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Joshua Kirby

@joshuakirby

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Senior software engineer specializing in scalable cloud-native microservices and full-stack development.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles where I can lead cloud-native, microservices-driven projects, mentor engineers, and drive scalable, high-performance solutions within collaborative, agile teams.

I am a results-driven senior software engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable applications and backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, and cloud platforms. I have led microservices designs, migrated legacy systems to AWS, implemented CI/CD and automated testing, and improved performance and maintainability across multiple enterprise projects.

I mentor engineers, drive adoption of cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and Docker, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-focused web applications. My work has reduced deployment times, cut bug rates, and improved load times while integrating real-time data processing and third-party services to expand application capabilities.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

HCLTech

Nov 2024 - Present (11 months)

Led design and implementation of scalable microservices with Java and Spring Boot, migrated legacy systems to AWS using Docker and Kubernetes reducing deployment times by 30% and improved load times by 25% via Prometheus/Grafana optimizations.

Java Spring Boot Kubernetes Docker AWS Redis Prometheus Grafana Junit Mockito

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture

Apr 2020 - Sep 2024 (4 years 5 months)

Developed enterprise applications with Java and Spring, implemented CI/CD with Jenkins and Docker, integrated Kafka for event-driven architectures and leveraged AWS (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB) to improve scalability and availability.

Java Spring Framework Jenkins Docker Kafka AWS React Junit Mockito

Senior Full Stack Developer

Infosys

Jun 2017 - Mar 2020 (2 years 9 months)

Built and deployed web applications using Java, Spring and React, contributed to microservices that improved scalability, and managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB to ensure data integrity and availability.

Java Spring React Microservices PostgreSQL MongoDB RESTful APIs Docker Git

Full Stack Developer

Amazon

Jul 2013 - Apr 2017 (3 years 9 months)

Contributed to feature development and unit testing in Java and Node.js, participated in code reviews, and delivered small-scale applications that supported larger production projects.