Nicholas Jaffer

Software Engineer

john.doe@email.com

Summary

Passionate software engineer with over 8 years of experience in full-stack development, specializing in designing cloud-native applications and scalable microservices. Known for mentoring junior developers and driving the adoption of CI/CD practices to improve product quality and delivery speed.

Core Skills

Technical Skills:

JavaScript (ES6+)/TypeScript, React.js, Node.js
AWS, Cloud Architecture, Serverless Computing
CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), Microservices Architecture
System Design, REST APIs, GraphQL

Soft Skills:

Team Leadership & Mentoring
Effective Communication
Agile/Scrum Project Management

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer | TechCorp

2020 - Present

Led development of cloud-native applications, resulting in increased scalability and reliability of the company’s core platform.
Mentored and onboarded 10+ junior developers, helping them grow into productive team members.
Implemented CI/CD pipelines which reduced deployment times by 50% and improved delivery consistency.

Software Engineer | StartupXYZ

2018 - 2020

Developed scalable microservices architecture that supported company growth by accommodating a 3x increase in user base.
Improved system performance by 40% by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing backend code.
Collaborated closely with product teams to implement features that drove a 20% increase in user engagement.

Projects

Open Source Contributions

React UI Component Library: Contributed several reusable components that improved developer productivity in the React ecosystem.
CloudCost Optimization Tool: Developed a tool to help engineers identify cloud cost inefficiencies, reducing monthly cloud costs by an average of 15%.

Personal Projects

Portfolio Website: Built a personal portfolio website using React and Next.js to showcase work experience and projects (portfolio link).

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Technology, 2014 - 2018

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2021)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (2022)

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