Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead)
Pet Care Services Marketplace
Keywords
Python (Programming Language)
Django Web Framework
C (Programming Language)
Agile Methodology
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
C++ (Programming Language)
Cloud Computing
Software Quality
Skills
Agile, AWS, Kafka, AI, C, C++, Celery, cloud infrastructure, continuous delivery, data handling, Django, Django Rest Framework, Docker, FastAPI, Flask, Informatics, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Material UI, MemCached, Azure, MySQL, OpenGL, PostgreSQL, programming languages, development tools, Pulumi, Pytest, Python, RabbitMQ, React Native, React, Redis, SQL, SQLAlchemy, SQLite, code quality, software solutions
Project history
02/2024
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07/2024
The client, a leading online marketplace for pet care services, was facing
challenges in managing increased traffic and transaction volumes, particularly
during peak times and promotional events on critical parts of their system.
Lowered customer support storage costs by 30% by cleaning up waste
tickets and implementing automations to prevent storage build-up in the
future.
Achieved legal compliance by automating the reruns of background
checks required due to legislative changes, protecting the company from
significant legal risks.
Increased team productivity and work quality by 30% by enhancing
retrospectives to be more visual and interactive, promoting a growth
mindset, coaching agile best practices, and establishing team agreements.
Skills: Python, Django, Celery, RabbitMQ, MemCached, MySQL, React, React
Native, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
challenges in managing increased traffic and transaction volumes, particularly
during peak times and promotional events on critical parts of their system.
Lowered customer support storage costs by 30% by cleaning up waste
tickets and implementing automations to prevent storage build-up in the
future.
Achieved legal compliance by automating the reruns of background
checks required due to legislative changes, protecting the company from
significant legal risks.
Increased team productivity and work quality by 30% by enhancing
retrospectives to be more visual and interactive, promoting a growth
mindset, coaching agile best practices, and establishing team agreements.
Skills: Python, Django, Celery, RabbitMQ, MemCached, MySQL, React, React
Native, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
11/2023
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01/2024
Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead)
Machine Learning Building Blocks
The client, an AI startup, was struggling with inefficient development times for
proof-of-concept machine learning solutions due to a lack of adequate
development tools.
Reduced the development time of applications by 50% by automating
and integrating development, testing, and deployment tools, allowing the
team to rapidly create, test, and market proof-of-concept ML solutions.
Increased customer engagement by 30% by developing a tailored
application that summarizes Jama test cases attached to user stories,
demonstrating the startup's capabilities.
Skills: Python, FastAPI, Poetry, Pytest, Redis, Docker, SQLite, Llama3, Mistral,
Ollama, AWS
proof-of-concept machine learning solutions due to a lack of adequate
development tools.
Reduced the development time of applications by 50% by automating
and integrating development, testing, and deployment tools, allowing the
team to rapidly create, test, and market proof-of-concept ML solutions.
Increased customer engagement by 30% by developing a tailored
application that summarizes Jama test cases attached to user stories,
demonstrating the startup's capabilities.
Skills: Python, FastAPI, Poetry, Pytest, Redis, Docker, SQLite, Llama3, Mistral,
Ollama, AWS
11/2021
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10/2023
Senior Python Engineer (Software Architect)
Cloud Provisioning Platform
The client, a major automobile company, was struggling to transition its manual
operations teams to an automated solution for provisioning tailored cloud
infrastructure across its IT departments to reduce delivery times and costs.
Reduced the go-to-market time from 2 years to 1 year by refining the
client's architectural roadmap and development plan, improving the
company's ability to quickly adapt to market demands.
Improved development time and code quality by 30% through creating
a tailored development framework and coaching all 6 product teams on
architecture, development, and a test-first approach.
Increased deployment frequency by 50% and reduced production
incidents by 40% by implementing a feature flagging system, enabling
continuous delivery and safe, efficient release of new features.
Skills: Python, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Azure, Pulumi,
Celery, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, MkDocs, Ruff, Docker, Kubernetes, SAFe
operations teams to an automated solution for provisioning tailored cloud
infrastructure across its IT departments to reduce delivery times and costs.
Reduced the go-to-market time from 2 years to 1 year by refining the
client's architectural roadmap and development plan, improving the
company's ability to quickly adapt to market demands.
Improved development time and code quality by 30% through creating
a tailored development framework and coaching all 6 product teams on
architecture, development, and a test-first approach.
Increased deployment frequency by 50% and reduced production
incidents by 40% by implementing a feature flagging system, enabling
continuous delivery and safe, efficient release of new features.
Skills: Python, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Azure, Pulumi,
Celery, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, MkDocs, Ruff, Docker, Kubernetes, SAFe
08/2020
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10/2021
Senior Python Engineer (Team Lead)
Chartex.com | Red Entertainment Group
The client, aiming to explore a new product opportunity, faced challenges in
effectively aggregating and displaying music listening trends from popular
music streaming platforms in a user-friendly and engaging manner.
Delivered a publicly available proof-of-concept in 6 months by
creating a solid, easy-to-use development framework for the application
and ensuring a smooth onboarding process for a team of 6 developers.
Boosted user engagement by 30% by adding infinite scrolling and
advanced filtering capabilities for the music charts, providing a smoother
and more dynamic browsing experience on the platform.
Skills: Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, React, Material UI, MySQL,
Celery, AWS
effectively aggregating and displaying music listening trends from popular
music streaming platforms in a user-friendly and engaging manner.
Delivered a publicly available proof-of-concept in 6 months by
creating a solid, easy-to-use development framework for the application
and ensuring a smooth onboarding process for a team of 6 developers.
Boosted user engagement by 30% by adding infinite scrolling and
advanced filtering capabilities for the music charts, providing a smoother
and more dynamic browsing experience on the platform.
Skills: Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, React, Material UI, MySQL,
Celery, AWS
11/2011
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07/2020
Senior Python Engineer
Siemens Industry Software
The client, a leading engineering software company, faced challenges with
inefficient and lacking pre- and post-processing capabilities in Simcenter 3D,
which impacted its ability to meet client needs.
Achieved a 20% performance improvement in post-processing
capabilities by optimizing memory usage and implementing more
efficient data handling algorithms.
Increased customer satisfaction by 30% by opening up post-processing
capabilities for customer extensions using their preferred programming
languages.
Filled the gap for 80% of pre-processing customers by providing an
automation tool for applying the results of a simulation as loads for the
next simulation.
Skills: Python, C++14/17, STL, OpenGL
inefficient and lacking pre- and post-processing capabilities in Simcenter 3D,
which impacted its ability to meet client needs.
Achieved a 20% performance improvement in post-processing
capabilities by optimizing memory usage and implementing more
efficient data handling algorithms.
Increased customer satisfaction by 30% by opening up post-processing
capabilities for customer extensions using their preferred programming
languages.
Filled the gap for 80% of pre-processing customers by providing an
automation tool for applying the results of a simulation as loads for the
next simulation.
Skills: Python, C++14/17, STL, OpenGL
10/2008
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10/2011
C++ Engineer
3D Slot Machine Gaming Platform; WEBAK
The client, a slot machine software company, needed to upgrade their outdated
gaming platform with modern technology to enhance player engagement and
remain competitive in the rapidly evolving gaming industry.
Increased potential player engagement by 40% by creating a new
development platform using state-of-the-art technologies, enabling the
development of more visually appealing games at a faster pace.
gaming platform with modern technology to enhance player engagement and
remain competitive in the rapidly evolving gaming industry.
Increased potential player engagement by 40% by creating a new
development platform using state-of-the-art technologies, enabling the
development of more visually appealing games at a faster pace.
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