I am a software engineer with 5+ years of experience leading the architecture design, development, and deployment of full-stack platforms, RESTful APIs, and web applications. I enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, scalable solutions while improving user experience. I have built and scaled microservices in Java Spring Boot, modern frontend in React, and robust CI/CD pipelines with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software that users love.

Charles Snyder

I am a software engineer with 5+ years of experience leading the architecture design, development, and deployment of full-stack platforms, RESTful APIs, and web applications. I enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, scalable solutions while improving user experience. I have built and scaled microservices in Java Spring Boot, modern frontend in React, and robust CI/CD pipelines with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software that users love.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Fiserv (Contract)
August 1, 2024 - Present
Led development of a fraud detection platform for Fortune 500 banking clients, supporting millions of daily transactions and real-time monitoring at scale. Built Java Spring Boot microservices powering customer self-service flows (limits, PIN resets, balance checks) with high availability. Developed modern frontend experiences using React (ES2023), Redux Toolkit, and PrimeReact. Engineered Kafka-based event processing to reduce synchronous load and maintain sub-second latency during peak usage. Optimized clearing and settlement workflows, improving processing efficiency by 8.7%. Established a secure CI/CD lifecycle with Sonatype, GitLab, and Fortify, blocking hundreds of critical vulnerabilities. Deployed containerized releases with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift for zero-downtime deployments across 30+ production environments.
Software Engineer III at Capco
March 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Led the design, development, and deployment of credit card and payments systems for a national bank using React, SCSS, Redux, and Node.js. Engineered high-throughput Java Spring Boot microservices supporting millions of daily banking transactions. Built RESTful services and data pipelines with Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate; refactored domain models to expose critical account data and simplify API consumption. Reduced API payloads and improved latency, while cutting operational costs. Contributed across the full-stack architecture to ensure consistency between backend services and frontend consumption layers.
Software Engineer at Entera Realty (Contract)
July 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Led frontend development for Entera’s real estate investment platform, enabling thousands of users to analyze and transact across US markets. Built advanced search and filtering (100+ dimensions) powered by backend data services, improving engagement and retention. Integrated frontend workflows with Java Spring Boot APIs for seamless retrieval and display of large-scale property and financial datasets. Enabled document workflows with secure AWS S3 uploads (pre-signed URLs) and collaborated with AWS-based backend services to ensure reliability at scale. Migrated legacy React class components to modern hooks, refactored forms with React Hook Form, and replaced Enzyme with React Testing Library to boost test reliability by ~30%. Mentored engineers and collaborated cross-functionally to improve platform architecture and UX.
Software Engineer at APPRIO, Inc. (Contract)
October 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Designed, developed, deployed, and maintained features for a disaster survivor intake application using React.js and React Native for mobile. Created a modal to filter based on level of need and severity. Built an interactive dashboard for a separate health-focused application using Blazor. Increased efficiency by creating APIs and routing with Node.js and C#/ASP.NET. Advised product owners on technical capabilities and engineering timelines to meet client deliverables.

Education

Associate’s Degree at Valencia College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor’s Degree at Florida International University
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Other