, Azure AD B2C.
Software Architect
Designed and implemented a replacement framework enabling independent vertical development in alignment with core systems. .NET MVC, Service Bus, SignalR, and WCF.
Sr Software Engineer
Azure-hosted SaaS platform: designed DAL, BLL, logging/auditing, AutoMapper DTO transformations, and ported on-premise SQL to Azure SQL. ASP.NET MVC5 with Entity Framework 6.
Contact
Available for contract engagements, senior consulting, and architecture work. Whether you need a hands-on engineer, a technical lead, or someone to evaluate and design your system — let's talk.