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Germán Meza

@México

I am a software developer with a passion for scalable and efficient software. I enjoy building at scale, taking pictures, and traveling.

Email:iam@germanamz.com
Website:https://germanamz.com
GitHub:https://github.com/germanamz
LinkedIn:https://linkedin.com/in/germanamz

Education

Computer Information Technologist

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (CETI)

Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

Technologies

JavascriptReactPythonTypescriptNodejsNextjsGraphQLApolloAWSAWS LambdaDockerKubernetesTiltAWS DynamoDBTemporalvue.jsGo LangHapi.jsPostgresPHPAWS KinesisAWS SQSAWS DynamoAWS CloudWatchSQL ServerRestjenkinsVerdaccioReact NativeGCP cloud runMongodb AtlasAngular 7Loopback 3PostgreSQLRedisElasticsearchCI/CDAngular 4MongodbElectroniOSWindowsElasticCordova

Experience

Zillow Group

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2024 - Present

JavascriptReactPythonTypescriptNodejsNextjsGraphQLApolloAWSAWS LambdaDockerKubernetesTiltAWS DynamoDB
  • Lead the development of new systems to improve the purchase and rental experience.
  • Contributed to the development of new features to improve the overall user experience.
  • Developed and maintained BackEnd features and microservices to enhance scalability.
  • Mentored junior developers.
  • Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards.
  • Optimized code to deliver the best performances possible.
  • Analyzed points of opportunity to tackle performance issues.
  • Proficient on development of new features.
  • Architecture contributions to improve the overall systems.

X-Team

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2021 - Apr 2024

Temporalvue.jsGo LangHapi.jsReactAWSAWS LambdaNodejsPostgresDockerKubernetes
  • Developed and maintained FrontEnd and BackEnd features.
  • Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards.
  • Optimized code to deliver the best performances possible.
  • Analyzed points of opportunity to tackle performance issues.
  • Proficient on development of new features.
  • Leading the development of new services.
  • Architecture contributions to improve the overall systems.

Encora

Senior Software Engineer

Contract with GOBankingRates

Mar 2020 - Oct 2021

PHPPythonReactNextjsAWS LambdaAWS KinesisAWS SQSAWS DynamoAWS CloudWatch
  • Developed and maintained BackEnd features and microservices to enhance scalability.
  • Mentored junior developers.
  • Architecture contributions on multi-regional delivery and reliability.
  • Refactored internal libraries following clean code principles to improve performance and maintainability.
  • Migrated microservices from a conventional environment to a Serverless one to optimize infrastructure performance.
  • Led the development and integration of an internal microservice that advanced data quality.
  • Modernized a legacy codebase by migrating from PHP to JavaScript which improved functionality and standardization.
  • Performed code reviews that ensured that the software was meeting its specifications and quality standards.

The Ksquare Group

Software Engineer

Contract with Boy Scouts of America

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

JavascriptNodejsHapi.jsSQL ServerRestAWSjenkinsVerdaccio
  • Developed and maintained the organization's core API REST endpoints to ensure proper integration and functionality.
  • Improved microservice architecture to allow microservices to work together to operate as a monolithic service.
  • Refactored complex SQL queries to improve application performance.
  • Performed code reviews to improve code readability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Analyzed log data to detect anomalies in the API's performance and promptly resolve the issues.
  • Deployed multiple APIs from a Monorepo to optimize version control

Freelance

Software Engineer

Dec 2017 - Jul 2019

JavascriptTypescriptReactReact NativeNodejsDockerKubernetesGCP cloud runMongodb AtlasAngular 7Loopback 3PostgreSQLRedisElasticsearchAWSCI/CD
  • Worked on the entire full development lifecycle of an application to ensure a quality product from start to finish.

Lüphole

Software Engineer

Contract with GE Digital

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

JavascriptNodejsLoopback 3Angular 4TypescriptMongodbElectroniOSWindowsRestAWSElasticCordova
  • Worked on the entire full development lifecycle of an application to ensure a quality product from start to finish.
  • Built features that enabled the app to communicate with other iterations of the same app.
  • Indexed large quantities of PDFs to enable a function that could search the PDF files.
  • Developed a Desktop and Web User Interface with Angular to promote an intuitive User Experience.
  • Integrated with GE's intranet and authorization services to optimize security.
  • Designed the application to be compatible with Desktop and Web browsers to increase cross-platform usability.
  • Designed the architecture of the backend, desktop and web applications.