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Jereen Valsson

@jereenvalsson

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Backend and Systems Engineer skilled in scalable distributed services.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and growth, where I can contribute to impactful projects and further develop my technical skills.

I am a dedicated Backend and Systems Engineer with a strong foundation in building scalable distributed services and cloud-native infrastructure. My experience includes developing high-performance APIs and ensuring operational excellence through reliability and scalability. I have honed my skills through rigorous academic training and hands-on internships, where I successfully decomposed monolithic systems into modular architectures and implemented robust CI/CD pipelines.

Throughout my professional journey, I have worked with leading organizations, including Amazon and ZS Associates, where I developed secure IAM microservices and engineered large-scale data processing workflows. My technical expertise spans multiple programming languages such as Java, Python, and Go, as well as cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to create innovative solutions that enhance system observability and improve user experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer Intern

Tau Xyz

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 (2 months)

Decomposed a monolithic transaction processing system into a distributed, multi-service architecture using C++, enabling scalability, fault isolation, and modular design. Deployed cloud-native backend services on Kubernetes (with HPA and LoadBalancer) to establish scalable infrastructure for benchmark testing in a multi-tenant environment.

C++Kubernetes GitHub Actions Docker TypeScript React Tailwind PostgreSQL

Software Engineer

ZS Associates

Jul 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year)

Developed secure IAM microservices in Java and Python, delivering robust REST APIs with token-based authentication and RBAC, handling more than 10,000 daily requests at sub-200ms latency. Implemented scalable event-driven backend workflows using AWS Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB to automate user provisioning and policy enforcement.

Java Python REST APIs AWS Lambda SQS DynamoDB React Docker AWS CodePipeline

Software Development Engineer Intern

Amazon

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 (5 months)

Designed and implemented a backend event tracing system across multiple AWS regions, enabling scalable, distributed debugging by filtering large manifest datasets based on event IDs. Engineered large-scale data processing workflows using AWS Glue (Spark jobs) to extract cross-region event paths and optimize trace resolution.

AWS AWS Glue Spark AWS Lambda SNS Distributed Systems Event Driven Architecture

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Arizona State University

Master of Science, Computer Science

2023 - 2025

Activities and societies: Coursework: Data Processing at Scale, Software Security, Foundations ofAlgorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Mining

Coursework included Data Processing at Scale, Software Security, Foundations of Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, and Data Mining. Focused on advanced topics in computer science.

S.R College of Engineering and Management

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

2018 - 2022

Activities and societies: Coursework: Data Structures &Algorithms, Operating Systems, Object-Oriented Programming,Artificial Intelligence, Design Patterns

Coursework included Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Design Patterns. Gained foundational knowledge in computer science principles.