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Andy Ma

@andyma

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Experienced Lead Full Stack Engineer with a focus on innovation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth.

I am a technology leader with 13 years of industry expertise in InsurTech, FinTech, Healthcare IT, and Cloud Services. I have a proven track record of driving innovation in sectors where compliance, scalability, and customer experience intersect. My experience includes delivering AI-powered insurance products that enable real-time policy customization and securing HIPAA-compliant healthcare platforms.

Throughout my career, I have optimized high-frequency financial trading systems and architected enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure for global scalability. I excel at navigating regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, NAIC, and HIPAA, translating industry-specific challenges into scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions. My unique combination of technical depth and strategic market understanding allows me to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world business impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Software Engineer

Current

Humanitas Technologies

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 5 months)

As a Lead Software Engineer, I maintained a 99.8% system uptime SLA by implementing monitoring tools and Agile methodologies, resulting in a 30% productivity increase. I guided a team in adopting TDD and BDD, improving code quality and reducing defects by 35%. Additionally, I integrated automated testing frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, enhancing test coverage and accelerating release cycles by

Agile Methodologies TDD BDD CI CD Selenium Prometheus Grafana Sentry Team Leadership

Senior Software Engineer

Lemonade

Oct 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 1 month)

In my role as Senior Software Engineer, I led the development of Lemonade's Live Policy™ feature, enhancing efficiency and reducing customer inquiries by 35%. I transformed the architecture to microservices using Docker and AWS EKS, achieving 70% faster deployments. I also implemented a vulnerability management system, reducing critical issue resolution time by 45%.

Microservices Docker Next.js TypeScript DevOps Python Vulnerability Management

Senior Full Stack Engineer

BairesDev

Dec 2015 - Aug 2020 (4 years 8 months)

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, I engineered a secure user authentication system for a healthcare platform, ensuring HIPAA compliance. I deployed RESTful APIs and created responsive UI components in Angular, which increased user engagement by 36%. I also established a comprehensive testing framework that reduced production bugs by 35%.

ASP.NET OAuth 2.0 RESTful APIs Angular Python Django Testing Frameworks HIPAA Authentication

Software Engineer

Charles Schwab

Sep 2013 - Nov 2015 (2 years 2 months)

In my position at Charles Schwab, I revamped the client portfolio management system, boosting mobile engagement by 30%. I developed RESTful APIs for real-time market data and led the overhaul of the legacy trading platform, enhancing maintainability by 52%. I also introduced advanced financial data visualization tools that increased client trading activity by 15%.

RESTful APIs ASP.NET jQuery Data Visualization Mobile Engagement Portfolio Management

Junior Backend Engineer

Microsoft

Jun 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years 2 months)

As a Junior Backend Engineer at Microsoft, I built cloud-based applications on Azure, reducing deployment time by 40%. I optimized RESTful APIs and enhanced SQL Azure database performance, achieving a 51% decrease in query execution time. My work supported a significant increase in concurrent users.

Microsoft Azure RESTful APIs Azure SQL ASP.NET Asynchronous Programming Performance Optimization Cloud Applications

Software Developer Intern

Microsoft

Jun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)

During my internship at Microsoft, I prototyped a feature for Azure's cloud storage, improving document synchronization. I optimized scalability for Azure Storage Blobs and automated deployment pipelines, showcasing my skills in scripting and process optimization.

C++ASP.NET Azure Storage Load Balancing Cloud Storage Scripting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of the Pacific

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2006 - 2010

Grade: 3.73 / 4.0

Mastered advanced programming skills in Java and C, with a focus on software design, application development, and debugging techniques. Expertise in analyzing complex computing problems and implementing efficient algorithms and data structures for effective solutions. Orchestrated and contributed to collaborative projects in an educational setting, enhancing project efficiency and developing skill