Raja Hamilton
Newport News, VA 786-***-**** ****************@*****.***
GITHUB LINK : hKps://github.com/Raja0110H
SUMMARY
I am a Full-Stack SoSware Engineer with experVse in modern web development frameworks like React.js, Next.js for the frontend and Node.js, Nest.js and Express for the backend. I also have experience with Django and Laravel and PostgreSQL for effecVve database management. My 6+ years in audiVng have sharpened my skills in opVmizing data, solving problems, and idenVfying potenVal issues. I am seeking a soSware development role where I can leverage my technical and analyVcal skills in a vibrant team sebng that promotes growth and presents new challenges.
EDUCATION
Southern Virginia University GraduaVon: 2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
EXPERIENCE
Senior SoSware Engineer Mariner Finance
11/2024 – 02/2025
• Designed and implemented custom React.js components using TypeScript, ensuring seamless integraVon with backend services and enhancing UI/UX consistency.
• Developed and integrated Express.js backend APIs to support frontend funcVonaliVes, leveraging AWS Lambda for serverless execuVon.
• Updated and opVmized MongoDB schema to improve query performance and data consistency, integraVng with AWS DynamoDB where needed.
• Enhanced MongoDB operaVons using Mongoose, improving efficiency and reducing latency, while implemenVng AWS RDS for scalable database soluVons.
• Updated React components and backend APIs to improve performance, security, and accessibility, addressing vulnerabiliVes based on Web Pen Test results.
• Fixed security vulnerabiliVes and updated dependencies to enhance system security and stability, uVlizing AWS IAM for access control.
• Designed and implemented Terraform infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to automate AWS resource provisioning, improving deployment efficiency.
• Supported daily transacVons, ensuring smooth operaVons and resolving technical issues across AWShosted environments.
• Monitored servers, analyzed logs, and troubleshot issues using AWS CloudWatch and Lambda logs to maintain system reliability.
• Managed databases, opVmizing performance and ensuring data integrity through MongoDB, DynamoDB, and AWS RDS.
• Generated reports on transacVons to support business analysis and decision-making, leveraging AWS Athena for data insights.
• Contributed to planning the service architecture, improving scalability, efficiency, and cloud cost opVmizaVon using AWS best pracVces.
• ParVcipated in code reviews, providing feedback to enhance code quality, TypeScript consistency, and maintainability.
Senior SoSware Engineer Robert Half
07/2022 – 06/2024
• Created complex dashboards for compelling and user-friendly data visualizaVon.
• UVlized Redux and Context API to manage complex state in large-scale React applicaVons, ensuring consistent and predictable state changes across the app.
• Implemented code-splibng and lazy loading using React's Suspense and React.lazy, reducing iniVal load Vmes and improving overall applicaVon performance.
• Created custom React hooks to encapsulate reusable logic, enhancing code reusability and maintainability across various components.
• Enhanced website traffic and engagement through comprehensive UI/UX redesign.
• Designed and developed frontend for client-facing sites using HTML, React, and Materialize CSS.
• UVlized React components to create dynamic and responsive front-end elements, improving user experience and reducing page load Vmes by 15%.
• Managed end-to-end web development processes, including UI development, API integraVon, deployment, and tesVng.
• Designed and implemented an automaVon framework using Selenium WebDriver in Ruby and performed unit tesVng with RSpec.
• Developed test suites with Jest and Cypress for funcVonality, integraVon, end-to-end, performance, and cross-browser compaVbility tesVng.
• Deployed applicaVons on AWS EC2 and worked with CI/CD tools such as CircleCI and Jenkins.
• Proficient in various SQL flavors, parVcularly PostgreSQL, including deep understanding of indexing and query plan analysis.
• Created user stories with Sketch to simulate interacVon.
• Implemented robust backend funcVonality in Node to handle user authenVcaVon, data storage, and content delivery, resulVng in a 30% increase in user engagement.
• UVlized Node/Express, MongoDB, and RESTful APIs for seamless applicaVon funcVonality.
• Created UI templates and integrated them with backend REST APIs for efficient applicaVon communicaVon.
• Used Google Apps Script to create a form handler script to save contact form data.
• Developed detailed system designs based on customer requirements.
• Created Node.js based scripts to perform load tesVng with mulVple login accounts.
• Implemented Kubernetes for container orchestraVon and managed deployment of applicaVons.
• UVlized SonarQube for conVnuous code quality inspecVon and code security analysis.
• Configured and managed Naxsi for web applicaVon firewall to enhance security.
• Led code reviews and provided mentorship to junior developers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and high coding standards.
Senior Data/SoSware Engineer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield 04/2020 – 06/2022
• Developed reusable components with Next.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL.
• Migrated frontend code from React.js to Next.js, enhancing applicaVon performance and maintainability.
• Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) and staVc site generaVon (SSG) to improve SEO and user experience.
• Leveraged Next.js features like dynamic rouVng and API routes for efficient data fetching and server-side logic.
• Established best frontend pracVces among teams using React.js and Next.js, coordinaVng efforts between UX and mulVple development teams.
• Implemented Tailwind CSS for efficient, uVlity-first styling across mulVple projects, resulVng in streamlined and maintainable codebases.
• Skilled in using Tailwind's responsive uVliVes to build adapVve layouts and components.
• UVlized headless CMS services like Prismic and experience with Apollo GraphQL.
• Cooperated with designers to create clean interfaces and intuiVve user interacVons.
• Worked on big data (Splunk Enterprise) to generate REST APIs and integrated them into client-side code using Node.js and Express.js.
• Managed and retrieved sensiVve credenVals securely for database connecVons and API integraVons with AWS Secrets Manager.
• Designed and maintained relaVonal databases, ensuring high availability and performance in AWS RDS & PostgreSQL
• Using AWS S3 Automated downloading of .txt and .csv files from S3 buckets, ensuring Vmely data processing
• UVlized AWS Glue for ETL operaVons, transforming data for downstream processing
• Developed scripts to automate data extracVon, transformaVon, and loading processes
• Implemented Boto3 for AWS service interacVons and uVlized pandas for data manipulaVon and analysis.
• Employed Requests library for seamless API integraVon.
• Sent processed data to external APIs and handled response validaVon.
• Stored successfully processed data in PostgreSQL databases, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
• Maintained comprehensive documentaVon of data pipelines and processes, and generated reports for stakeholders
• Used Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage AWS resources.
• Worked on data integraVon with external APIs and storage ensuring data integrity and consistency and documented and reported the data pipelines and processes.
• Implemented services, controllers, direcVves, and factory funcVons to properly consume APIs on the front end and send back data in JSON format to the backend.
• Designed and developed a data management system using MySQL.
• Created normalized SQL views on RedShiS Tables to ease data table readability.
• Designed data models for data-intensive AWS Lambda applicaVons, facilitaVng complex analysis and generaVng analyVcal reports for end-to-end traceability and business intelligence
• Implemented a 'serverless' architecture using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
• Created Lambda deployment funcVons, configured them to receive events from S3 buckets, and assigned roles to run Python scripts.
• Created and managed Docker containers and consoles for applicaVon lifecycle management.
• Performed automaVon tasks on various Docker components like Docker Hub and Docker Engine.
• Mentored junior developers and facilitated onboarding processes.
• Addressed producVon issues and collaborated with stakeholders to implement effecVve soluVons SoSware Engineer ADP
11/2018 – 03/2020
• Designed and implemented interacVve dashboards using React for the front-end and NodeJs for the back-end, providing users with real-Vme data visualizaVon.
• UVlized libraries such as D3.js and Chart.js to create dynamic charts and graphs, enhancing data interpretaVon and decision-making.
• Integrated WebSocket technology to enable real-Vme updates and noVficaVons within dashboards, ensuring users have access to the latest informaVon.
• Developed and maintained RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless data exchange between front-end and back-end, ensuring efficient data retrieval and manipulaVon.
• Implemented robust user authenVcaVon and authorizaVon systems, including OAuth and JWT, to secure access to sensiVve data.
• Established role-based access control mechanisms, allowing fine-grained permissions and enhancing applicaVon security.
• Collaborated with UX/UI designers to create responsive and user-friendly interfaces, ensuring compaVbility across various devices and screen sizes.
• Conducted performance tuning and opVmizaVon, reducing page load Vmes by 25% through code refactoring and efficient database querying.
• Employed TDD and BDD pracVces using Jest, and Enzyme, ensuring code quality and reliability through comprehensive tesVng.
• ParVcipated in Agile development processes, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospecVves, contribuVng to conVnuous improvement and team collaboraVon.
• Managed deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools, and monitored applicaVon performance and health using AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools.
• Created and maintained comprehensive documentaVon for APIs, front-end components, and overall system architecture, ensuring easy onboarding and knowledge transfer. TECHNICAL / NON-TECHNICAL
SKILL
• JavaScript Ember.js Boto3 SQL
• TypeScript Redux RESTful API MySQL
• HTML RxJs CI/CD PostgreSQL
• CSS jQuery Git NoSQL
• React.js Kubernetes Github MongoDB
• Next.js MS AcVve STT AWS
• Remix Directory OpenCV Azure
• LESS LLM VideoProcessing Firebase
• SASS Node.js FFMPEG GCP
• Angular Express.js TTS Jest
• Vue.js GraphQL AI/ML Cypress
• Nuxt.js ETL OpenAI Gitlab
• Material-UI Data Pipelines ChatGPT Naxi
• Bootstrap Terraform RAG Code Review
• TailwinCSS Requests Docker SoSware
• StoryBook Pandas Kata Security