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Shakil Watford

@shakilwatford

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I am a senior software engineer building scalable web and mobile applications

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role building scalable, product-focused web and mobile systems with cloud-native practices, strong CI/CD, mentorship opportunities, and measurable impact on performance and user growth.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years building web and mobile applications, proficient across backend and frontend stacks and focused on product-led growth.

I led microservices migrations using Docker and Kubernetes, developed analytics dashboards with React and D3.js, and implemented RESTful services with Java and Spring Boot to improve system reliability. At Paramount I conducted performance analysis that produced a 25% improvement in load times.

I mentor junior developers, drive CI/CD with Jenkins and GitLab CI, and actively adopt GraphQL, Serverless, New Relic and Datadog to enhance observability and delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

KMS Technology

May 2020 - Present (5 years 4 months)

Designed and developed scalable backend services and migrated to microservices using Docker and Kubernetes, improving deployment speed and reliability. Led implementation of a product analytics dashboard and mentored junior engineers to improve code quality and delivery.

Docker Kubernetes React Java Spring Boot PostgreSQL Jenkins Gitlab CI

Software Engineer

Saritasa

Jun 2017 - Apr 2020 (2 years 10 months)

Developed interactive web applications with Angular and React, improving responsive performance and client satisfaction. Implemented REST APIs with Django and PostgreSQL and enforced code quality through reviews and automated tests.

Angular TypeScript React Redux Django PostgreSQL Jest Mocha Git

Software Developer

Paramount Software

Feb 2015 - May 2017 (2 years 3 months)

Developed features for Ruby on Rails applications and backend integrations using MongoDB and AWS, contributing to a 25% improvement in load times. Built UI components with Vue.js and assisted in scaling applications to handle growing traffic.

Ruby on Rails Ruby MongoDB Vue.Js AWS Performance Analysis JavaScript REST APIs

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Georgia

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

2010 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at the University of Georgia, completed Aug 2010–May 2014 with a focus on software development and core computer science principles.