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Taylor Howard

@taylorhoward

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Senior software engineer focused on API development and performance optimization.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and opportunities for growth.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Lucky Orange, I have successfully led the adoption of TypeScript and Go, modernizing our microservices architecture. This initiative resulted in performance improvements of up to 10x, significantly reducing costs and support burdens. My experience includes building maintainable, high-load services and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-centric solutions.

Throughout my career, I have developed and maintained numerous third-party integrations for platforms like Shopify and WordPress, with over 150,000 installs and millions of daily events. I take pride in designing and implementing robust data ingestion engines and enhancing existing systems for better performance and maintainability. My technical expertise spans various languages and frameworks, allowing me to contribute effectively to diverse projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Lucky Orange

Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Led the development and maintenance of third-party integrations for major e-commerce platforms, impacting over 150,000 installs and millions of daily events. Spearheaded the adoption of TypeScript and Go across microservices, significantly improving platform maintainability, developer experience, and performance.

TypeScript Go)PostgreSQL Microservices API Development Docker Kubernetes AWS Shopify WordPress

Software Engineer

Lucky Orange

Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Maintained and enhanced Lucky Orange's suite of third-party integrations, including implementing Shopify's checkout extensions and web pixel APIs to improve event tracking accuracy. Developed multi-storefront support for BigCommerce users and an integration with Optimizely for A/B testing data segmentation.

Shopify BigCommerce Optimizely API Integration Event Tracking JavaScript PostgreSQL Redis

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Adalo

Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Collaborated with a team to increase backend test coverage from 48% to 93% and developed component API features for third-party developers. Managed third-party developer relations and enhanced Adalo CLI tooling to improve development workflows.

API Development Test Coverage Documentation Developer Relations CLI JavaScript React PostgreSQL

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Studied the fundamentals of computer science, including programming languages, data structures, and algorithms. Gained expertise in software development and system design.