Senior Software Engineer · 10+ years

Building fast, resilient systems that feel effortless.

I like turning tricky backend problems into systems that are quick, dependable, and pleasantly boring to operate.

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30%API response improvement

40%release-cycle reduction

50%less manual maintenance

system / healthy LIVE

LIVE STREAM-- req/s

cache hit queue clear tracing

99.99% availability 18ms p95 4.2k req/s

Redis ●

Kafka ●

GraphQL ●

SYMFONY✦SPRING BOOT✦NESTJS✦MICROSERVICES✦EVENT-DRIVEN✦OBSERVABILITY✦CI/CD✦ SYMFONY✦SPRING BOOT✦NESTJS✦MICROSERVICES✦EVENT-DRIVEN✦OBSERVABILITY✦CI/CD✦

Selected experience

Where engineering
moves the needle.

A few places where I got to untangle messy systems, ship useful changes, and leave things running a little smoother than I found them.

09/2025 — 05/2026TX

Luminary Codeworks

Senior Symfony Engineer

Designed Symfony Messenger event-driven workflows to shift long-running work into asynchronous processing.
Cut API response times by 30% using targeted Redis caching.
Cut release-cycle time by 40% with Docker/Jenkins deployment automation.
Reduced manual maintenance intervention by 50% with Symfony console commands.
Extended REST capabilities with GraphQL and strengthened production observability.

SymfonyPHPRedisDockerGraphQL

07/2023 — 09/2025KY

Redwood Analytics

Senior Java Spring Backend Developer

Architected Spring Cloud microservices with clear boundaries and fault isolation.
Integrated Kafka-based asynchronous messaging for higher-throughput event processing.
Built Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards to surface bottlenecks earlier.
Reduced release-cycle time by 32% through Jenkins/Docker automation.

JavaSpring BootKafkaGrafana

04/2020 — 06/2023NY

Vertex Technologies

Node.js Full-Stack Developer

Designed NestJS microservices for concurrent workloads and independent scaling.
Standardized logging and error handling across services with shared decorators and interceptors.
Implemented Redis caching and automated Jenkins CI/CD workflows.

Node.jsNestJSTypeScriptRedis

02/2017 — 12/2019LA

BrightTech Solutions

Senior Front-End Developer

Developed responsive applications with React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
Built reusable UI components and scalable front-end architecture.
Improved performance through code optimization, state management, and responsive design.

ReactAngularVueAccessibility

01/2016 — 01/2017Los Angeles, CA

Nexora Technologies

Full-Stack Developer

Built full-stack applications and REST APIs with Python, Django, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL/MySQL.
Implemented authentication, authorization, data validation, tests, and asynchronous workflows.
Improved performance through database optimization, caching, and efficient Python code.

PythonDjangoPostgreSQLMySQL

The toolkit

A broad stack,
deep where it counts.

Languages

JavaScript · TypeScript · PHP · Java · Python · C# · Kotlin

Backend

Symfony · Laravel · Spring Boot · Node.js · NestJS · Django · FastAPI · Flask · .NET Core

Data & messaging

PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · Neo4j · Cassandra · Kafka · RabbitMQ

Cloud

AWS · Azure · GCP · ECS · Lambda · RDS · Aurora · DynamoDB · Cloud Run · Firebase · Pub/Sub

Architecture

REST · GraphQL · OAuth 2.0 · JWT · Microservices · WebSockets · Event-Driven Architecture

DevOps & AI

Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Datadog · Sentry · Spark · BigQuery · OpenAI · RAG

A little context

Good architecture should make it easier to ship, learn, and sleep at night.

Brandon is a Senior Software Engineer focused on designing, modernizing, and operating backend services, APIs, and distributed applications. His work combines architectural execution with cross-functional delivery, emphasizing responsiveness, release efficiency, operational consistency, and maintainability.

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Bachelor of Computer Science
Drexel University · 2011 — 2015

Dean’s ListOutstanding CS ProjectAcademic Excellence ScholarshipSoftware Engineering Project Award

Professional endorsements

Trusted to make complex work calmer.

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Brandon brings a strong systems mindset to backend work — he connects architecture, performance, and operational reality instead of treating them as separate problems.

Ethan CaldwellAmerican Solutions

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He has a practical way of simplifying complicated services while keeping the engineering bar high. His focus on maintainability shows up in the details.

Maya BennettVelora Labs

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Brandon consistently thinks about the whole delivery loop — from code and APIs through CI/CD, observability, and the experience of the engineers operating the system.

Lucas DonovanRedwood Analytics

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His engineering approach is measured and outcome-oriented. He looks for the bottleneck, makes the change concrete, and leaves the system easier to evolve.

Sofia ReynoldsNorthstar Innovations Group

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Brandon pairs deep backend knowledge with a collaborative delivery style, making him especially effective on distributed systems and modernization efforts.

Daniel MercerBrightTech Solutions

Got something tricky?

Let's build something thoughtful.

Got a gnarly backend problem, a system that needs a tune-up, or just want to say hello? Drop me a note — I’d love to hear what you’re building.

brandon.mazlan@gmail.com (714) 584-8530