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Carlos Reyes

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Stripe

Summary

Highly accomplished Senior Java Developer with over 10 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying robust enterprise-level applications. Proven expertise in full-stack development, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms like AWS. Adept at leading cross-functional teams and delivering high-performance, scalable solutions that drive business value and operational efficiency. Passionate about clean code, continuous integration, and adopting innovative technologies to solve complex problems.

Experience

Senior Staff Software EngineerStripe
San Francisco, CAMar 2020Present
  • Architected and led the development of a new payment processing microservice in Java 17 and Spring Boot, reducing latency by 25% and increasing transaction throughput by 30% for over $10B in monthly payments.
  • Optimized critical database queries and introduced caching strategies using Redis, improving API response times by an average of 150ms across high-volume endpoints.
Senior Software EngineerNetflix
Los Gatos, CAJun 2016Mar 2020
  • Designed and developed scalable backend services for content delivery using Java 11, Spring Cloud, and AWS, handling over 100M daily active users.
  • Reduced operational costs by 20% through refactoring legacy monolith applications into a more efficient microservices architecture.
Software EngineerOracle
Redwood Shores, CAJun 2013May 2016
  • Developed and maintained core components of Oracle's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system using Java EE and WebLogic.
  • Improved system performance by 15% through code optimization and database tuning on high-traffic modules.
  • Collaborated with QA engineers to implement comprehensive test suites, decreasing reported bugs by 20% post-release.

Projects

Education

Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Computer Science
Stanford, CASep 2011May 2013
  • Thesis: "Distributed Transaction Management in Microservices Architectures"
  • Awarded University Fellowship for outstanding academic achievement
University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Berkeley, CASep 2007May 2011
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.9/4.0
  • Received Dean's List honors for all semesters
  • Led capstone project for a real-time data analytics dashboard

Skills

Programming Languages
Java (SE 8-17)PythonSQLJavaScriptGroovy
Frameworks & Libraries
Spring BootSpring CloudHibernateJPAMicronautNetflix OSS
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS)DockerKubernetesJenkinsGitMavenGradle
Databases & Caching
PostgreSQLMySQLOracle DBMongoDBRedisKafkaRabbitMQ
Tools & Methodologies
MicroservicesRESTful APIsAgile/ScrumJunitMockitoIntelliJ IDEAJiraConfluence