Specialized in scalable cloud architecture and API development with 8+ years of experience.
Passionate about creating efficient solutions that solve real business problems.
Designing and building RESTful and GraphQL APIs with a focus on performance, security, and comprehensive documentation for developers.
Creating efficient database schemas and query optimization for both SQL and NoSQL databases to ensure scalability and performance.
Implementing and managing AWS and Azure cloud solutions with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code practices.
I have brought here my biggest and favorite works as a professional.
Developed a secure financial data API platform that processes over 1 million transactions daily with 99.99% uptime and sub-100ms response times.
Architected a scalable microservices ecosystem for a major retail client that handled 200% traffic increase during seasonal peaks with zero downtime.
Built a HIPAA-compliant data integration platform that securely connects electronic health records across multiple hospital systems and provider networks.
My academic journey and continuing education
Master of Science in Computer Science Stanford University Specialization in Distributed Systems
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering University of California, Berkeley Minor in Data Science
AWS Solutions Architect Professional Amazon Web Services Certification with specialization in serverless
Google Cloud Professional Architect Google Cloud Platform Focus on scalable microservices architecture
Advanced Database Systems MIT Professional Education Performance optimization and distributed databases
Kubernetes Administration Linux Foundation Container orchestration and cloud-native applications
My tech stack includes @nodejs and @python for backend development, @react for frontend projects when needed. I work extensively with @aws and @kubernetes for infrastructure, and @postgresql and @mongodb for data storage.
My professional journey in software development
Finnovate Tech / San Francisco
CloudScale Systems / Seattle
HealthTech Innovations / Boston
E-Commerce Solutions / New York
TechStart Inc. / Austin
Lead Backend Architect
Senior Cloud Engineer
Backend Team Lead
Backend Developer
Junior Software Engineer
2021 - Present
2019 - 2021
2017 - 2019
2016 - 2017
2014 - 2016
Notable companies I've collaborated with on significant projects
What colleagues and clients say about my work
"Kate's API architecture transformed our financial platform. Her solutions reduced latency by 40% and improved security posture."
"Working with Kate on our cloud migration was exceptional. Her expertise in AWS saved us months of development time and resources."
"Kate's database optimization skills are unmatched. She redesigned our schema and queries, resulting in 10x faster performance."
"The microservices architecture Kate designed allowed us to scale seamlessly during Black Friday, handling 3x our normal traffic."
"Kate's mentorship was invaluable to our junior developers. She established coding standards that we still use today across all our projects."
"The authentication system Kate developed has been rock-solid for three years with zero security incidents. Truly impressive work."