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Christian Scott

@christianscott

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Senior software engineering leader delivering scalable systems, mentorship, and measurable business outcomes.

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior engineering or leadership role where I can drive scalable system design, mentor teams, improve delivery processes, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

I am a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead with over nine years of experience designing and delivering scalable software solutions across multiple industries. I build high-performance systems and lead engineering teams to solve complex problems with modern technologies.

I have engineered systems that optimized financial credit processing over one million records daily and enhanced global payment platforms, using tools like Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, and microservices architectures. I prioritize reliability through CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.

I have led, mentored, and grown distributed engineering teams, introduced best practices, and improved delivery velocity and code quality. My leadership has driven measurable improvements such as reduced response times, increased deployment frequency, and fewer production incidents.

I seek to partner with product and stakeholders to translate complex workflows into secure, user-focused features that drive adoption and business impact. I bring a pragmatic, outcomes-oriented approach and a track record of delivering production-ready solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Team Lead

Current

Mindrift

Oct 2025 - Present (3 months)

Led and mentored a team of 7 engineers, improving delivery velocity by 30% and reducing response times 45% through microservices, Kafka event streaming, PostgreSQL, and Redis-based caching.

Leadership Microservices Kafka Go PostgreSQL Redis CI CD Observability

Senior Software Engineer

Reunion Marketing

Feb 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and implemented scalable marketing solutions and an automated content generation system that increased publishing productivity by 60% and improved client reporting integrations.

PHP (Laravel)Python Go Vue.Js AWS MySQL Firebase Data Integration

Software Engineer

Paymentology

Aug 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Enhanced payment processing systems by resolving critical bugs, implementing client features, and maintaining server stability to ensure uninterrupted payment operations.

PHP (Laravel)Go Java JavaScript MSSQL Monitoring Incident Response

Engineering Team Lead

Portail Tech

Nov 2019 - Aug 2023 (3 years 9 months)

Directed an engineering team to deliver scalable web and mobile solutions, introduced architectural best practices, and managed CI/CD to align development with international standards.

Team Leadership Laravel Kotlin Swift Flutter CI CD Architectural Design

Senior Software Engineer

Trail Analytics

Jun 2018 - Mar 2022 (3 years 9 months)

Engineered scalable web and mobile applications and optimized a financial credit bureau system using Kafka and Apache NiFi to process over 1,000,000 records daily.

Laravel Django Vue.Js Kotlin Flutter Apache Kafka Apache NiFi CI CD

Senior Software Engineer

APTECH Computer

Feb 2016 - Nov 2019 (3 years 9 months)

Contributed to education-focused software projects, led distributed engineering initiatives, and served as team lead of the FOSS club to empower developers.

Software Engineering Team Leadership Mentorship Teaching C++PHP Java Python

Freelance Software Developer

Self-Employed

Mar 2016 - May 2018 (2 years 2 months)

Delivered tailored web and mobile solutions and advised businesses on scalable software architecture across multiple industries using C#, PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Python.

C++.NET PHP Java JavaScript Python Software Architecture

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

APTECH Computer Education

Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering, Software Engineering

2016 - 2019

Grade: 4.87 CGPA

Activities and societies: FOSS club team lead; participated in web security competitions and Career Quest; received multiple certificates and trophies (2016–2018).

Completed an Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering, graduating top of class with a CGPA of 4.87 in November 2019 and served as FOSS club team lead.