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## Bio I am a Senior Software Engineer with several years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My work spans Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Angular, C#/.NET Core, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and Azure. I specialize in designing distributed systems and microservices that handle high traffic, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. I have extensive experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, database optimization with PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and CI/CD automation using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Throughout my career, I’ve owned features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to deployment and production support. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, improving system scalability, and building software that delivers real business impact. I also explore AI-assisted development tools and modern automation techniques to improve engineering productivity and streamline workflows. My goal is to continuously grow as an engineer while contributing to high-quality, impactful products.…## Bio I am a Senior Software Engineer with several years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My work spans Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Angular, C#/.NET Core, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and Azure. I specialize in designing distributed systems and microservices that handle high traffic, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. I have extensive experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, database optimization with PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and CI/CD automation using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Throughout my career, I’ve owned features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to deployment and production support. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, improving system scalability, and building software that delivers real business impact. I also explore AI-assisted development tools and modern automation techniques to improve engineering productivity and streamline workflows. My goal is to continuously grow as an engineer while contributing to high-quality, impactful products.

Rick Bretschneider

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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## Bio I am a Senior Software Engineer with several years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My work spans Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Angular, C#/.NET Core, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and Azure. I specialize in designing distributed systems and microservices that handle high traffic, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. I have extensive experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, database optimization with PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and CI/CD automation using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Throughout my career, I’ve owned features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to deployment and production support. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, improving system scalability, and building software that delivers real business impact. I also explore AI-assisted development tools and modern automation techniques to improve engineering productivity and streamline workflows. My goal is to continuously grow as an engineer while contributing to high-quality, impactful products.…## Bio I am a Senior Software Engineer with several years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My work spans Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Angular, C#/.NET Core, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and Azure. I specialize in designing distributed systems and microservices that handle high traffic, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. I have extensive experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, database optimization with PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and CI/CD automation using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Throughout my career, I’ve owned features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to deployment and production support. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, improving system scalability, and building software that delivers real business impact. I also explore AI-assisted development tools and modern automation techniques to improve engineering productivity and streamline workflows. My goal is to continuously grow as an engineer while contributing to high-quality, impactful products.

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Fort Myers, United States

Bio

I am a Senior Software Engineer with several years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My work spans Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Angular, C#/.NET Core, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and Azure.

I specialize in designing distributed systems and microservices that handle high traffic, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. I have extensive experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, database optimization with PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and CI/CD automation using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Throughout my career, I’ve owned features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to deployment and production support. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, improving system scalability, and building software that delivers real business impact.

I also explore AI-assisted development tools and modern automation techniques to improve engineering productivity and streamline workflows. My goal is to continuously grow as an engineer while contributing to high-quality, impactful products.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Wayfair

October 1, 2024 - Present

Designed and developed high-throughput Java Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs supporting 200,000,000 daily e-commerce transactions; modernized enterprise fulfillment and inventory services by implementing event-driven architectures with Kafka; designed and optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL data loads; built reusable Angular and TypeScript frontend components enabling faster feature delivery; automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes; collaborated with product managers and architects to deliver cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure; mentored junior and mid-level engineers to improve code quality and delivery velocity.

Full Stack Engineer at Rapid Scale Technologies

March 20, 2020 - October 1, 2024

Designed and developed enterprise web applications using Angular, Java Spring Boot, .NET Core, and SQL Server; built RESTful microservices with Kafka-driven workflows; migrated legacy apps to AWS and Azure cloud platforms; implemented secure authentication with OAuth 2 and JWT; deployed microservices architecture with Kubernetes and Docker; automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins; enhanced monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; contributed to data modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL, improving performance and scalability.

Software Developer at Unum

January 1, 2016 - March 1, 2020

Developed backend services and enterprise applications using Java, .NET Framework, and SQL Server; supported 50,000+ internal users across insurance operations; designed and implemented backend data stores and data access layers; built RESTful APIs and integrated internal and third-party systems; improved data accuracy and performance across business units; automated operational processes using C#, SQL, and PowerShell.