Jeremy Whitbred

Technical leader and Software Engineer with a passion for building high-quality, customer focused software, particularly distributed real time systems, and empowering teams. Proven ability to design, develop, and deliver complex projects while mentoring and elevating engineers. I thrive in environments that encourage continuous learning and enjoy discussing the latest industry trends and advancements; I love when people ask what's on my in progress reading list. Feel free to contact me on LinkedIn.

Skills and Expertise

Hard Skills

Programming Languages
JavaScript/TypeScript, Kotlin, Python, C#, Java
Cloud Technologies
AWS (Kinesis, Lambda, SNS, SQS, EC2, S3, and more), Heroku, GPC
Data Engineering
Flink, Streaming Data Architectures, Data Pipelines, Telemetry Systems
Software Engineering Practices
Scalability Design, SRE, Performance Optimization, Code Optimization
Front-End Development
Angular, AngularJS, Polymer, D3, HTML, CSS, Sass, Handlebars
Back-End/DBs
Node.js, DynamoDB, Postgres, CloudWatch, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch
Security
Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigation, Security Design, Threat Modeling
DevOps
On Call, Orchestration, Containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Soft Skills

Leadership & Mentorship
Mentoring, Technical Leadership, 1:1s, Sponsoring, Team Building
Communication
Technical Communication, Cross-team Collaboration, Requirements Gathering, API Design
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking, Root Cause Analysis, Correction of Errors
Project Management
Product Ownership, Project Scoping, Funding Proposals, Change Management
Process Improvement
Kaizen, Automation, Cross Team Collaboration, Efficiency Improvement
Other
Hiring, Interviewing, UX research

Experience

Amazon AWS - Sr. SDE (2019 - Present)

  • Led the design and implementation of multiple AWS internal systems, including testing environments, streaming data platforms, and legacy system migrations.
  • Designed and implemented a universal combinatorial streaming system using Flink and Kotlin.
  • Served as a Change Management Bar Raiser, ensuring automation and efficiency in operational processes.
  • AWS Security Guardian, providing technical and security guidance to teams across AWS.
  • Mentored engineers across many teams, providing technical guidance and career development support. Resulted in 6 successful promotions so far.
  • Built distributed platform services to monitor data center health, ensuring 99.9% availability.
  • Optimized core infra service execution speed by 50% through a template caching layer.
  • Championed an org-wide modernization initiative, migrating systems to containers and serverless architecture.
  • Developed a web-based IDE used daily by over 77,000 Amazon engineers.
  • Successfully secured funding, designed, built, and managed a cross-team integration system.
  • Contributed to Amazon's hiring process as an interviewer.

Spaceflight Industries/BlackSky Global - Staff Engineer (2016 - 2019)

  • Developed a comprehensive telemetry system for real-time and historical spacecraft data, including storage, retrieval, and visualization tools.
  • Collaborated with engineers to build UIs for satellite control and mission tasking.
  • Built tools for satellite control and mission tasking for aerospace engineers.
  • Developed microservices for satellite interaction, visualization, and mission planning.
  • Established UI and front-end patterns for improved development consistency and efficiency.
  • Developed a full-stack Situational Awareness application for satellite command and control.
  • Integrated data from real-time and historical data stores to provide actionable insights and visualizations.

Disney - Senior Web Developer (2015 - 2016)

  • Maintained AngularJS app for login and account management across all Disney properties.
  • Worked with customers and stakeholders to support new features and follow appropriate data collection mechanisms.
  • Designed and implemented new features and APIs for web and mobile development, driving customer retention

Farmstr.com - Software Engineer (2014 - 2015)

  • Built a two-sided marketplace using Node.js, Postgres, and Heroku.
  • Built backend services, consumed external APIs, and implemented the front-end UI.
  • Worked with external payment processors

Nordstrom Direct - Interactive Developer (2013 - 2014)

  • Specialized in enterprise-level JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and C#.
  • Created customer-facing content and reusable components for a custom CMS.
  • Built internal developer tools and services, reducing developer testing time by 50%

TurnClick - Lead User Experience Developer (2012 - 2013)

  • Defined coding standards, testing procedures, and deployment processes
  • Created custom WordPress themes with semantic HTML and interactive JavaScript.