JRJosh Remedios
@joshremedios
Accomplished Golang Backend Engineer with 8 years of experience.
PhilippinesWhat I'm looking for
I am an accomplished Golang Backend Engineer with 8 years of experience in building scalable microservices and robust API security systems. My expertise lies in Golang, Kubernetes, and AWS, complemented by a strong command of PostgreSQL for optimal database management. I have a proven track record of designing CI/CD pipelines that enhance development workflows and deployment efficiency.
Throughout my career, I have collaborated cross-functionally with developers, DevOps experts, and product teams to deliver cohesive solutions. My recent role at Novu involved improving API integration efficiency and leading a small squad to optimize notification scheduling systems. I am passionate about driving innovation and solving complex technical challenges, actively contributing to open-source projects to enhance system performance and scalability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Go Backend Engineer
Novu
Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Collaborated within a distributed remote team, improving productivity and API integration efficiency by resolving GraphQL and gRPC issues for real-time notifications. Led a squad to optimize the notification scheduling system, reducing processing lag by 50% through Redis caching and conducting post-mortem analyses to reduce incident recurrence.
Backend Engineer
SuperGood
Aug 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 4 months)
Developed secure API gateways using Golang, increasing scalability and security for enterprise applications while leading technical discussions to implement OAuth2 and RBAC. Collaborated with DevOps and SREs to deploy and monitor microservices in AWS Kubernetes (EKS), ensuring 99.98% uptime SLA. Partnered with QA engineers to automate API tests and enhance CI/CD pipelines, improving deployment tim
Go Developer
Pointwest
Jun 2017 - Jul 2019 (2 years 1 month)
Developed and maintained backend systems and APIs, achieving a 50% performance improvement for enterprise applications through optimization efforts. Designed and implemented optimized server-side logic and database structures, increasing system performance by 35% and reducing security vulnerabilities by 20%. Contributed to cloud migrations to AWS/Azure/GCP, improving application scalability and re
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nihon University
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
Concentrated in Science and Technology, gaining foundational knowledge in computer science principles. Studied various aspects of technology and their applications.
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