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Sarah Mitchell

Senior Full Stack Engineer

linkedin.com/in/sarahmitchellsarah.mitchell@gmail.com

Summary

Results-driven Senior Full Stack Engineer with 8+ years of experience architecting and scaling enterprise applications. Expertise in cloud-native development, microservices architecture, and team leadership. Proven track record of reducing operational costs, improving system performance, and mentoring junior developers. Passionate about creating innovative solutions that drive business growth while maintaining code quality and scalability.

Core Skills

Technical Skills:

  • Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Java
  • Frontend: React.js, Vue.js, Next.js, Redux, WebGL
  • Backend: Node.js, Express, Django, Spring Boot
  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation), GCP
  • DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
  • Testing: Jest, Cypress, PyTest, JUnit
  • Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven, RESTful APIs, GraphQL

Soft Skills:

  • Technical Leadership & Team Management
  • Strategic Planning & Project Management
  • Cross-functional Team Collaboration
  • Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing
  • Agile/Scrum Methodologies
  • Stakeholder Communication

Professional Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer | Global Tech Solutions

2020 - Present
  • Led a team of 8 developers in redesigning the company's flagship SaaS platform, resulting in a 60% improvement in performance and 40% reduction in operational costs
  • Architected and implemented a microservices-based architecture that scaled to support 1M+ daily active users
  • Established coding standards and CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time by 70% and improved code quality metrics by 45%
  • Mentored 12+ junior developers, with 5 being promoted to mid-level positions within 18 months
  • Spearheaded the adoption of TypeScript and GraphQL, reducing API-related bugs by 65%

Full Stack Developer | InnovateX

2018 - 2020
  • Developed and maintained multiple high-traffic web applications serving 500K+ monthly users
  • Implemented real-time analytics dashboard using WebSocket, reducing data latency by 90%
  • Created automated testing framework that increased test coverage from 65% to 95%
  • Optimized database queries and implemented caching strategies, reducing average response time by 75%

Software Engineer | TechStart Corp

2016 - 2018
  • Built RESTful APIs and microservices supporting mobile and web applications
  • Reduced server costs by 35% through optimization of cloud resources and implementation of serverless architecture
  • Collaborated with UX team to implement responsive design patterns, improving mobile user satisfaction by 45%

Projects

Open Source Contributions:

  • Cloud Cost Optimizer (Go, AWS): Open-source tool for AWS cost optimization with 1000+ GitHub stars
  • React Component Library: Published npm package with 50K+ downloads featuring accessible UI components
  • Kubernetes Monitoring Tool: Contributed major features to popular open-source monitoring solution

Personal Projects:

  • Tech Blog Platform (Next.js, GraphQL): Full-stack blog platform with 10K+ monthly visitors
  • Real-time Collaboration Tool (WebSocket, React): Built production-grade collaborative workspace application

Education

Master of Science in Software Engineering

Stanford University, 2014 - 2016

Certifications

  • AWS Solutions Architect Professional (2023)
  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (2022)
  • Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) (2022)
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert (2021)