Senior Tech Lead - Java/Python, AWS, Microservices

Trey Blankenship

Email : ****.*****@*******.***

Location : Austin, TX Phone: 737-***-****

SUMMARY

•Tech Lead Developer with 10+ years building scalable enterprise systems, backend platforms, APIs, and cloud-native architectures using Java, Python, and distributed systems.

• Strong experience leading full lifecycle development of complex integrations, microservices, and data-driven enterprise applications across AWS environments.

• Proven technical leadership in system design, code reviews, performance optimization, and mentoring engineers in large-scale production systems.

• Hands-on engineer focused on delivering reliable, maintainable solutions across backend services, integrations, and cloud infrastructure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nike

Tech Lead Developer - Remote

New York, NY

Dec 2020 – Present

•Led backend and platform engineering initiatives using Java, Python, AWS, and microservices architecture across enterprise-scale systems.

• Designed and implemented RESTful and GraphQL APIs supporting high-throughput distributed applications.

• Built and maintained cloud-native services on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).

• Improved system performance by 30% through backend optimization, caching strategies, and database tuning.

• Developed complex integration workflows between internal systems and third-party services.

• Implemented Teamcenter-style enterprise integration patterns including structured data workflows and API orchestration concepts.

• Optimized PostgreSQL queries and schema design improving data processing efficiency and reliability.

• Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, reducing deployment failures by 25%.

• Reduced production incidents by 22% through observability improvements using Prometheus and Grafana.

• Led technical design reviews, architecture decisions, and code review processes across engineering teams.

• Mentored engineers on backend development, API design, and distributed system architecture.

• Implemented authentication and authorization systems using OAuth2, JWT, and enterprise security standards.

• Owned end-to-end delivery of critical platform features from design through production deployment.

CVS Health

Senior Backend Developer - Remote

Eden Prairie, MN

Jul 2015 – Nov 2020

•Developed backend systems using Java, Python (Django), REST APIs, and AWS cloud infrastructure.

• Built and maintained enterprise integration services supporting large-scale operational workflows.

• Designed relational data models and optimized SQL performance for complex transactional systems.

• Delivered API integrations across internal platforms and external enterprise systems.

• Improved backend system performance by 27% through query optimization and service refactoring.

• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions improving deployment efficiency by 30%.

• Participated in system architecture design, code reviews, and production support activities.

SoftLayer

AI Full Stack Engineer - Onsite

Dallas, TX

Dec 2013 – Jun 2015

• Designed scalable ETL and data ingestion pipelines using Python, Airflow, and Spark, improving data processing speed by 35%.

• Built predictive analytics models for customer segmentation and churn prediction, increasing customer retention by 20%.

• Developed RESTful APIs using Django and FastAPI serving ML-driven analytics dashboards to 5K+ users.

• Implemented CI/CD workflows with Docker and Jenkins, reducing deployment failures by 40%.

• Integrated third-party APIs and optimized PostgreSQL and MongoDB queries, reducing reporting latency by 30%.

• Developed interactive front-end dashboards using React and TypeScript to visualize ML insights in real time.

• Established data validation and anomaly detection pipelines improving reporting accuracy by 25%.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas

Bachelors of Arts (B.A.), Arts and Technology, Minor: Computer Science

Dallas, TX

2010 - 2013

SKILLS

• Languages:

Python, Java (8–17), Scala, Kotlin, C# (.NET 6/7), JavaScript(ES6+), TypeScript, SQL, Bash, Go (1.20+), PowerShell

• Backend:

Spring Boot, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Gin (Go), Node.js, Laravel, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, Spring Security, OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, SSO

• Frontend:

React (18+), Angular (v12–14), Vue.js, React Native, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, TypeScript

• MLOps / DevOps:

Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps(ADO), Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, Python Wheel Packaging

• Cloud Platforms:

AWS (SageMaker, Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, Lake Formation),Azure (AKS, Functions, Blob Storage, DevOps Pipelines),GCP (BigQuery, GKE),IBM Cloud

• Security & Compliance:

OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, LDAP, VPN, HIPAA, PCIDSS

• Data & Analytics:

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Airflow, ETL Pipelines, Snowflake, Redshift, Power BI, Tableau

• AI / Machine Learning / Data Science:

PyTorch, TensorFlow, TFX, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, Spark MLlib, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV, MLflow, PySpark, Apache Flink, EDA, ETL

• AI/LLM Engineering & Prompting:

LangChain, Autogen, CrewAI, FAISS, Vector Databases, RAG Pipelines, LLM API Integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI), Prompt Engineering

• Streaming, Messaging & Orchestration:

Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams, Celery, Apache Airflow

• Version Control & Project Management:

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Agile, Scrum

• Monitoring & Observability:

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios, Datadog

• Collaboration:

Cross-Functional Communication, Agile Delivery, Product-Focused Mindset, Technical Mentorship

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