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Jay Taylor

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Senior Python developer specializing in scalable APIs, data platforms, and cloud architectures.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role building scalable backend or data platforms in a collaborative, cloud-first team where I can lead API, streaming, and migration efforts while improving CI/CD and automation.

I am a Senior Python developer with 11+ years building enterprise and web applications using Python, Django, Flask and related technologies. I have designed full-stack systems, implemented RESTful services, worked with relational and NoSQL databases, and delivered high-performance applications across AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and modern CI/CD pipelines.

I have led data-driven and cloud migration projects including Django DB migrations, Spark/Hadoop optimizations, Kafka streaming, and automation with Ansible/Terraform. I focus on reliable, testable code, performance tuning, and building production-ready tooling that reduces operational cost and improves developer velocity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Python Developer

Caktus Group

May 2022 - Nov 2025 (3 years 6 months)

Designed and implemented scalable Python/Django APIs and data pipelines, migrated databases (SQLite→MySQL), and built Spark streaming jobs consuming Kafka to improve real-time processing and debugging workflows.

Python Django Spark Kafka MySQL AWS Docker CI CD Ansible

Senior Python Developer

Sumatosoft

Dec 2017 - Apr 2022 (4 years 4 months)

Developed RESTful Django services, implemented complex ORM and data-processing pipelines with Pandas and Flask, and led migrations and CI/CD automation to maintain production data integrity.

Python Django Flask Pandas PostgreSQL MySQL Git CI CD

Python Developer

ActivePrime

Aug 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Built Flask-based web applications and APIs, designed database models and UI components, and integrated AWS S3/RDS and testing practices to deliver interactive content-management solutions.

Python Flask MySQL AWS S3 RDS Pandas Unit Testing Git

Web Developer

ScienceSoft

Jun 2013 - Jul 2016 (3 years 1 month)

Developed horizontally scalable Flask APIs and frontend components, performed data ingestion and transformations into HDFS using Hive/MapReduce, and implemented SQL procedures and migrations across databases.