Summary
James Rodriguez is a results-driven API Developer with 6 years of experience specializing in designing, building, and deploying robust RESTful APIs and microservices. Proven expertise in optimizing API performance, ensuring scalability, and integrating complex systems across various cloud platforms. Adept at the full software development lifecycle, utilizing Python, Java, and Node.js to deliver high-quality, secure, and efficient backend solutions.
Experience
Senior API DeveloperAmazon
- Led the design and development of critical microservices for Amazon's e-commerce platform, handling over 10,000 requests per second, improving system latency by 15%.
- Implemented robust API gateways and authentication mechanisms (OAuth 2.0, JWT) for secure data exchange, reducing security vulnerabilities by 20%.
- Mentored a team of 3 junior developers, improving code quality standards by 25% through regular code reviews and best practice enforcement.
- Optimized database queries and API endpoints, resulting in a 30% reduction in response times for key customer-facing services.
API DeveloperMicrosoft
- Developed and maintained RESTful APIs for Azure cloud services using C# and .NET Core, supporting over 5 million daily active users.
- Collaborated with front-end teams to define API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger, streamlining integration processes and reducing development time by 10%.
- Enhanced CI/CD pipelines for API deployment, reducing release cycles from bi-weekly to weekly and improving deployment success rate by 95%.
- Implemented monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana) to proactively identify and resolve API performance issues, achieving 99.9% uptime.
Projects
Serverless URL Shortener
- Developed a highly scalable URL shortener using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, processing over 100,000 requests monthly with minimal latency.
- Implemented custom domain mapping and analytics tracking for shortened URLs, providing users with real-time click data.
Distributed Rate Limiter
- Contributed to an open-source project building a distributed rate limiting service in Go, improving its concurrency handling by 25%.
- Designed and implemented a Redis-backed token bucket algorithm for efficient rate limiting across multiple service instances.
Education
University of WashingtonBachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Graduated with a GPA of 3.8/4.0, achieving Dean's List honors for all semesters.
- Completed capstone project on distributed systems, developing a peer-to-peer file sharing application.
Skills
Programming Languages
PythonJavaNode.jsC#Go
API Technologies
RESTful APIsGraphQLgRPCMicroservicesAPI GatewaysOpenAPI/Swagger
Cloud Platforms
AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3)Azure (Functions, API Management)DockerKubernetes
Databases
PostgreSQLMongoDBRedisMySQL
Tools & Methodologies
GitJiraAgile/ScrumCI/CDPostmanJMeter