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Kevin Horan

@kevinhoran

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Experienced software engineer specializing in scalable backend and distributed systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek challenging backend or platform roles where I can design scalable, event-driven systems, lead migrations, improve reliability, and mentor engineers in a collaborative, outcomes-focused team.

I am a software engineer with 10 years of experience architecting and scaling high-performance backend systems for large-scale platforms. I specialize in Java and Python, event-driven architectures, microservices, and cloud-native designs, and I have driven migrations and operational improvements that reduced overhead and increased delivery speed.

I have built systems handling 50M+ daily updates, implemented serverless AWS microservices, and delivered reliable continuous delivery and operational excellence practices. I mentor engineers, lead cross-functional design reviews, and focus on measurable outcomes such as reduced response times and increased business metrics.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

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Amazon Prime Video

Nov 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Architected and deployed a microservices-based asset publication system handling 50M+ daily updates, increasing content delivery speed by 40% and reducing operational overhead by 35% through a serverless migration.

Java Lambda API Gateway Microservices Distributed Systems CI CD Event Driven Architecture Operational Excellence System Design

Senior Software Engineer

Beautycounter

Jun 2018 - Oct 2021 (3 years 4 months)

Engineered a backend commissions and financial engine supporting 100K+ daily active users with sub-millisecond data accuracy and launched a sales dashboard that increased average team sales by 20%.

API Design OAUTH2 Data Security Performance Optimization SQL Dashboards

Software Developer

Millennium Space Systems

May 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Designed and transitioned internal management tools to a distributed microservice architecture and implemented a RabbitMQ messaging layer to handle asynchronous enterprise tasks.

C++ASP.NET RabbitMQ Microservices Domain Driven Design Distributed Systems