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Marcus Wilkes

@marcuswilkes1

Senior Full Stack Engineer specializing in JavaScript, TypeScript, and cloud-native systems.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building cloud-native, scalable web applications where I can lead architecture, mentor teams, and deliver measurable performance and reliability gains.

I am a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 9+ years building scalable web applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. I design cloud-native solutions on AWS (EKS, Lambda, API Gateway) and implement microservices and event-driven architectures to improve performance and maintainability.

I have led development of ERP, telemedicine SaaS, and donation platforms, driving measurable improvements such as 30% operational efficiency gains, 40% faster page loads, and increased online donations through Stripe integrations. I focus on optimizing system performance, reducing technical debt, and improving developer workflows through automation and CI/CD.

I mentor teams, collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into low-code and editorial workflows, and prioritize secure, reliable systems using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and testing frameworks to deliver production-grade software.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

FR

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Faces & Voices of Recovery

Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 (10 months)

Built and deployed a React/Node TypeScript application with GraphQL and Stripe integration that improved donation processing and increased online contributions by 30%. Migrated legacy PHP to Laravel + Headless WordPress and implemented AWS Lambda/API Gateway to reduce server costs.

LU

Senior Full Stack Developer

Lumenalta

Aug 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years)

Led design and development of an ERP using Node.js, React and PostgreSQL that improved operational efficiency by 30% and achieved 99.9% uptime via Docker and AWS EKS; optimized GraphQL resolvers reducing response times by 50%.

ZS

Full Stack Web Developer

Zen Software Solutions

Feb 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years 9 months)

Developed a scalable SaaS platform with microservices (Node.js, Docker), React UI components and Storybook, and integrated MongoDB and PostgreSQL to improve data retrieval speeds and reduce development time by 35%.

BS

Software Developer

Blue Stingray

Sep 2015 - Nov 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Built logistics dashboards and inventory systems with Node.js, React and MySQL, integrated Stripe payments, and optimized backend performance with Redis caching to reduce response times by 50%.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Amazon Web Services logoAS

Amazon Web Services

Certification, Cloud Architecture

2021 - 2021

Earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification validating cloud architecture and AWS services proficiency.

freeCodeCamp logoFR

freeCodeCamp

Professional Certificate, Full-Stack Web Development

2020 - 2020

Completed the Professional Full-Stack Web Developer Certificate focused on modern web technologies and full-stack development projects.

Saint Louis University logoSU

Saint Louis University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2011 - 2015

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in software engineering, databases, and web development.

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