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Kyle White

@kylewhite1

Senior Software Engineer at Alibaba Group who delivered a distributed order-processing platform with Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.

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At Alibaba Group, I led the design and delivery of a distributed order-processing platform using Spring Boot microservices, PostgreSQL, and Kafka. I owned API definitions, service contracts, and production rollout.

I engineered versioned REST APIs with OpenAPI and contract tests, and optimized high-read order queries with Redis caching, reducing average API latency by about 25%.

I automated container builds and deployment pipelines with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions, and implemented observability with Prometheus and Grafana. I also helped refactor a legacy monolith into modular Spring Boot components.

Before Alibaba Group, I developed an e-commerce web application at GreenZone and internal inventory and order modules at NPL SERVICES INC. My work included REST APIs, payment integrations, database optimization, and automated testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Alibaba Group

Oct 2022 - Aug 2026 (3 years 10 months)

Led design and delivery of a distributed order-processing platform using Spring Boot microservices, PostgreSQL, and Kafka. Engineered versioned REST APIs, optimized database access, and implemented observability to reduce latency and improve reliability.

Java Spring Boot PostgreSQL Kafka Redis Docker Kubernetes GitHub Actions Terraform Prometheus Grafana OpenAPI Junit Mockito Playwright OAuth

Full Stack Web Developer

GreenZone

Jun 2019 - Sep 2022 (3 years 3 months)

Developed a customer-facing e-commerce web application using React and Node.js, implementing checkout, catalog, and account services. Designed RESTful APIs, integrated Stripe payments, and built CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments.

React NodeJS Express PostgreSQL Next.js Jenkins Docker AWS Stripe Redis Jest Supertest Chart.Js

Software Developer

NPL Services Inc.

Sep 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 4 months)

Developed internal inventory and order modules using JavaScript and a LAMP-style stack, implementing CRUD interfaces and business logic. Optimized SQL queries, automated deployments, and integrated third-party shipping APIs.