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Richard Saville

@richardsaville1

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Senior full-stack engineer building scalable cloud and AI-powered services with C#, .NET, Python, and machine learning.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build cloud-native, AI-enabled platforms—owning microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, and data pipelines—while mentoring teams, optimizing performance, and delivering reliable production systems with measurable uptime.

I’m a Senior Full Stack Engineer focused on building scalable cloud and AI-driven applications. I combine strong backend engineering with modern full-stack development to deliver intelligent features that perform reliably at production scale.

Over 8+ years, I’ve designed microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems, then wrapped them in AI capabilities through machine learning inference pipelines and LLM integrations. I’ve built services that support high throughput (including systems handling over 1M API requests monthly) and improved processing efficiency by ~25% with asynchronous patterns.

I’m deeply hands-on with cloud-native infrastructure—AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform—plus CI/CD pipelines that keep delivery fast and dependable. I’ve maintained production uptime around 99.9% by focusing on system design, monitoring, and performance optimization.

I enjoy solving complex engineering problems end-to-end, mentoring teammates, and aligning architecture with real-world delivery needs. My professional ethos is simple: ship scalable, high-quality software while continuously improving performance, reliability, and developer velocity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

Current

Microsoft

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year)

Built AI-powered backend services with C#/.NET 8, Python, FastAPI, and OpenAI APIs to automate document analysis and extract intelligence from thousands of records daily. Developed microservices and REST/GraphQL APIs processing 1M+ requests monthly, delivering 99.9% uptime across AWS/Docker/Kubernetes infrastructure and mentoring engineers.

C .NET 8+Python fastAPI OpenAI API Microservices REST APIs PostgreSQL AWS Docker Kubernetes

Software Engineer

Mckinstry

Jun 2024 - May 2025 (11 months)

Developed backend services in C# (.NET Core) and Python (Flask) with ASP.NET Core APIs and Entity Framework backed by SQL Server, processing hundreds of thousands of records daily. Implemented asynchronous workers with RabbitMQ and Docker/Kubernetes on AWS, improving throughput and reducing processing delays by ~25% while supporting CI/CD pipelines.

C# .NET Core Flask API ASP.NET Core Entity Framework SQL Server RabbitMQ AWS Docker Kubernetes REST APIs

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Maple Systems, Inc

Apr 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years)

Built microservices for a SaaS platform using .NET Core and Java (Spring Boot), exposing secure REST services across 10+ platform services. Implemented event-driven communication with Kafka, improved persistence with PostgreSQL/MongoDB/Redis, and deployed Docker/Kubernetes workloads on AWS.

.NET Core Spring Boot ASP.NET Core REST APIs PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Kafka Docker Kubernetes

Software Engineer

Storable

May 2021 - Apr 2022 (11 months)

Developed backend services and REST APIs with Python (Django) and Java (Spring Boot), building data processing pipelines with Pandas and Celery for structured datasets. Designed relational schemas in PostgreSQL/MySQL and deployed Dockerized applications to AWS EC2 to improve deployment consistency and system reliability.

Python Django Spring Boot REST APIs Pandas Celery PostgreSQL MySQL AWS EC2 Docker Data Pipelines

Software Engineer

Google

Nov 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years)

Built backend services in Python and Java, implementing Flask and Spring Boot logic and REST APIs for early platform functionality. Supported relational data access with MySQL/PostgreSQL and collaborated using Git, Linux, and Docker to deliver integrations for internal tools.