John Wilson

Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 10 years of experience designing and delivering scalable enterprise SaaS platforms, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices design. Proven ability to lead system architecture, optimize performance-critical applications, modernize cloud infrastructure, and implement AI-driven automation in production environments.

Experienced in building reliable, high-availability systems and improving engineering efficiency across full software development lifecycles.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Guidewire - San Mateo, CA

(2022-06 - 2026-03)

• Led architecture design for cloud-native SaaS platforms built with Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Engineered scalable REST APIs and backend microservices supporting high-throughput production workloads.
• Designed event-driven communication patterns to improve system decoupling, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing deployment cycles by 35%.
• Tuned PostgreSQL and SQL Server performance through indexing strategies, query optimization, and caching layers.
• Integrated LLM-powered automation capabilities into enterprise workflows to streamline internal operations.
• Contributed to system reliability engineering practices supporting high availability across production services.

Full-Stack developer - Smartsheet - Bellevue, WA

(2018-06 - 2022-04)

• Built enterprise-grade web applications using React, Angular, Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.
• Engineered backend services and APIs supporting mission-critical business workflows.
• Designed modular frontend architecture improving code maintainability and reducing development overhead.
• Refactored application performance bottlenecks, improving responsiveness and SEO metrics by up to 35%.
• Enhanced AWS deployment workflows and infrastructure stability, improving system reliability by 30%.
• Supported production environments through debugging, performance tuning, and issue resolution.
• Participated in system design reviews and contributed to technical decision-making for enterprise platforms.

Front-End Developer - Smarsh - Portland, OR

(2015-08 - 2018-03)

• Designed and implemented responsive web applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Developed reusable UI components and frontend modules for enterprise applications.
• Integrated frontend systems with REST APIs and backend services.
• Optimized user interface performance, improving rendering speed and cross-browser consistency.
• Collaborated with UX designers and backend engineers to deliver production-ready features.
• Participated in Agile development cycles, sprint planning, and peer code review processes.

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science - Stevens Institute of Technology (2011 - 2015)