Dylan Watson
Software Developer
Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
Multitalented Software Engineer with experience in Identity Platform implementation, API development and Data Engineering. Demonstrated excellent skills in Golang, JavaScript and Python. True team player with strengths in problem solving, adaptability and accuracy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
Years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Engineer
Coop Norge
Oslo
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Coordinated with other engineers to design,
implement, and deploy Golang, TypeScript and
Python based solutions on GCP infrastructure. - Managed CICD with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
and GitHub Actions. Maintained uninterrupted,
continuous deployments, prioritizing security and
uptime. - Main contributor to lift and shift of entire IDP solution
from Microsoft to GDP infrastructure. Performed
without downtime. Developed new reproducible
database management technique, limiting DB
access to privileged app instance + developers with
an effortless IaC approach. - Contributed to extensive dockerized unit and
end-to-end testing, allowing for portability and
reproducibility. Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality. - Developed numerous autonomous monitoring and
alerting tools, integrating with Microsoft teams, Slack
and email for increased visibility and minimal
response times.
Software Developer
Contact Energy
Wellington
04.2018 - 10.2021
- Designed, implemented and deployed digital infrastructure utilizing Node.js and AWS Lambda on the Serverless framework to create RESTful apis, as well as other event-driven microservices.
- Coordinated database development, including NoSQL and relational databases (DynamoDB and PostgreSQL).
- Implemented ETL jobs across multiple programming languages and databases (javascript, python).
- Maintained devops pipelines using GoCD and scripting languages e.g. bash.
- Implemented dynamic templating for customer facing emails.
- Produced technical documentation for education of newly hired employees.
- Led version control efforts for organization, employing GitLab and other private repositories.
- Implemented data pipelines to train machine learning models (AWS Comprehend).
Automation Tester
Tertiary Education Commission
Wellington
01.2018 - 03.2018
- Implemented a C# Selenium workflow to automate testing of complex data visualizations.
- Implemented proof of concepts of new features for using Qlik APIs.
Education
Master of Software Development - Computer And Information Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington 03.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Victoria University of Wellington
01.2013 - 01.2017
Skills
Amazon Web Services
Javascript/Nodejs/Typescript
API Design and Development
PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
Data Structures and Algorithms
Software Testing and Validation
Source and Version Control: Git, Github
Agile/Scrum Methodology
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Python
HTML
C#
Java
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
OAuth2/Auth0
Golang
Github Actions
AWS Lambda
Timeline
Software Engineer
Coop Norge
10.2021 - 10.2023
Software Developer
Contact Energy
04.2018 - 10.2021
Automation Tester
Tertiary Education Commission
01.2018 - 03.2018
Master of Software Development - Computer And Information Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
03.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Victoria University of Wellington
01.2013 - 01.2017