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Dylan S

@dylansouthwick

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Software Engineer – Platform & Frontend | Remote-First | U.S. Citizen | Future Philippines-Based

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for fully remote software engineering roles that allow long-term remote work from the Philippines. I'm especially interested in developer platforms, DevEx, and collaborative engineering environments that value async work and ownership.

I’m a software engineer with over four years of experience designing and building scalable systems that support real-time applications, cloud-native services, and developer-focused platforms. Most recently, I served as the primary maintainer of a desktop integration platform, where I led its migration from on-prem to a cloud-deployed service, significantly improving iteration speed, deployment flexibility, and user onboarding.

I’ve collaborated across engineering, trading, and endpoint support teams to ship upgrades, improve platform observability, and ensure resilient, production-ready tooling. My contributions span large-scale Angular and ag-Grid migrations across 40+ apps, implementation of system monitoring, Kubernetes-based deployment workflows, and improving DevEx through reusable libraries, documentation, and automation.

I'm currently focused on front-end and platform engineering roles rooted in software development, developer tooling, and internal platforms. Based in the U.S., I'm seeking a fully remote role with long-term flexibility to work from the Philippines. As a U.S. citizen, I’m able to maintain U.S.-based employment while living abroad and am comfortable working U.S. time zones as needed.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer

Chicago Trading Company

Jan 2025 - Apr 2025 (3 months)

Led the migration of the firm's desktop integration platform to a cloud-deployed Node.js service, improving deployment agility, app onboarding, and iteration speed. Designed and tested a backup solution for user workspace configurations to improve fault tolerance and support recovery.

Node Deployment Fault Tolerance CI CD Pipelines UUID Based Logging

Associate Software Engineer

Chicago Trading Company

Aug 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 5 months)

Coordinated Angular and ag-Grid upgrades across 40+ internal applications, ensuring cross-team compatibility and successful rollouts. Improved system visibility by integrating dashboard-based observability and basic alerting.

Angular AG Grid System Visibility Observability Alerting Shared Libraries

Apprentice Software Engineer

Chicago Trading Company

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (5 months)

Contributed to feature development and maintenance of trader-facing internal applications. Shadowed infrastructure and tooling teams to understand support workflows and internal systems.

Troubleshooting Workflows Internal Systems Platform Support

Senior Technician

Custom Communications

Jul 2017 - May 2020 (2 years 10 months)

Worked directly with clients to teach and customize system configurations. Delivered consistently positive customer experiences by adapting solutions to user needs.

System Configuration Customer Service Technical Support Installation Programming

Electrical Supervisor/Technician

United States Navy

Jun 2013 - Jun 2017 (4 years)

Managed a 6-member maintenance team requiring communication and coordination between 3 departments. Trained and mentored junior personnel in maintenance/craftsman qualifications and electrical equipment repair.

Team Management Communication Coordination Training Mentoring Maintenance Electrical Repair

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Code Platoon

Full-stack Web Development Program, Web Development

2020 - 2021

Completed an intensive full-stack web development training program designed for veterans. Gained comprehensive skills in various aspects of web development.