Stephen Lightcap
Backend Developer
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Experienced software developer with a deep understanding of web technologies and Python.
Experience
Django Consultant - Projekt202 - Under Armour, Jun 2021- Present, Consultant
Reviewed the monolithic Django application that supports UA MapMyFitness / MapMyRun.
Created roadmaps and recommendations to bring the application to use new technologies and audit the code for vulnerabilities.
● Refactored a large codebase that connected mongo collections that recorded steps,
sleep, workouts, etc. The refactoring included 100,000 lines of code, which saved Under
Armour roughly $400,000 yearly.
● Decoupled vital services from Django to their own microservice utilizing Java spring boot.
● Moved on prem kafka clusters to confluent and refactored many services to utilize the new cloud infrastructure.
Mid Level Backend Django Engineer - Lenders Cooperative, Jan 2021- Jun 2021, Contract
Maintain fintech services for loan processing between banks and end-users. Helped architect,
develop and maintain services that process thousands of requests every day with security in mind.
Full Stack Developer - Sandtex, Aug 2017 - Jan 2021, Full Time
Developed different technologies for in-house workflows - i.e automated invoice sending, ERP workflow design and implementation, record keeping, etc. Led projects with other engineers implementing agile and meeting deadlines.
● Architected the entire infrastructure to be cloud-ready and moved all servers and apps to
AWS before lockdown due to COVID.
● Automation - used machine learning to automate human tasks and automated hours of labor from each department.
● Developed an in-house quoting software program that kept track of bids and quotes. The program used previous data to start recommending quotes on new bids.
Web Developer - America Ship, May 2017 - Jan 2020, Part-Time
Developed different technologies for a shipping company that moves packages between the
Mexican and United States borders. Many technologies center around the development of tracking packages, label creation, and inventory.
● Developed an in-house tracking system that linked 3rd party delivery companies.
