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Brad Taylor

@bradtaylor

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Senior Full Stack .NET Developer with 14+ years of experience.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, where I can leverage my skills in full stack development and cloud technologies.

I am a Senior Full Stack .NET Developer with over 14 years of experience in building fast, accessible web applications using .NET technologies. My expertise lies in leveraging Azure and the Microsoft tech stack to design and optimize scalable microservices architectures. I am passionate about writing clean, maintainable code and delivering excellent user experiences across the full stack.

In my current role at Empower, I successfully migrated a legacy monolithic application to a scalable microservices architecture, improving modularity and deployment flexibility. I have designed and developed robust RESTful APIs, built responsive user interfaces with React, and implemented advanced user management features. My commitment to collaboration and mentoring has fostered a culture of continuous improvement within my teams.

Throughout my career, I have developed and maintained scalable web services, managed cloud deployments, and implemented automated testing strategies to ensure code quality. I thrive in Agile environments and enjoy mentoring junior developers while promoting best practices in software development.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior .NET Full Stack Engineer

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Empower

Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Migrated a legacy monolithic application to a scalable microservices architecture using C#, .NET 6/7, and ASP.NET Core Web API, improving modularity and deployment flexibility. Designed and developed robust RESTful APIs and managed API routing and security through an API Gateway, enhancing communication and control between microservices and frontend applications. Built a responsive, user-friendly

C++ASP.NET Core React TypeScript Material UI Dependency Injection API Management Docker GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Postman Playwright xUnit

Senior Software Engineer

Protective Life

Nov 2020 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Developed and maintained scalable web services using .NET Framework 4.7.2, ASP.NET Web API, and C#, applying SOA/microservices principles to improve system modularity and maintainability. Managed application deployment, configuration, and performance tuning on IIS, including SSL certificate handling and security enhancements. Implemented secure authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, a

Software Engineer

Great-West Life

May 2011 - Present (14 years 1 month)

Designed, developed, and modernized enterprise applications across multiple domains including fintech, banking, billing, logistics, and healthcare, leveraging a broad Microsoft technology stack such as .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, and SQL Server (T-SQL). Led migration of legacy monolithic applications and VB.NET systems to modular, scalable microservices archi

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. The program focused on various aspects of IT, preparing for a career in software development and system management.