Software Engineer résumé, tailored to a “Backend Software Engineer” posting
Maya Okafor's most recent role, before and after Tailr rewrote it for this posting.
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The posting — Larkspur Freight (fictional)
Backend Software Engineer — Larkspur Freight (fictional). We build the routing platform that moves parcels for 3,000 merchants. You will design and operate services in Go, own their PostgreSQL schemas, and improve reliability of our AWS workloads. You will write clear design docs, review code, and mentor newer engineers. Requirements: 3+ years backend experience, Go, PostgreSQL, AWS. Nice to have: Kubernetes, gRPC, on-call experience.
Most recent role
Software Engineer · Pinecrest Logistics
- Wrote Go services that ingest carrier tracking webhooks.
- Designed PostgreSQL tables for shipment events and added indexes that cut the slowest report from 40s to 3s.
- Moved nightly batch jobs to AWS Lambda.
- Joined the on-call rotation and wrote runbooks for the top 10 alerts.
Software Engineer · Pinecrest Logistics
- Wrote Go services to ingest carrier tracking webhooks and designed PostgreSQL tables for shipment events, adding indexes that cut the slowest report from 40s to 3s.
- Migrated nightly batch jobs to AWS Lambda, simplifying scheduled workloads on the company's cloud infrastructure.
- Joined the on-call rotation, wrote runbooks for the top 10 alerts, and supported reliable operation of backend services.
Projects
Trailhead Weather
- Small Go CLI that pulls NOAA forecasts for saved hiking trails
Trailhead Weather
- Built a Go CLI that pulls NOAA forecasts for saved hiking trails.
Posting keywords
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