Ashley Redzko
Software Engineer
55 Manor LnLudlow, MA 01056,MA
Summary
Driven and innovative Senior Engineer with a proven track record at Lululemon and other leading companies. Excelled in enhancing backend API performance, leveraging expertise with Django, Django Rest Framewor, and various caching methodologies. Demonstrated leadership by helping coach fellow developers, showcasing a blend of technical prowess and team collaboration.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
27
27
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Engineer I
Lululemon
07.2021 - Current
- Maintained and improved functionailty of Lululemon Studio backend API (Django + Django Rest Framework).
- Introduced dynamic serializers to reduce number of unique serializers.
- Worked cross-functionally with other engineering teams to implement ETL pipeline with MindBody.
Software Engineer
Zipari, Inc.
6 2020 - 5 2021
- Integrated existing services and collaborated across teams to integrate data across the platform and external CMS applications (Salesforce, Dynamics).
- Helped maintain existing product, leveraging Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and more.
Software Engineer III, Performance
Logisticare-Circulation, Inc.
02.2019 - 05.2020
- Maintained and improved backend api for non-emergency medical rides (Django + Django Rest Framework)
- Improved test coverage and implemented improved mocking/testing tools.
- Increased performance of long-running endpoints via optimized ORM access (MySQL) and serializer profiling.
- Leveraged powerful profiling tools like DataDog and Kibana and load testing tools like Locust and JMeter to improve overall api response times up to 40%.
Software Developer
Rediker Software
05.2015 - 01.2019
- Create and maintain APIs for in-house fundraising and Teacher Evaluator (Django + Django Rest Framework and Flask-ApiSpec + Marshmallow).
- Create front end components using JavaScript, HTML and CSS (SASS).
- Coached interns and junior developers and acted as interim scrum master.
- Helped implement and maintain developer environment tools such as Vagrant, Docker, and Jenkins.
Student Web Developer
Western New England University
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Developed web tools in ColdFusion, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (jQuery) that lead to increased functionality of internally-facing IT tools.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Western New England University
Springfield, MA 05.2001 - 05.2016
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA 05.2001 - 05.2013
Skills
Python (Django Django Rest Framework)
Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)
Caching (Redis, Elasticsearch)
APM Performance Monitoring (Datadog, Sentry)
Cloud Services (AWS, Azure)
Containerization (Docker, Vagrant)
Agile (Scrum, Jira)
JavaScript & HTML/CSS
Load Testing (Locust, JMeter)
Timeline
Senior Engineer I
Lululemon
07.2021 - Current
Software Engineer III, Performance
Logisticare-Circulation, Inc.
02.2019 - 05.2020
Software Developer
Rediker Software
05.2015 - 01.2019
Student Web Developer
Western New England University
06.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Western New England University
05.2001 - 05.2016
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Springfield Technical Community College
05.2001 - 05.2013
Software Engineer
Zipari, Inc.
6 2020 - 5 2021