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Branden Martin

@brandenmartin

I am a senior software engineer specializing in cloud-native, scalable, high-availability systems and full-stack development.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek remote senior engineering roles where I can design and lead scalable, highly available cloud-native systems, collaborate with DevSecOps, and solve data-intensive problems.

I am a senior software engineer with extensive experience designing and implementing cloud-native microservices, search interfaces, and chatbots to handle business intelligence and analytics. I build scalable, highly available infrastructure and data platforms for both government and commercial clients.

I have designed and engineered ElasticSearch and Neo4j clusters, HA server clusters, and an ECS-based microservices environment, and I author infrastructure using Terraform to ensure environment parity from development to production. I also develop full-stack applications using React and Node.js, integrating document storage in ElasticSearch and MongoDB and enabling collaborative editing experiences.

My background spans web hosting stacks, VPN and VPC architectures, database modeling and optimization, and CI/CD pipelines. I prioritize security, reliability, and performance while working closely with DevSecOps teams to deliver production-ready systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software/Network Engineer

Current

Unemployment Services Corporation

Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 9 months)

Designed and implemented a scalable web hosting stack with reverse-proxy caching, load balancing, EC2 and RDS; captured, automated, and audited large datasets using LAMP, OCR, and custom document management workflows while managing all internal IT operations.

AWS EC2 RDS PHP MySQL LAMP Nginx OpenVPN Document Management

Senior Software Engineer

Enterprise Knowledge

Feb 2019 - Oct 2023 (4 years 8 months)

Designed and implemented microservices (search interfaces, chatbots) for BI and analytics using NLP and large structured/unstructured datasets; engineered Elasticsearch and Neo4j clusters and built HA ECS infrastructures with Terraform to ensure environment consistency and high availability.

React Elasticsearch Neo4j AWS Terraform Docker MongoDB

Software Engineer

Macmillan Learning

Sep 2018 - Feb 2019 (5 months)

Engineered and maintained an e-learning web application with a React frontend and PHP backend; supported multiple AWS stacks across development phases and contributed to code audits and security patching.

React PHP AWS JavaScript Security CI CD

Engineer

Conseev LLC

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years)

Built an optimized hosting backend for WordPress sites using EC2, RDS, Apache and Nginx with security-focused enhancements; developed a CodeIgniter-based PublicityHub for press release authoring, editing, and multi-API distribution.

AWS EC2 RDS Nginx Apache PHP CodeIgniter WordPress SEO

Network/Server Engineer & Web Developer

iMedia Solutions

Jan 2010 - Feb 2012 (2 years 1 month)

Designed and implemented scalable web hosting stacks with reverse-proxy caching, load balancing, EC2 and RDS; created EC2 monitoring tools with automated repair and notifications and developed high-availability web applications.

AWS EC2 RDS Nginx PHP Monitoring Load Balancing OpenVPN Cisco

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School

High School Diploma, Information Support Services and Networking

2006 - 2010

Activities and societies: Coursework: Database Management; Technical Communications; Technical Math; Small Business; Networking; PC Repair.

Majored in Information Support Services and Networking, completing vocational coursework in database management, technical communications, technical math, small business, networking, and PC repair.