Niko Dunixi

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Senior Software Engineer
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Experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in robust, scalable microservice architectures. Focused on simplicity, cost-efficiency, and high availability. Passionate advocate for the "you build it, you own it" philosophy, emphasizing testing, modularity, and developer productivity.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science
  • CompTIA Project+ Certification
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Skills

Platforms

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Kubernetes

Application Development

  • Java SpringBoot and Dropwizard
  • GoLang
  • Python Django and Flask
  • React with Typescript
  • TailwindCSS

Data Management

  • Postgres
  • MySQL
  • SQS
  • DynamoDB
  • Amazon Aurora and GCP CloudSQL

CI/CD

  • Git
  • Linux and Bash
  • Docker
  • Apache Maven
  • Helm and Kustomize
  • Terraform and CloudFormation

WorldWinner

Senior Software Engineer
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  • Created GoLang/SQS event-driven architecture to deliver customer-facing features. (AWS Lambda/AWS Fargate/Kubernetes)
  • Migrated legacy systems from Perl/Java to Golang (Monolith to Microservices)
  • Implemented custom React Typescript with Unity 3D Game Engine integration for business needs (Game Modularity/Score Obfuscation)
  • Utilized NextJS with SSR to implement modern UI as a Backend for Frontend (BFF) pattern
  • Executed effective deployment plans to recover from production outages
  • Standardized library management and CI/CD (Maven/Bitbucket/Amazon S3)

American Family Insurance

Senior Software Engineer
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  • Conceptualized, designed, and delivered a GoLang OIDC product
  • Introduced GoLang for Web Application Development and Developer Tooling
  • Operated a Center of Excellence in GCP
  • Created standards for Web Application Development and CI/CD (Spotify-Backstage/GitLab/GKE)
  • Held GCP office hours for developers and business users

Forcepoint LLC

Senior Software Engineer
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  • Built microservices in Java (Dropwizard), C# (EmbedIO), and GoLang
  • Deployed microservices to EC2, ECS, and Kubernetes
  • Developed new technologies and improved legacy customer-facing products
  • Created AWS infrastructure meeting challenging business requirements while adhering to AWS best practices and stability
  • Established an efficient CI/CD process integrating AWS CloudFormation and HashiCorp Terraform

Western Governors University

Software Engineer II - Senior Software Engineer
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  • Created new application for students and employees facing applications (Java/SpringBoot)
  • Successfully migrated legacy systems from old standards (6-7+ years legacy JSP Servlets) to modern, cloud-focused architectures using Dockerized microservices on ECS Fargate
  • Established the CI/CD process at WGU for building and delivering stacks with CodeBuild and CloudFormation
  • Facilitated the transition from dedicated on-premise servers to Docker containers in Serverless Fargate Clusters within ECS
  • Introduced GoLang for CI/CD and Developer Tooling

Krames Staywell [TEKsystems]

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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  • Migrated client's Web UI automation from Telerik to Selenium
  • Created a custom Selenium WebDriver to support Telerik-written tests
  • Enabled clients to maintain their legacy test suite while utilizing Selenium's features and standards

Overstock.com

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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  • Began in the call center, initiating automation to eliminate manual tasks
  • Transitioned to the QA department and enhanced an existing JMeter test suite by creating a developer-centric Web UI for scheduling tests
  • Developed a unified Selenium automation framework, enabling teams to write tests seamlessly across different business unit verticals