Backend Developer Software Development

Jacob Townsend

Senior Backend Engineer

*****.********.****@*****.*** 210-***-**** Schertz, TX jacob-townsend-553a7a346 PROFILE

Versatile backend developer with 7+ years of experience designing and building scalable systems in Fintech, E- commerce, and Health Tech. Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js), Python, and Java, with expertise in creating RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and microservices architectures. Proven ability to deliver secure, efficient, and user-centric solutions in both startup and enterprise environments, with extensive experience working remotely during distributed team setups. SKILLS

Languages

JavaScript/TypeScript(Node.js), Golang, Python, Java, SQL

Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Monitoring

Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana

Tools

Git, Jenkins, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Slack, Jira

Frameworks

Express.js, NestJS, Gin, Django, Flask, Spring Boot DevOps & Cloud

AWS (Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS), Docker, K8s, CI/CD

APIs

REST, GraphQL, Websocket

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Backend Developer

Chime

•Led backend development for transaction processing systems in Golang, serving 15M+ users.

01/2021 – present

•Integrated Datadog for system monitoring, enabling real-time error tracking and reducing downtime by 40%.

•Collaborated with the fraud team to build a detection API using Python (FastAPI), with observability pipelines in Datadog for anomaly monitoring.

•Implemented a new savings feature, increasing user engagement by 20%.

•Migrated legacy C# .Net services to a microservices architecture in Java, enhancing scalability and reducing maintenance overhead.

Backend Developer

Favor Delivery

•Built backend services in Node.js, Python, and Java to support real-time delivery operations.

03/2018 – 12/2020

•Designed a subscription feature for regular grocery orders, boosting revenue by 15%.

•Optimized database performance by implementing Redis caching, reducing query times by 30%.

•Used New Relic to monitor and resolve performance bottlenecks in high-traffic services.

•Contributed to migrating the legacy monolith system to microservices architecture using Spring Boot.

Junior Backend Developer

Healthline

•Developed user-facing features in Python (Django) and Java, including a medical content search engine that improved user engagement by 25%. 08/2016 – 02/2018

•Built backend APIs to support personalized health dashboards, enabling 1M+ users to track wellness goals.

•Collaborated with frontend and data teams to design scalable APIs for real-time health recommendations.

•Conducted code reviews and maintained high code quality standards, resulting in a 20% reduction in production issues.

Software Development Intern

Capital Factory

•Developed a real-time messaging platform in Node.js, integrated with PostgreSQL and WebSocket.

05/2016 – 08/2016

•Gained hands-on experience deploying small-scale apps and setting up basic observability pipelines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Texas at Austin

2012 – 2016

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