Anakin Skywalker

Senior Software Engineer

anakin.skywalker@rebellion.dev +44 7700 900123 linkedin.com/in/anakin-skywalker github.com/anakinskywalker

Profile

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.

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

Experience

Senior Software Engineer

TechCorp — London, UK

Jan 2021 – Present

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

DataFlow Inc — Manchester, UK

Mar 2018 – Dec 2020

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

StartupXYZ — Bristol, UK

Jun 2016 – Feb 2018

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

Projects

OpenMetrics Dashboard

Open-source real-time metrics visualisation tool for Kubernetes clusters

Python, FastAPI, React, Prometheus, Grafana

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

University College London

2012 – 2016

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (2023)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (2022)