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Research technical specialist, leading collaborative research prototypes, technical design, and product strategy with a team of 10 software engineers. Skills included Python, MQTT, AMQP, Azure, GCP, and Jenkins.• Spearheaded development of cutting-edge scalable backend solutions, leveraging Docker and Kubernetes on multiple Linux distributions, simplifying production build and deployment process.• Architected and developed microservices platform including 8 services with REST APIs, gRPC endpoints, and streaming data, enabling fast iteration of prototypes and collaboration with other teams.• Hired 7 engineers, allowing the department to add 3 research areas including machine learning.• Mentored engineers via one-on-ones, group events, code reviews, and design reviews, resulting in improved code quality and feature release timing.

Led backend development team of 7 software engineers using agile practices, pair programming, and test-driven development to build reliable and secure distributed APIs with Java Spring Boot services on Pivotal Cloud Foundry and microservices deployed to Microsoft Azure.• Engaged directly with stakeholders across departments to understand, document, and prioritize hundreds of stories to meet business timing and feature expectations.• Implemented and encouraged the use of OpenAPI, Swagger, and industry security practices, resulting in more secure APIs, fewer bugs, and increased adoption of REST APIs when integrating across systems.• Pioneered development of Jenkins CI/CD DevOps pipelines, enforcing style guidelines, enabling unit testing and code promotion across environments, improving code quality, reliability, and maintainability.• Championed team member growth through hiring and providing feedback to support internal promotions. Acted as technical mentor, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Assumed lead engineer position for vehicle-to-cloud telematics software team of 4 engineers.• Developed resilient and secure backend microservices with Java, protocol buffers, MQTT, AMQP, and Microsoft Azure to handle communication of data between the vehicle and the cloud.• Guided organization on best practices for enterprise use of public cloud infrastructure, providing valuable insights and recommendations to optimize performance, scalability, and security.

Developed and maintained Python apps to enhance the SYNC platform.• Initiated and developed cross-platform production front-end Python apps enabling greater accessibility.• Collaborated with customers to identify issues, releasing updates that improved user experience.

iPhone developer for audio-based game.