Experienced Software Engineer with 4+ years of success building scalable full-stack web applications, automation frameworks, and backend services in cloud-native environments. Strong background in QA tooling, API performance optimization, and frontend engineering. Proven track record in launching international initiatives, reducing latency through frontend/backend collaboration, and driving quality via reusable test automation. Passionate about delivering high-impact features and improving engineering velocity through automation and CI/CD.
• Launched mission-critical systems for Amazon’s retail expansion in Belgium and South Africa, covering full-stack development from frontend components to backend services and infrastructure.
• Built a reusable test automation framework using Java and Selenium for rewards systems, now used globally across teams.
• Automated feed creation & scheduling via Python, cutting manual work by 70%.
• Developed automated test suites using TestNG and data validation scripts using SQL, improving test coverage and reducing defects.
• Reduced checkout latency for South Africa by 90% by optimizing React frontend and backend APIs.
• Led async reporting pipeline design and implementation for TV license validation using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and DynamoDB.
• Integrated dynamic frontend controls for exchange rule enforcement, enabling seamless cross-border purchases.
• Collaborated with QA, product, and SDE teams to establish scalable testing strategies and reusable components.
• Contributed to the geographic expansion of the AWS Heal platform which runs software and hardware checks on all the hosts used by Amazon internally.
• Led backend development for hardware verification services to improve infrastructure reliability.
• Improved backend observability and API behavior via enhancements in Ruby on Rails.
• Authored design documentation used across internal engineering teams.
• Built dashboards in Tableau and Power BI to support marketing and product decisions.
• Developed ETL pipelines for processing web analytics and daily performance reports.
• Delivered actionable metrics to improve customer engagement and conversions.
• Used SQL to extract and analyze marketing campaign performance, identifying key drivers for audience engagement.
• Automated recurring report generation using Python scripts and SQL queries to reduce manual workload.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define KPIs and build interactive data visualizations for executive presentations.