Anakin Skywalker

Senior Software Engineer

Contact

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

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science
University College London · 2012 – 2016

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

Certifications

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

Licenses & Registrations

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

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.

Key Achievements

  • Reduced infrastructure costs by $250K/year through cloud architecture redesign
  • Led team of 8 engineers delivering a greenfield product in 6 months
  • Achieved 99.99% uptime for critical payment processing system

Experience

Senior Software EngineerJan 2021 – Present
TechCorp — London, UK
  • 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 EngineerMar 2018 – Dec 2020
DataFlow Inc — Manchester, UK
  • 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 DeveloperJun 2016 – Feb 2018
StartupXYZ — Bristol, UK
  • 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

github.com/anakinskywalker/openmetrics