Back End Software Developer

Andrew C Shafer, MA

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Analytical Creative Enthusiastic

I have 2 years of experience writing backend code in Ruby on Rails for web applications. I have designed, written and documented API’s to facilitate new features. Created tests, with Test Driven Development to ensure coverage. Fixed Bugs and wrote error messages to be readable and understandable. Refactored code to make it clean and elegant. And Worked in a fast paced agile environment with a mult-disciplinary team with frequent collaboration. Competencies

Fixing Frontend and Backend Bugs Building REST based web services Strong analytical and reasoning skills

Certification in AWS Strong Communication skills Creativity and Problem Solving

Dealing with Large Databases Collaboration with diverse, multi- Familiarity with Ruby and other OOP disciplinary teams to build consensus languages

. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE .

Associate Software Engineer, PROCARE SOLUTIONS July 2022 – December 2023 Worked remotely in pods that facilitated frequent contact with Product, QA, Front End and Back End developers. I focused on writing effective code to provide a positive online experience for users as part of the Childcare Management Software Team Technical Skills

● Fixing Bugs: Reviewed and edited Front and Back end bug tickets to track down root causes, and to implement solutions and recommend optimal approaches to future proof software.

● Improving Tests: Fixed flaky tests, and wrote unit tests using TDD to help reach the goal of 98% coverage.

● Writing Code: Develop and maintain Back end services and RESTful API’s, taking responsibility throughout the development life cycle, completing up to 3 or 4 cards and bug tickets each during 2 week sprints to ensure good performance.

● Managing Databases: Created and improved SQL queries to a with consideration for size, speed, and scalability. Communication Skills

● Planning: Contributed to the Design and Architect decisions during sprint meetings by helping to write and estimating the difficulty of 8 to 12 tickets of each sprint and by setting team priorities, and planning pod strategy.

● Coordinating: Collaborated with cross-functional Teams to design and implement software.

● Documenting: Wrote documentation, step by step instructions for processes; and customized error messages in both technical and accessible styles for the purpose of communicating with both developers and users. Back End Developer, Student, Turing School of Software & Design 2021 Immersive training in object oriented programming and web applications with Ruby. Example projects:

● Barn-Raiser: Using agile workflow methodology, worked in a group to build an application to help communities match need to resources. Pitched project, and proposed initial plans for database and MVP. Facilitated communication between Front End (FE) and Back End (BE) teams. Wrote JSON contracts for GraphQL End Points. Continuous deployment with CircleCI.- Developed with Ruby, Rails, Rspec, GraphQL, JavaScript, React, Heroku, and CircleCI

● Vote-Local: Coordinated FE and BE repositories to develop an application allowing users to find and contact local representatives on Twitter. Architected application functionality and pivoted focus as necessary. Set up Twitter OAuth for authentication, and used Twitter and Google Civics APIs. - Developed with Ruby, Rails, Rspec, REST, Heroku, and TravisAdditional Professional Experience,

. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS .

Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Apps Script, SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, Active Record, Travis, CircleCI, Rails, Django, Postman, GitHub, Test Driven Development, JSON, Rspec, Capybara, REST, API, Agile, Linux, Haml, Rollbar, Breakman, Sidekiq, Amazon Web Services.

. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS .

Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP), AMAZON WEB SERVICES, 2024

Certificate in Back End Engineering, TURING SCHOOL OF SOFTWARE & DESIGN, 2021

M.A., Philosophy, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, 2015 - 2019

B.A., Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, 2010 - 2015 Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Tau

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