Justin Nelson
@justinnelson
Senior Cloud Engineer with expertise in scalable systems and AI/ML.
What I'm looking for
As a Senior Cloud Engineer with extensive experience in developing scalable systems, I have a proven track record of leading innovative projects that enhance user experiences. Currently at Netflix, I spearheaded the development of a Content Recommendation Engine, leveraging microservices architecture and advanced data pipelines to improve personalized recommendations.
My journey in technology began with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and I have since honed my skills across various roles, including Software Engineer at Vercel and Game Developer at Skillz. I thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams and driving best practices in microservices and AI/ML integration.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Netflix
Oct 2022 - Present (2 years 7 months)
Led the development of the Content Recommendation Engine, enhancing Netflix's personalized recommendations by designing microservices using Flask (Python), Go, and Rust. Built data pipelines for real-time processing using Apache Kafka and Airflow, ensuring robust data flow to AI models, improving recommendation accuracy and system responsiveness. Developed innovative, highly scalable machine learn
Software Engineer
Vercel
Apr 2017 - Oct 2022 (5 years 6 months)
Spearheaded the development of Vercel's Serverless Platform, enabling developers to deploy dynamic websites with serverless backends using AWS Lambda and Go. Developed microservices with FastAPI (Python) and Rust for high-performance computing, enhancing the platform's ability to handle a large number of concurrent requests. Used RabbitMQ for message queuing and Redis for caching and session manag
Game Developer
Skillz
Aug 2016 - Apr 2017 (8 months)
Developed the backend architecture for real-time multiplayer games, using Java and Go to support over 1 million concurrent users. Built game services with gRPC for low-latency communication between game servers and clients, significantly improving response times. Deployed game servers on Kubernetes, allowing for automated scaling and better resource utilization during peak times.
Web Developer
Zappos
Aug 2014 - Aug 2016 (2 years)
Led the migration of Zappos' e-commerce platform to a microservices architecture, improving scalability and speeding up feature development cycles. Developed APIs using Django (Python) and GraphQL, improving the performance and scalability of customer-facing features like product recommendations and search. Used Celery for background task processing, enabling asynchronous handling of large-scale o
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nevada State College
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
Studied the fundamentals of computer science, including programming languages, data structures, and algorithms. Gained practical experience in software development and system design.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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