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• Software Engineer, Estuary

  Feb, 2025 - Present

  Building high-performance data connectors and infrastructure for real-time data capture at scale.

  • Architected a subtask state management solution to unlock data capture for 6,500 Stripe Connected Accounts, enabling parallel processing of 500,000+ concurrent streams with zero data loss.

  • Orchestrated a zero-downtime online migration for 20+ enterprise clients by re-architecting a legacy Airbyte wrapper into a native Async Python connector, unlocking 17 resource types and preserving 100% of historical data.

  • Slashed recovery log storage costs by 80% by engineering a precise JSON merge patch checkpointing system, eliminating redundant data capture and unnecessary recovery log growth.

  • Fortified API security by implementing robust JWT refresh and OAuth strategies, achieving 100% compliance with strict enterprise security standards for high-profile clients.

  • Scaled connector throughput to handle gigabytes of data/minute by implementing asynchronous patterns, reducing data lag for downstream enterprise analytics.

  • Championed the investigation and resolution of critical data gaps across 10+ self-authored connectors, diagnosing complex edge cases in production to successfully recover 100% of missing records.

  • Refactored and migrated Shopify connector by migrating to GraphQL, adding 7+ new data streams and bulk operations, improving data access for 30+ users within 3 months.

• Senior Data Engineer, Camgian

  Jul, 2023 - Feb, 20251 year 6 months

  Lead strategic technical initiatives focused on scaling data platforms and optimizing system performance.

  • Secured $8M in follow-on contracts and drove critical business expansion by architecting high-performance, edge-based data microservices using Docker and Python.

  • Increased Kafka throughput by 300% within 3 months by optimizing broker configurations in a self-managed KRaft cluster, enhancing real-time data processing capabilities.

  • Reduced monthly AWS costs by 40% by optimizing EC2 compute needs through detailed instrumentation and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana.

  • Maintained 100% system availability during the global 2024 CrowdStrike outage by architecting a fault-tolerant Kafka platform (C#, Python), ensuring uninterrupted processing for mission-critical workflows.

  • Designed and built a fault-tolerant real-time data platform from the ground up using Kafka Streams and Kafka Connect, cutting data ingestion latency from 24 hours to minutes while eliminating manual intervention.

  • Reduced latency by 50% by optimizing Python ETL pipelines, enhancing data processing for 15M+ records daily from AWS S3.

  • Designed solutions that reduced storage costs by 70% by leveraging TimescaleDB tiered storage strategies backed by AWS S3 and S3 Glacier, enhancing compliance and data accessibility for 60K+ tables.

• Software Engineer, Camgian

  Jun, 2021 - Jul, 20232 years 2 months

  Developed modern web applications and established the company's first Data Science unit.

  • Eliminated a wide class of runtime errors by re-platforming legacy web apps to a type-safe Next.js/tRPC stack, accelerating feature delivery by 50%.

  • Slashed code duplication by 30% and standardized build configurations by consolidating distributed TypeScript projects into a high-performance Turborepo monorepo.

  • Founded the company's first Data Science unit by engineering a Cognitive Computing product that secured multi-million dollar contracts and established a new recurring revenue stream.

  • Strengthened security posture for enterprise clients by integrating Okta SSO and MFA, streamlining access management for 25 users.

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