Junior Software Engineer

Junior Software Engineer — Apex Cloud Systems

Seattle, WA | June 2024 – Present

• Developed and maintained 12 core REST API endpoints using Java and Spring Boot, which improved data retrieval speeds by 24% and supported 5,000+ active daily users.
• Optimized PostgreSQL database queries and indexes for the main customer billing table, reducing average transaction page load times from 3.2 seconds to 1.4 seconds.
• Collaborated with 3 senior engineers to build a containerized microservices module using Docker, reducing backend service deployment overhead by 18% in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Wrote 140+ unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito, which raised the application's overall code coverage from 65% to 88% and prevented 12 potential production bugs.

Software Engineering Intern — Vertex Software Solutions

Seattle, WA | June 2023 – May 2024

• Assisted in migrating a legacy frontend codebase to React, implementing 15 reusable UI components and improving website lighthouse performance scores by 21%.
• Identified and resolved 45 technical bugs in the Python (Flask) backend service, reducing client-reported support tickets by 14% over a 6-month tracking period.
• Authored 22 pages of technical documentation for developers detailing internal API schemas and setups, which successfully reduced new intern onboarding time by 2 weeks.
• Configured 4 automated regression test suites within the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline, saving the QA testing team 6 hours of manual execution time during each weekly release.

Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, Express, Flask, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Git, JUnit, Jest, Jenkins, REST APIs

E-Commerce Inventory API

Role: Lead Backend Developer

Tools: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker

Designed and implemented a multithreaded inventory tracking system, reducing database update latency by 35% and preventing product overselling on 1,200+ daily orders.

Automated Testing Dashboard

Role: Full-Stack Engineer

Tools: React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Jest

Created a real-time test execution dashboard for regression suites, increasing testing visibility and reducing manual debugging efforts by 40% for a team of 8 engineers.

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2025)
• Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 11 Developer (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Coding instructor for regional youth STEM programs (2024-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice