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Joshua Shelley

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Senior backend polyglot passionate about elegant solutions and mentoring.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that challenges my skills and allows me to mentor others.

As a Senior Java Engineer with extensive experience in backend development, I thrive on creating simple and elegant solutions that drive efficiency and innovation. My journey has taken me through various roles where I designed event-driven systems capable of handling hundreds of thousands of daily events, and I have successfully directed application deployments while enhancing infrastructure through stable Infrastructure as Code practices.

Throughout my career, I have consistently focused on optimizing processes and reducing costs. At Designer Brands Inc, I implemented cross-system features that maximized flexibility and built integration pipelines that significantly increased stability. My commitment to mentoring younger developers and embracing new technologies fuels my passion for continuous learning and growth in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Service Producer

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C3 Church

Jul 2018 - Present (6 years 10 months)

Contributed to church services by producing and organizing events, enhancing community engagement and participation.

Event Planning Community Engagement Team Leadership Communication

Senior Java Engineer

Outcomes Incorporated

May 2024 - Nov 2024 (6 months)

Designed event-driven systems handling hundreds of thousands of daily events. Directed application deployment and infrastructure enhancement through stable Infrastructure as Code, and organized department implementation of new services, features, and enhancements.

Java Event Driven Design Infrastructure as Code DevOps Docker Git SQL Microservices

Senior Java Engineer

Designer Brands Inc

Jul 2023 - Mar 2024 (8 months)

Reduced code redundancy with new cross-system features in Java applications. Built Google Cloud and Azure DevOps integration and deployment pipelines, triaged environments, and transformed a legacy Angular application into a mobile-responsive format.

Java Google Cloud Azure DevOps Angular DevOps Docker SQL

Puppy Raiser

Pilot Dogs

Jul 2023 - Nov 2023 (4 months)

Raised puppies for training as service dogs, providing care and socialization to prepare them for their future roles.

Training Socialization

Platform Software Engineer

WillowTree Apps

Jul 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Drafted and optimized end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using DevOps principles. Created containerized Node APIs hosted on AWS and wrote TypeScript Lambdas that significantly decreased application costs.

Node AWS TypeScript CI CD DevOps Docker Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Senior Software Engineer

Nationwide

Jan 2018 - Jul 2021 (3 years 6 months)

Migrated legacy services to AWS using Docker and Kubernetes. Led team adoption of cloud technologies and developed back-end Java Spring APIs to enhance customer-facing performance.