the sam marks

human being | software engineer

Austin, Texas

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About

Software engineer with over five years of professional experience specializing in backend systems, cloud networking, and customer experience platforms. My work centers on building robust APIs and services that support authentication, identity management, and user profile systems at enterprise scale.

I've deployed and supported applications used globally across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. This has given me a deep appreciation for building systems that perform reliably regardless of geography or load.

Beyond backend work, I have experience integrating frontend applications with cloud identity providers, designing systems that balance security, performance, and ease of use.

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

JavaSpring BootJavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsAstroPythonBash

Cloud & Infrastructure

AzureDockerKubernetesPostgreSQLRedisKafkaCI/CD

Tools & Platforms

GitMavenGradleVercelSupabaseFigma

Experience

General Motors

Software Engineer

June 2021 - Present

4 yrs 8 mos · Hybrid

Austin, Texas

Design and maintain backend web applications using micro-services architecture, exposing RESTful APIs with Spring Boot
Deploy scalable, distributed cloud systems integrated with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), caching layers (Redis, Caffeine), and event streaming platforms (Kafka, Azure Event Hub)
Develop CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) to build (Maven, Node), containerize (Docker), and deploy applications to both cloud (AKS) and on-premise (K8s, Cloud Foundry) environments

Shamrock Technologies, Inc.

ETL Developer/BI Intern

June 2020 - Dec 2020

7 mos

Newark, New Jersey

Used SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to develop ETL solutions
Automated ETL packages with SQL Agent Jobs in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Improved efficiency of data integration, quality of data, and effectiveness of BI reporting