Jordan Richlen
Senior Software Engineer
Ankeny,IA
Summary
Adaptable Senior Software Engineer talented at providing customized and optimized solutions for all needs. Self-motivator gifted at finding reliable and innovative solutions to complex problems. Enthusiastic about developing forward-thinking solutions to boost developer productivity and engagement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
John Deere
Urbandale, IA
11.2021 - Current
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Terraform, Drone, and AWS to improve overall team performance and deliver positive results through knowledge sharing.
- Practiced and encouraged respectful and transparent communication in interactions.
- Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
- Promoted experience with Kubernetes, Docker and Amazon Web Services.
- Reduced costs and promoted containerization by migrating 15+ applications from EBS to ECS
- Coordinated retirement of 40+ beanstalk applications using automation to inventory and track down untagged and unmaintained EBS environments.
DevOps Engineer
John Deere
Urbandale, IA
10.2019 - 11.2022
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
- Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.
- Built automation tools and applications to deploy next-generation platforms.
- Wrote code and developed tools and integrations to meet cross-platform user needs.
- Designed and implemented Developer Buddy to provide insights and best practices to developers averaging over 2,000 scans per day, and preventing bugs and violations of company standards on 5-10% of those scans
Full Stack Web Developer
John Deere
Urbandale, IA
12.2017 - 10.2019
- Developed unit, integration, and regression test cases for testing and automation. Implemented using tools such as Cypress, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium for UI regression testing.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
- Maintained complex technology infrastructure and collaborated with product team to implement new features and strategically plan for future products.
- Participated in requirements gathering to solidify prerequisites and determine best technical solution to meet business needs.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Delivered features with positive outcomes for 10+ Operations Center applications including Persistent Header, Grower, Product Manager, Setup Builder, Crop Planner, Entity Sync Web, Data Export Wizard and Field Analyzer.
Web Developer
EMC Insurance
Des Moines, IA
05.2015 - 12.2017
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX and JSON coding.
- Oversaw technical issues and troubleshooting requests to resolve user problems.
- Ran debugging tools to eliminate flaws and glitches prior to publishing
- Learned proprietary language to integrate and build web applications in Unisys Business Information Server (BIS) with add-on Internet Commerce Enabler (ICE)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 08.2011 - 05.2015
Skills
JavaScript/TypeScript, React, CSS/SASS
Python, Bash, and Linux Shell Scripting
Golang, Java, Scala and other languages
Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Puppeteer UI Test Automation
CI/CD Platforms, Drone, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Agile, Paired Programming, and TDD
Platform Engineering with Generators, Terraform Modules, and GitHub Apps
Docker and Containerization
Coaching, Mentoring, and Developer Advocacy
Observability Tools like Grafana Loki, Prometheus, and Tempo
Kubernetes
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
John Deere
11.2021 - Current
DevOps Engineer
John Deere
10.2019 - 11.2022
Full Stack Web Developer
John Deere
12.2017 - 10.2019
Web Developer
EMC Insurance
05.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Iowa State University
08.2011 - 05.2015