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Lucas Boyd

@lucasboyd

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Senior software engineer delivering scalable web applications and cloud-native solutions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek technical leadership roles building cloud-native, scalable systems in Agile teams that value automation, AI-enhanced workflows, and measurable reliability improvements.

I am a senior software engineer with over 15 years designing, developing, and deploying scalable web applications across EdTech, FinTech, and SaaS industries. I specialize in building microservices, RESTful APIs, and responsive frontends using technologies like React, Node.js, Java Spring Boot, and .NET Core.

I have led remote teams, refactored monoliths into containerized microservices, and migrated infrastructure to AWS using Terraform and Kubernetes. I automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, integrated OpenAI APIs to improve developer workflows, and optimized performance using Redis and application monitoring tools.

I am passionate about delivering secure, high-performance solutions and leveraging AI-driven tools to streamline development. I thrive in cross-functional Agile teams, focus on test coverage and maintainability, and prioritize measurable improvements in reliability and deployment velocity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

Current

Law School Admission Council

Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Designed and developed scalable web applications for LSAC’s digital assessment and registration platform, improving reliability and user experience and reducing deployment time by 40% through CI/CD automation.

Docker Kubernetes Jenkins GitHub Actions Redis RESTful APIs

Senior Software Engineer

Turing.com

Mar 2016 - May 2021 (5 years 2 months)

Led a six-member remote team to develop and scale an e-learning SaaS platform for 200K+ users and refactored a .NET monolith into Spring Boot microservices, reducing deployment errors by 35%.

Spring Boot .NET Docker Terraform AWS CI CD Agile

Software Engineer

Toptal

Feb 2012 - Feb 2016 (4 years)

Designed financial analytics tools and ETL pipelines processing 10M+ daily transactions, improving reporting and enabling real-time enterprise reporting with interactive dashboards.

Python Java PostgreSQL SQL Server ETL Jenkins Gitlab CI Power BI Tableau

Software Developer

Andela

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (3 years)

Built and maintained CRM and workflow automation tools with C# and ASP.NET, increasing team efficiency by 25% and improving data visibility via REST APIs and SSIS reports.

C++ASP.NET SQL Server SSIS RESTful APIs Unit Testing Jira

Junior Developer

Baires Dev

Jun 2008 - Dec 2008 (6 months)

Assisted in developing web applications using Java, HTML/CSS, and MySQL, improving load times and stability through performance optimization and testing.