Chris Shaw
@chrisshaw1
Senior software engineer specializing in scalable backend services.
What I'm looking for
As a Senior Software Engineer with over eight years of experience, I have a proven track record of leading the development of scalable backend services and architecting real-time notification systems. At Atlassian, I spearheaded the development of core Jira Cloud capabilities, enhancing user workflows and automation. My expertise in Java, Node.js, and cloud technologies has enabled me to deliver robust solutions that meet the needs of diverse sectors, including finance and healthcare.
My journey began at Netlify, where I honed my skills in backend systems and frontend development. I successfully transitioned a legacy Angular.js codebase to React, improving performance and user experience. I am passionate about mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and technical excellence. I thrive in agile settings and am committed to continuous learning and improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Atlassian
Apr 2019 - Present (6 years 4 months)
Led the development of scalable backend services in Java (Spring Boot) for core Jira Cloud capabilities, including issue workflows, automation, and project templates. Architected real-time notification services in Node.js using Redis and gRPC, supporting platform-wide alerting and integrations.
Software Engineer
Netlify
Aug 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 7 months)
Designed backend systems in Java (Spring Boot) for user management, login flows, and deployment permissions. Developed Go services to automate static asset deployment and real-time cache invalidation across CDN layers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor of Computer Science degree. Gained foundational knowledge in computer science principles and practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
Fivetran
Talend
Ethereum
GitHub
Bitbucket
SonarQube
Kubernetes
Docker Compose
Jenkins
Travis CI
GitHub Actions
dbt
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Memcached
Hadoop
Gmail
Node.js
Spring Boot
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Figma
Puppeteer
Okta
Redis
Terraform
Pulumi
Jira
AngularJS
JavaScript
Java
ES6
Gatling
Loki
Kafka
RabbitMQ
MQTT
OutSystems
Grafana
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
ZAP
New Relic
Datadog
GraphQL
NATS
gRPC
Doppler
Ansible
Serverless
Netlify
pytest
JUnit
Auth0
Keycloak
Zapier
Airflow
Zap
SQL
ServiceNow
Ethers.js
Snyk
Burp Suite
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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