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Jarrett Richie

@jarrettrichie

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Full Stack Software Engineer focused on scalable backend and Gen AI.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a senior engineering role where I can build scalable systems, apply Gen AI/ML, mentor teams, work with modern cloud-native stacks, and contribute to a collaborative, results-driven engineering culture.

I am a professional Full Stack Software Engineer with extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems across backend and frontend stacks. I have delivered RESTful APIs for high-traffic web applications and built data-processing engines using Big Data tools.

My technical background spans Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL and NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms including AWS, GCP and Azure; I have implemented CI/CD, container orchestration, and production-grade monitoring. I have applied Gen AI and open-source LLMs with frameworks like LangChain, PyTorch and TensorFlow to create RAG agents and AI services.

I collaborate closely with cross-functional and offshore teams, mentor engineers, and prioritize maintainable code, automated testing and scalable architecture to meet business needs and drive product reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Full Stack Developer

Current

CNA Insurance

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Developed microservice-based RESTful APIs and GenAI RAG agents with LangChain, implemented Apache NiFi/Kafka data streams, and deployed multi-microservice products on GCP to improve data processing and scalability.

Python Java Lang Chain Apache NiFi Kafka GCP MySQL MongoDB

Software Engineer

BookBeam

Nov 2018 - Dec 2022 (4 years 1 month)

Built RESTful and SOAP APIs and React frontends for a web application serving 1M+ monthly users, implemented Kafka streaming, Selenium scrapers, and Spark-based big-data engines to increase sales and scraping throughput.

Python React Kafka Selenium Apache Spark Azure MongoDB MySQL

Software Engineer

Crypto-Inc

Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 9 months)

Developed backend APIs and a cryptocurrency swap system using Python, Spring Boot and Spark on AWS, and built Scala/Spark engines to process big data and accelerate platform performance.

Python Spring Boot Scala Apache Spark AWS REST APIs React SQL MongoDB

Backend Developer

Avanan

Feb 2015 - Feb 2017 (2 years)

Owned backend API development and deployment of Node.js WebSocket and Python services on AWS Lambda and EC2, optimized MongoDB datasets and GraphQL queries, and collaborated in Agile ceremonies to resolve impediments.

Python Node AWS Lambda EC2 MongoDB GraphQL WebSockets SQL DevOps

Backend Developer

Linte

May 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 8 months)

Led backend API development in Java and Node.js, managed AWS infrastructure (S3, Lambda), implemented load balancing with Nginx, and mentored junior developers to scale the product.