John Carter
Full-stack Developer
Summary
Full-stack developer with 5 years building large-scale web applications in React, Node.js and PostgreSQL. Skilled at service architecture design, performance tuning and maintaining code quality. Experienced leading small teams and working in Agile/Scrum. Looking to take on a senior engineering role and contribute to high-impact products.Work Experience
2022 — Present
Senior Full-stack Developer
Northwind Software
- Built and maintained an e-commerce platform serving 150,000+ monthly active users.
- Re-architected services into microservices, cutting API response time 40% and lifting uptime to 99.9%.
- Led a team of 4 engineers to ship a new payment feature, raising conversion by 18%.
- Established code review and unit testing practices, reducing production defects by 35%.
2020 — 2022
Front-end Developer
Brightloop Startup
- Built an SPA interface with React and TypeScript on a shared design system.
- Set up a GitLab CI/CD pipeline, reducing release time from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
- Optimized bundling and lazy-loading, improving the Lighthouse score from 62 to 94.
Education
B.S. in Computer Science2016 — 2020
University of Washington · Graduated with Honors · GPA 3.7/4.0
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Go, Python
Frameworks
React, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js, Express
Tools & Infra
Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, Git
Projects
Real-time Warehouse System2023
Real-time inventory tracking over WebSocket across 30 branches with sub-200ms latency.
Internal Payment Gateway2022
Integrated multiple payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, Adyen) with automated reconciliation.
Certifications
AWS Certified Developer — Associate · Amazon Web Services2023
Awards
Engineer of the Year · Northwind Software2023