I’m looking for a senior software engineering role where I can apply my C#/.NET, React, cloud, and API development experience to build scalable products, solve meaningful business problems, and contribute across the full development lifecycle. I value ownership, strong engineering practices, collaboration, and opportunities to keep learning and growing.
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Joshua Strong
@joshuastrong
I build reliable Node.js platforms that improve API performance, event processing, and delivery speed.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I've built and modernized reliable backend platforms at Ellucian, Built Technologies, and Crowe using Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, and event-driven architecture.
At Ellucian, I improved API latency by approximately 30% through query optimization, caching, and payload shaping. I also established Prometheus/Grafana dashboards, OpenTelemetry tracing, and SLOs that improved incident triage time by approximately 40%.
At Built Technologies, I led backend delivery from design reviews through rollout and post-release monitoring. I reduced slow MongoDB queries by approximately 50%, improved Elasticsearch p95 latency by approximately 35%, and shortened release cycles from days to hours with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform.
I care about clean architecture, secure APIs, practical testing, and end-to-end ownership. I use AI-assisted workflows to investigate logs and traces, generate focused tests, and refactor legacy code into cleaner, testable boundaries.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected and delivered Node.js (NestJS) services in TypeScript to modernize core platform workflows, improving API latency by ~30% through query optimization, caching, and payload shaping. Implemented event-driven processing with Kafka and built resilient background job pipelines using Bull (Redis) with idempotency keys, retries/backoff, and dead-letter handling.
Led backend development with Node.js, NestJS/Koa, and TypeScript, building scalable features and asynchronous processing with Kafka/Redis. Optimized MongoDB, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch for data, analytics, and search. Secured APIs with OAuth2/JWT, automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform, and used AI tools to improve testing and code quality.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Tennessee State University from 2009 to 2013.
Availability
Open to opportunities
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
110k-150k USD
Job categories
Full Stack EngineerSoftware EngineerBackend EngineerFull Stack EngineerPlatform EngineerDevOps EngineerBackend EngineeringBackend Infrastructure EngineerBackend Systems EngineerBackend Services EngineerProduct Backend EngineerBackend Platform EngineerCloud Backend EngineerPython Backend EngineerSaaS Backend Engineer
Skills
Node.Js DevelopmentTypeScriptNestJSKoaREST APIsEvent Driven ArchitectureMicroservicesClean ArchitectureDomain Driven DesignPerformance OptimizationReactVue.JsWebpackAWSDockerKubernetesMongoDBPostgreSQLRedisBullKafkaElasticsearchClickhouseCI CDGitHub ActionsTerraformInfrastructure as CodePrometheusGrafanaDatadogOpenTelemetryJestSupertestContract TestingIntegration TestingOAuthJWTOWASP Top 10Secrets ManagementRate LimitsAI assisted DevelopmentNodeJSReact VueGitHub
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