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Orion Knight

Seattle,WA

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in ReactJS, NodeJS, and AWS, specializing in delivering high-performance SaaS/PaaS solutions that improve performance by 25%+ and reduce deployment times by 30%. Expert in designing scalable solutions for high-impact projects, including Peacock’s UI/UX and U.S. Army microservices.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Full Stack Developer

Akima GT/U.S.Army
Remote, United States
04.2023 - 08.2025
  • Engineered and deployed 25+ production-grade microservices for the U.S. Army using .NET Core and Docker, supporting 10,000+ active users with high availability.
  • Architected and integrated RESTful APIs processing 50,000+ daily requests, cutting data retrieval times by 40%.
  • Secured U.S. Army clearance to manage and safeguard classified datasets exceeding 100M records, ensuring 100% DoD compliance.
  • Streamlined deployment processes with PowerShell automation, reducing manual effort by 80% and saving 15+ engineering hours per sprint.
  • Authored 200+ pages of comprehensive technical documentation, including API references and architectural diagrams, boosting onboarding speed by 50%.
  • Devised .NET Core templates to standardize scaffolding across 20+ microservices, accelerating development cycles by 30%.
  • Improved database schema design for systems managing 10+ TB of mission-critical data, improving query efficiency by 35%.
  • Coached and mentored 6 junior developers, driving a 25% increase in code quality (fewer bugs, faster reviews).
  • Established a modular, layered architecture across all microservices, improving maintainability and reducing refactoring efforts by 40%.
  • Facilitated seamless user journeys, integrating third-party APIs for expanded functionality.

Full Stack Engineer UI/UX Lead

NBCUniversal LLC
New Jersey, United States
04.2020 - 02.2023
  • Designed RESTful APIs and SOAP services in Express, cutting average response times by 25% and raising cross-platform user satisfaction scores by 20%.
  • Partnered with product managers and stakeholders to deliver 50+ user-requested features, boosting user retention by 25% and accelerating release velocity by 30% through Agile practices.
  • Optimized cloud-based solutions using Azure’s scaling features, reducing application load times by 40% during peak usage and lowering cloud costs by 15%.
  • Integrated voice interaction capabilities powered by AI technologies, driving a 30% increase in accessibility adoption and serving 100,000+ voice-enabled device users.
  • Directed full-stack development of an NFT marketplace, securing $2M+ in transactions and increasing user activity and sales by 25% through blockchain integration.
  • Refined SQL-based reporting and data pipelines, halving query response times (50% reduction) and cutting report generation from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
  • Orchestrated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for 20+ deployments per sprint, trimming release times from 3 hours to 20 minutes and enabling zero-downtime rollouts.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement API integrations.
  • Executed load and stress tests simulating 200,000 concurrent users, safeguarding an uptime SLA of 99.99% under heavy demand.

Frontend Developer

Blue Fountain Media
New York, United States
05.2018 - 03.2020
  • Directed the redesign of 30+ client websites using Vue.js and Bootstrap, increasing page load speed by 35% and boosting engagement metrics by 20%, while integrating RESTful APIs for dynamic content delivery.
  • Applied responsive design techniques across all client projects, driving a 30% increase in mobile traffic and improving cross-device compatibility.
  • Constructed custom RESTful APIs and modernized legacy systems with SOAP integrations, reducing response times by 40% and enabling seamless third-party connectivity.
  • Containerized 10+ applications with Docker and orchestrated deployments via Kubernetes, reducing deployment time by 30% and eliminating 90% of environment drift issues.
  • Elevated SEO performance scores by 25% on Google Lighthouse through front-end optimization, generating 15% more organic traffic for clients.
  • Enhanced user retention by 20% by leveraging Vue.js state management (Vuex) and reusable components across 5+ platforms.
  • Executed load testing for high-traffic sites simulating 100,000 concurrent users, ensuring an uptime SLA of 99.9%.

Full Stack Developer

SpeedTest App
TX, United States
05.2017 - 05.2018
  • Company Overview: (Freelance/Startup)
  • Managed 50,000+ concurrent test requests using WebSockets, guaranteeing 99.9% uptime under peak loads.
  • Optimized server resources by designing efficient test scheduling and load balancing strategies, cutting costs by 20%.
  • Designed and deployed interactive data visualization dashboards (charts, graphs) for test history, boosting user engagement by 40%.

Education

Bachelor - Computer Science

University of Houston
Houston, TX
05.2017

Skills

  • Web Development: Angular, React, Vuejs, J2EE, JSP, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate, NET
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, DB2, DynamoDB
  • Cloud Technologies: AWS (Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Lambda function), Azure, GCP
  • Proficient in Git and SVN
  • Experienced in implementing Log4j
  • Version control and teamwork skills
  • Agile development methodologies
  • Software testing and validation

Websites

Timeline

Full Stack Developer

Akima GT/U.S.Army
04.2023 - 08.2025

Full Stack Engineer UI/UX Lead

NBCUniversal LLC
04.2020 - 02.2023

Frontend Developer

Blue Fountain Media
05.2018 - 03.2020

Full Stack Developer

SpeedTest App
05.2017 - 05.2018

Bachelor - Computer Science

University of Houston
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