Full Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer

JOHN BURNS

SENIOR FULL-STACK ENGINEER

BACKEND FOCUS: PYTHON & GO

SUMMARY

Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of expertise in developing scalable backend systems using Python and Go. Proficient in designing and implementing robust APIs, distributed systems, and secure applications across diverse domains such as certificate management, API integration, and automation frameworks. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, user-centric solutions while ensuring system reliability and compliance with security standards.

EXPERIENCE

Popmenu Atlanta, GA

Senior Backend Engineer 01/2020 - 01/2025

Designed and implemented scalable RESTful APIs in Go, improving backend performance and reliability.

Reduced API response times by 30% through optimized database queries and caching mechanisms.

Built CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes and reducing deployment times by 50%.

Developed and deployed microservices architecture, enabling easier scalability and maintainability of the system.

Integrated third-party APIs, including payment gateways and delivery services, enhancing system functionality by 40%.

Tray.io San Francisco, CA

Senior Backend Engineer 10/2015 - 12/2019

Designed and implemented scalable RESTful APIs in Python to handle high-volume integration requests.

Improved API response times by 30% through query optimization and caching mechanisms using Redis.

Developed robust error-handling and retry mechanisms, reducing API call failure rates by 40%.

Integrated third-party APIs with various authentication methods

(OAuth 2.0, API keys), improving system functionality. Automated testing for backend services using Pytest, increasing test coverage by 25%.

Techverx Dallas, TX

Full Stack Web Developer 03/2013 - 09/2015

Designed and developed a full-stack Certificate Management System using Django for the Registration Authority and Java (EJB) for the Certificate Authority.

Built a role-based access control (RBAC) admin dashboard with multi- level privileges, improving system security and usability for enterprise clients.

Conducted frontend development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, creating an intuitive and responsive admin interface. CONTACTS

+1-469-***-****

*************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/john-burns-

30495334a

Dallas, TX

SKILLS

Languages and Frameworks

Python Go Java JavaScript HTML

CSS Flask Django Gin Echo

React.JS Bootstrap

DevOps and Infrastructure

AWS Azure Google Cloud Docker

Kubernetes Jenkins CI/CD

Prometheus ELK Stack Datadog

Github Gitlab SVN SQL NoSQL

Technologies and Tools

Microservices Workflow Automation

RBAC EJBCA PKI API Keys OAuth

OOP Security

Project Management

Agile Trello Jira ClickUp Asana

EDUCATION

Texas Christian University

Bachelor of Science in

Computer Science

04/2009 - 01/2013

STRENGTHS

Adaptability and

Collaboration

Ability to quickly adapt to new

technologies and work with teams to

deliver quality solutions.

Detail-Oriented and

Problem-Solving

Strong attention to detail and

problem-solving skills for efficient

debugging, optimization, and

resolving complex technical issues.

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