Cory Ortega
Yorba Linda,CA
Summary
Dynamic Software Engineer with a proven track record of driving innovation and tackling complex challenges. Instrumental in launching Confluence Databases at Atlassian, resulting in a significant increase in user engagement and expanded international reach. Previously developed in-house solutions at Hertz that generated $2 million in savings, showcasing a strong ability to deliver impactful results. An avid embroidery enthusiast who created Ember, the first and only free online embroidery CAD software, blending creativity with technical expertise.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer
Atlassian
03.2022 - Current
- Contributed to the planning and launch of one of Atlassian’s newest products, Confluence Databases
- Led multiple aspects of development for Confluence Databases, scaling monthly active users from 2,000 to 350,000 over the course of 2 years
- Developed an Confluence Databases SDK
- Leveraged the SDK to integrate Databases with Atlassian's internal AI and other Atlassian products
- Integrated an mass import/export architecture into Atlassian’s existing infrastructure, handling requests anywhere from 1 to 10,000 Confluence Databases at a time
- Processed mass amounts of performance data, formatted it, and presented it in multiple Databricks dashboards
- Rebuilt our collab system to have real-time collaboration for 25 concurrent users on complex data structures using YJS
- Increased test coverage from 0 to 80% with Playwright and React Testing Library
- Worked with translators to enable internationalization across 20+ languages, fostering inclusivity and broadening market reach for the application
- Conducted over 100 interviews, ensuring top talent enters the company
Software Engineer/Digital Innovation Analyst
Hertz
04.2021 - 03.2022
- Built scalable solutions and handled DevOps with a multitude of AWS micro-services (Lambda, SQS, Api Gateway, DynamoDB Route53, etc.), scripted with SAM and CloudFormation, deployed via Jenkins as CI/CD
- Developed fresh location search pages according to a given design using React JS, TailwindCSS, and Google Maps API
- Architected entirely automated pipeline that updates any one of our 6000+ locations on Google My Business listings in real-time
- Deployed fresh international website with React + jQuery for 50+ international countries and franchises, improving the customer experience and upping conversion by 7% for corporate EU and 15% for franchises
- Used Google’s Dialogflow to build Apple Business Chat and Google Business Message automated chat bots, supporting 2,500+ conversions per week
- Spearheaded the development of a new CMS using Google micro-services, boosting ad clickthrough rates by 43% across 70+ countries.
- Conducted A/B tests with Google Optimize, leveraging data analytics to inform design choices and optimize user engagement.
Software Engineer Intern
Major League Hacking
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Worked with the Department of Defense to develop financial software for the military
- Developed React JS front-end using Redux for state management, Chart.js for visualization, and Material UI as our UI framework
- Built a Flask codebase, introducing JWT for multiple levels of authentication
- Designed relational database schema and used SQLAlchemy as ORM
Education
Certificate Full-Stack Development & Computer Science - Computer Science, Web Development
Bloom Institute of Technology
05.2020
A.A. Mathematics - Mathematics
Santiago Canyon College
08.2019
Skills
- TypeScript
- Python
- SQL
- Databricks
- AI
- Node
- Express
- React
- AWS
- GCP
- Jenkins
- WebGL
Timeline
Software Engineer
Atlassian
03.2022 - Current
Software Engineer/Digital Innovation Analyst
Hertz
04.2021 - 03.2022
Software Engineer Intern
Major League Hacking
02.2021 - 04.2021
Certificate Full-Stack Development & Computer Science - Computer Science, Web Development
Bloom Institute of Technology
A.A. Mathematics - Mathematics
Santiago Canyon College
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