Miguel Cortez

Software Engineer

Focal Tech•  September 2019 - May 2023

- Developed a comprehensive real estate technology platform from the ground up, integrating new features through React and Node.js implementation. - Successfully migrated from a monolithic to a microservices architecture using AWS, resulting in significant improvements in project scalability. - Converted codebase from JavaScript to Typescript for scalability and better developer experience and achieved 90% test coverage through effective use of TDD with Jest and Cypress. - Migrated database from MongoDB to PostgreSQL for optimal big data management and used GraphQL for React front-end data query, reducing server response time by 50%. - Developed a Weather Analysis Service for regular people and meteorologists to manage 750+ GB of data that needs to be recycled every 2 days by querying it in ~200ms using Python and Django. - Built reusable code through React/Node refactoring, and optimized SQL queries to decrease response time by 34%. - Designed and built a local development environment using Docker for macOS and Linux. Local development included Django (Python), Celery, Redis, and PostgreSQL. - Actively mentored and guided junior developers, providing technical expertise and fostering their professional growth, resulting in increased team efficiency and successful onboarding of new members.

Software Engineer

PieSoft.US•  June 2017 - August 2019

- Worked on a Social Media Analytics service with complex UI, built an admin dashboard, and created several React components with D3 charts that support interactive visualizations of financial data projections and analysis. - Implemented OIDC server to forward secondary web apps an OpenID Connect compliant JWT that carries information on the authenticated user which can be used to control the access. - Accomplished lots of PSD and Figma to HTML conversions for responsive and pixel-perfect designs using HTML5, CSS/SCSS, AJAX, jQuery, and Bootstrap. - Worked with functional components and modern hooks and maintained the legacy class component and Redux store. - Used Amazon S3 bucket to store large files and MongoDB to store documents of Users, Accounts, Merchants, Transactions, etc. - Conceptualized, developed, and maintained Fanse.co, a robust and scalable platform inspired by the functionality of OnlyFans, offering content creators a secure and monetized environment for engaging with their fanbase. - Implemented communication using socket.io to meet real-time communication needs. - Collaborated with the product owner and product manager on analyzing competitors, business needs, and development vectors from the technical side.