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Jeremy Elam

@jeremyelam

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Highly skilled Golang Engineer with expertise in scalable software solutions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, with opportunities for growth.

I am a dedicated Golang Engineer with over 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable software solutions. My professional journey began in 2019, and since then, I have gained deep expertise in backend systems, event-driven architecture, cloud infrastructure, microservices, and frontend development. I am committed to delivering robust solutions across various industries, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.

Throughout my career, I have successfully contributed to high-profile projects, including the backend infrastructure for NBC Universal's coverage of major sporting events. My role involved modernizing legacy systems and architecting scalable solutions that handle high-volume data processing. I thrive in collaborative environments, working effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance in software solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

American Express

Aug 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Contributed to an Event-Driven Architecture API for cashback credit eligibility and developed command-line tools to automate data comparison tasks. Utilized Golang and the Cobra library for efficient CLI tools, implementing goroutines for concurrency.

Golang SQL Git GitHub COBRA Kubernetes Docker Kanban Jira

Current

Software Engineer

Current

NBC Universal

Jan 2025 - Present (6 months)

Developed mission-critical backend platform infrastructure for NBC Universal's 2026 Winter Olympics and NFL Super Bowl coverage, ensuring high-availability and scalability. Collaborated on migrating legacy TypeScript backend systems to Golang, modernizing the video data platform for clients like Peacock.

Golang GraphQL TypeScript MongoDB AWS DynamoDB Git GitHub Docker Jira

Software Engineer

Microsoft

Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 (6 months)

Created helper functions using Golang SDK for Azure DevOps to determine if automated end-to-end test cases should skip. Leveraged Golang, Ginkgo, and Gomega to create automated end-to-end test cases for Azure for Operators Azure API.

Golang Azure Services Azure DevOps Linux Kubernetes Docker Kanban Ginkgo Gomega

Software Engineer

Revature

Apr 2020 - Nov 2020 (7 months)

Served as Head DevOps Engineer, deploying UI and multiple microservices to the cloud using AWS Code Pipeline, Elastic Beanstalk, Code Build, and S3. Worked within an Agile workflow to complete project tasks and leveraged Spring to create restful Java endpoints.

Java React Microservices Hibernate Spring TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS PostgreSQL SDLC Agile Scrum REST DevOps Amazon Web Services TDD Git Jenkins

Software Engineer

Starbucks

Nov 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 1 month)

Developed multiple REST APIs to extract, transform, and load data from Azure Data Lakes into Cosmos DB using PySpark. Monitored and supported applications from development to production using Datadog and New Relic.

Python Golang Databricks Azure Flask Datadog Cosmos New Relic Kubernetes Docker Pyspark

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

California State University San Bernardino

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Studied Economics, focusing on quantitative and analytical aspects of the field. Relevant coursework included Quantitative Economic Analysis, Political Economics of Southern California, Regressional Economic Analysis, and Managerial Economics.

University of California Irvine

Certificate, Data Analytics

Completed a comprehensive program in Data Analytics, gaining proficiency in various programming languages and tools essential for data manipulation and analysis. Coursework included Python, SQL, HTML, VBA, R, NoSQL, Pandas, Matplotlib, and JavaScript.