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John Paz

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Senior Software Engineer with expertise in scalable backend systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role that challenges my technical skills and allows for growth in a collaborative environment, focusing on innovative backend solutions.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience specializing in backend development, particularly in designing and scaling distributed systems and microservices architecture. My journey has taken me through various high-impact roles, including significant tenures at Amazon and Fox Corporation, where I honed my skills in building resilient, cloud-native backend platforms that handle millions of requests daily.

Throughout my career, I have developed a deep expertise in technologies such as Python, Golang, Java, and TypeScript, contributing to real-time data platforms and e-commerce APIs. I take pride in my ability to lead teams, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver complex backend systems in fast-paced environments. My commitment to performance, observability, and compliance has been instrumental in driving scalable product delivery across various regulated domains.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

Current

Fox Corporation

Feb 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Contributed as a hands-on backend engineer, developing highly scalable digital media systems for streaming services and playing a pivotal role in delivering subscription and live video products. Migrated legacy Django user account systems to Golang and Python microservices, significantly reducing login latency.

Golang Java Python Kafka Kinesis Docker ECS EKS Terraform AWS CloudFormation Datadog Prometheus Grafana Redis DynamoDB PostgreSQL GitHub Actions Jenkins Helm RESTful APIs

Senior Software Development Engineer

Amazon Web Services

Oct 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 3 months)

Led a team of 4 developers to design, build, and maintain new services leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Amazon CDK, CloudFormation, and Lambda. Architected a scalable, secure microservices cloud-native infrastructure, reducing operational and infrastructure costs by 15%.

AWS CDK CloudFormation Lambda Python Microservices Cloud Native API Gateway VPC IAM CloudTrail SIEM

Software Engineer

Couchbase

Aug 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years 2 months)

Managed infrastructure based on AWS services and built automation processes using Python and Shell scripts with tools like Jenkins and Rundeck. Implemented full CI/CD pipelines by integrating SCM with automated testing and deploying containerized applications.

AWS EC2 ECS RDS SQS S3 Python Shell Scripts Jenkins Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Git CI CD React SQL Redis Django Scrapy Pandas

Software Developer

Amplitude

Nov 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 7 months)

Spearheaded high-performance backend applications, implementing complex business logic and driving data-intensive workflows in a cloud environment. Architected and led the implementation of microservices, leveraging event-driven design patterns to decouple services.