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Brandon Strickland

@brandonstrickland

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I build scalable backend platforms, AI-powered automation, and reliable distributed cloud systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for remote-focused opportunities where I can build secure, scalable backend and distributed systems, apply AI-powered automation, and collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams.

At Capital One, I build Go and Python microservices, AI-powered automation workflows, and cloud-native distributed systems that improve engineering productivity and software delivery.

I've designed resilient REST and gRPC APIs, Kafka messaging systems, secure OAuth2 and JWT integrations, and optimized PostgreSQL and MongoDB performance. I also lead architecture discussions around consistency, idempotency, failure recovery, and production scalability while mentoring engineers on backend development and AI integration patterns.

Across Centene, Charter Communications, Panasonic North America, SR Technologies, and Vorto, I've delivered secure backend services, full-stack enterprise applications, automated CI/CD workflows, and production observability improvements for healthcare, technology, and enterprise environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Capital One

Jul 2021 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Designed Go and Python microservices for distributed workflows, built AI-powered automation with LLM integrations, and implemented REST APIs and gRPC services with security protocols. Optimized database performance, developed CI/CD pipelines, and led architecture discussions for scalable systems.

Go Python Microservices REST APIs gRPC JWT RBAC PostgreSQL MongoDB CI CD GitHub Actions Docker Kubernetes Kafka OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana Datadog AWS Terraform LLM AI

Senior Software Engineer

Centene Corporation

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Developed Java and Go backend services using microservices architecture and REST APIs, built CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes, and implemented database optimization strategies. Integrated OAuth2 and JWT security mechanisms and analyzed production issues for reliability.

Java Go Microservices REST APIs Docker Kubernetes CI CD SQL NoSQL JWT Monitoring

Senior Software Engineer

Charter Communications

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 (6 months)

Built backend services using Java, Go, and REST APIs, designed microservices integrations with Kafka, and optimized SQL queries for performance. Created automated deployment pipelines and implemented API security features.

Java Go REST APIs Microservices Kafka SQL Docker CI CD Authentication Observability

Senior Fullstack Engineer

Panasonic North America

Dec 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year)

Developed full stack applications using Java, TypeScript, React, and REST APIs, created backend services with Spring Boot and microservices patterns, and implemented responsive user interfaces. Built automated testing and CI/CD workflows.

Java TypeScript React REST APIs Spring Boot Microservices CI CD Cloud Services Testing

Software Engineer

SR Technologies

Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 (5 months)

Developed backend features using Java, SQL, and REST APIs, implemented application enhancements through debugging and testing, and supported database optimization efforts. Created automated tests and supported continuous integration workflows.

Java SQL REST APIs Debugging Testing Database Optimization CI CD

Software Engineer

Vorto

Mar 2015 - Apr 2018 (3 years 1 month)

Built software applications using Java, SQL, and web technologies for business automation, developed API integrations, and optimized database queries. Collaborated with engineering teams to deliver maintainable software features.

Java SQL Web Technologies API Integration Database Optimization Debugging Testing