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Michael Melendez

Senior Software Engineer at Houzz
Mission, Texas, United States
Hourly rate (non-binding)
65
/hour

Preferred skills to work with

Go
Spring Boot
Java
C#
Vue.js
Node.js
Python
Microservices
AWS
PostgreSQL

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Programming Language (4)
Go,
Java,
C#,
Python
Tool or Software (1)
Spring Boot
Framework (1)
Vue.js
Technology (1)
Node.js
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About

Experienced senior software engineer with 8 years of developing complex software solutions that align with business objectives and offering technical guidance with strong collaborating. Proficient in creating scalable architectures, leading teams, problem-solving and communication with team members.

Experiences

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Houzz
July 2023 - September 2024 (1 years and 3 months)
  • Involved with development of company's internal tools and successfully increased user engagement by delivering great front features including Gantt Chart.
  • Managed integration with third party APIs by using message queue technology and enhanced user experience as well.
  • Conducted database migration, NoSQL to SQL, then to cloud-based one, reducing server response time.
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Houzz
February 2021 - June 2023 (2 years and 5 months)
  • Developed a real estate SaaS product, achieving and sustaining a high monthly user
  • Managed the deployment and upkeep of system architecture
  • Integrated various third-party services to enhance system functionality and improve user experience.
  • Successfully transitioned a Monolithic project to a Microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and maintenance, avoiding server down during the transition, and obtaining a 30% speedup.
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to design and implement a scalable Domain-Driven Design principles that aligned with business needs, leading to a significant increase in customer satisfaction.
  • Led and mentored a team of 3 engineers using Agile methods, providing technical guidance.

    Conducted a minimum of 3 code reviews daily, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Full Stack Software Engineer
Gartner
January 2016 - November 2020 (4 years and 11 months)
  • Developed a comprehensive video analytics platform and GPS location tracking system.
  • Introduce serverless computing using AWS Lambda with serverless framework
  • Implemented efficient DevOps practices, including the establishment of CI/CD pipelines
  • Optimized runtime performance of a complex production web application by applying an advanced caching strategy
  • Architected a Reat Native codebase over 90% shared between iOS/Android, streamlining development

    Collaborated with data scientists to build and optimize AI models
  • Architectured a scalable real-time notification system handling milions of devices worldwide

Education

Computer Science
Bachelor's degree, The University of Texas at Dallas
April 2015