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James Rodriguez

Senior API Developer at Amazon

Summary

Experience

Senior API DeveloperAmazon
Seattle, WAMar 2021Present
  • 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
Redmond, WAJul 2018Feb 2021
  • 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

Education

University of WashingtonBachelor of Science in Computer Science
Seattle, WASep 2014Jun 2018
  • 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