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Sutton May

South Jordan

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of professional experience specializing in Elixir/Phoenix, distributed systems, and scalable web platforms. Expert in building high-performance, fault-tolerant applications using OTP principles and microservices architecture. Proven track record of designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions that process millions of events daily and serve global audiences. Strong background in API development, real-time systems, and cloud-native technologies.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Estee Lauder Companies Inc
01.2023 - Current
  • Architected and developed EL's next-generation globally distributed web platform, serving millions of customers across 40+ countries with 99.9% uptime
  • Built enterprise-grade SSR (Server-Side Rendering) layer using Liquid templates and Elixir/OTP, improving cart and checkout load performance by over 5x
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive fulfillment microservices for all US brands utilizing RabbitMQ, CockroachDB, and Oban for distributed job processing
  • Developed sophisticated developer tooling enabling Frontend Engineers to seamlessly test local development against production and integration backends, reducing frontend bugs found after deployment
  • Led strategic integrations with major third-party e-commerce platforms including TikTok Shop, Amazon Storefront, and Shopify, expanding omnichannel presence
  • Optimized system performance through advanced caching strategies, database query optimization, and horizontal scaling, handling 10x traffic spikes during peak seasons
  • Mentored developers on Elixir best practices, OTP design patterns, and distributed systems architecture

Software Engineer

Podium
03.2020 - 12.2022
  • Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
  • Built and maintained Podium's Public API, enabling third-party developers to create custom integrations and extend platform capabilities
  • Established comprehensive API standards and documentation framework, improving developer experience and providing a straightforward integration path.
  • Designed and developed developer portal with self-service capabilities for managing applications, webhooks, API tokens, and release management
  • Implemented robust webhook infrastructure processing 50+ million events and delivering 2+ million daily notifications with sub-second latency
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure API consistency, security compliance, and backward compatibility
  • Developed robust, scalable, modular and API-centric infrastructures.

Integration Specialist

Podium
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Developed an internal tool to save specialists over 3+ hours a day in manual data entry.
  • Streamlined customer onboarding by integrating Business Management Systems with Podium platform, automating workflows and reducing manual processes
  • Reduced integration turnaround time by 40% through process automation and engineering optimization
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction scores by providing technical consultation and custom integration solutions
  • Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Science

Utah State University
Logan, UT
05-2017

Skills

  • Elixir, Phoenix, JavaScript, Nodejs, React, Golang
  • PostgresQL, CockroachDB, Redis
  • Apache Kafka & RabbitMQ
  • AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
  • Test-Driven Development
  • Web applications

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Estee Lauder Companies Inc
01.2023 - Current

Software Engineer

Podium
03.2020 - 12.2022

Integration Specialist

Podium
09.2019 - 03.2020

Associate of Science - Computer Science

Utah State University

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