Summary
Results-driven software engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, delivering projects on time, and reducing infrastructure costs by 40%. Passionate about clean code, mentoring junior developers, and continuous improvement.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2021 – Present
TechCorp, Auckland, New Zealand
- Led migration of monolithic application to microservices, reducing deployment time by 75%
- Designed and implemented real-time data pipeline processing 2M+ events/day
- Mentored team of 5 junior developers through code reviews and pair programming
- Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 40% through architecture optimisation
Software Engineer
Mar 2018 – Dec 2020
DataFlow Inc, Wellington, New Zealand
- Built customer-facing analytics dashboard serving 50K+ monthly active users
- Implemented CI/CD pipeline reducing release cycle from 2 weeks to daily deploys
- Optimised database queries resulting in 60% improvement in API response times
Junior Developer
Jun 2016 – Feb 2018
StartupXYZ, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Developed RESTful APIs for mobile application with 10K+ downloads
- Wrote comprehensive test suites achieving 90%+ code coverage
- Collaborated with UX team to implement responsive design across 3 products
Skills
Languages: Python, Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go
Frameworks: FastAPI, Django, Rails, React, Next.js
Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
2012 – 2016
University of Auckland
Certifications
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (2023)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (2022)
References
Jane Smith, Director, TechCorp — jane.smith@company.com | +64 21 123 4567
John Doe, CTO, DataFlow Inc — john.doe@company.com | +64 21 123 4567