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Daniel Collins

@danielcollins

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Senior Software Engineer specializing in Go and Python development.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my skills in backend development and cloud technologies to drive impactful projects.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with a robust background in building distributed, high-scale, and resilient backend systems. My expertise lies in Go and Python, and I have practical experience in cloud-native environments such as AWS and GCP. I excel in architecting microservices using frameworks like Flask, gRPC, and Gin, which has significantly improved system observability and performance.

Throughout my career, I have led initiatives to optimize service auto-scaling and reduce infrastructure costs while enhancing response times. I take pride in mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration. My contributions have consistently driven design discussions and improvements in internal platform APIs, ensuring we meet strict SLAs for reliability and performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Amazon

Jun 2025 - Present (1 month)

Designed and implemented high-throughput backend services in Go for AWS systems, enabling scalable low-latency access to data pipelines supporting personalization and messaging workloads. Architected fault-tolerant microservices with observability and retry mechanisms, meeting strict SLAs for reliability (99.99% uptime).

Go)AWS Microservices Observability Cloudwatch Prometheus React Python JavaScript

Software Engineer

GitHub

Jan 2022 - Jan 2025 (3 years)

Built and maintained distributed caching systems for GitHub Actions in Go, significantly improving execution performance and reducing redundant builds. Designed and implemented resilient APIs for artifact storage, leveraging GitHub’s Actions cache framework with features like fallback keys and cache invalidation.

Go)Distributed Systems Caching APIs Python Pytest Celery Httpx Gorilla Mux gRPC

Software Engineer

TuneIn

Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years)

Re-architected the audio personalization engine to support real-time user context, improving recommendation engagement by 18%. Designed ingestion pipelines with Kafka and Go to handle bursty live stream metadata from hundreds of radio partners.

Kafka Go)REST APIs Python Flask Pydantic Gin React

Engineering Manager

Wheels

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)

Led a cross-functional team of 5 engineers responsible for microservices supporting fleet logistics, device telemetry, and real-time location tracking. Spearheaded the introduction of engineering processes (PR reviews, coding standards, sprint cadences), boosting delivery predictability.

Engineering Management Microservices Incident Response Python Go)Flask Echo JavaScript

Software Engineer

CarLabs.ai

Jan 2016 - Jan 2019 (3 years)

Developed backend services in Go for AI-driven conversational interfaces that powered chatbots used by automotive OEMs and dealerships. Integrated NLP and intent recognition engines into RESTful services, enabling users to ask complex car-related questions and receive real-time responses.

Go)AI NLP Microservices Docker CI CD Python Gin gRPC JavaScript

Software Engineer

RingPlus

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)

Built and maintained backend provisioning workflows for telecom services, ensuring real-time account activation and billing consistency. Led the transition from PHP to Go for critical services, reducing code complexity and improving performance and maintainability.