Hi, I'm Kevin Wang, a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years building scalable web applications, backend systems, and operational tools across healthcare, e-commerce, and recruiting. I have strong experience with React, Next.js, Go, Python, TypeScript, SQL, and cloud platforms, and I focus on shipping customer-facing products, APIs, and automation that boost reliability and speed. In my recent roles, I led backend platform enhancements, built scalable microservices for complex workflows, and improved observability and CI/CD, reducing incidents and deployment friction. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to deliver features that improve retention and user experience, and I implement AI-powered tools to streamline workflows for operations teams and support staff.

Kevin Wang

Hi, I'm Kevin Wang, a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years building scalable web applications, backend systems, and operational tools across healthcare, e-commerce, and recruiting. I have strong experience with React, Next.js, Go, Python, TypeScript, SQL, and cloud platforms, and I focus on shipping customer-facing products, APIs, and automation that boost reliability and speed. In my recent roles, I led backend platform enhancements, built scalable microservices for complex workflows, and improved observability and CI/CD, reducing incidents and deployment friction. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to deliver features that improve retention and user experience, and I implement AI-powered tools to streamline workflows for operations teams and support staff.

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Hi, I’m Kevin Wang, a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years building scalable web applications, backend systems, and operational tools across healthcare, e-commerce, and recruiting. I have strong experience with React, Next.js, Go, Python, TypeScript, SQL, and cloud platforms, and I focus on shipping customer-facing products, APIs, and automation that boost reliability and speed.

In my recent roles, I led backend platform enhancements, built scalable microservices for complex workflows, and improved observability and CI/CD, reducing incidents and deployment friction. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to deliver features that improve retention and user experience, and I implement AI-powered tools to streamline workflows for operations teams and support staff.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Capsule
March 1, 2023 - February 1, 2026
Led backend-driven platform enhancements powering prescription fulfillment and delivery workflows, improving reliability and reducing order processing latency by ~35% across high-volume markets. Architected scalable microservices for medication management and delivery orchestration, supporting millions of prescriptions annually and enabling expansion across multiple U.S. regions. Optimized critical APIs (Python/Node.js, REST/GraphQL), boosting throughput by 2–3x. Improved observability with Datadog and New Relic; led design reviews, reducing production incidents by ~30% and MTTR by ~40%. Implemented event-driven workflows (Kafka/SQS) to automate prescription lifecycle events, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual intervention by ~40%. Implemented AI-powered internal tools to streamline pharmacist and support workflows, reducing manual effort by ~50%. Streamlined CI/CD pipelines (Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions), enabling 4x more frequent releases.
Software Engineer at Capsule
September 1, 2011 - March 1, 2023
Enhanced backend services for prescription intake, insurance verification, and order fulfillment, increasing processing throughput and supporting growth in transfers during peak demand. Developed scalable REST APIs (Python/Node.js) handling 10K+ daily requests. Optimized database queries and caching to reduce response times by 25–40%, contributing to higher conversion. Collaborated to design and deliver features such as same-day delivery scheduling and refill automation, improving user retention. Streamlined integrations with healthcare providers and pharmacy systems to reduce data inconsistencies and manual reconciliation by ~35% and save 100+ engineering hours per month. Maintained uptime 99.9%+ and reduced incidents by ~25%.
Software Engineer II at BigCommerce
March 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Improved checkout and order processing flows, reducing transaction failures and increasing purchase completion. Boosted API performance (REST/GraphQL) to achieve ~30% faster response times. Scaled backend services to support 2x traffic growth while maintaining 99.9%+ uptime and reducing infrastructure load via query and caching optimizations. Streamlined integrations with payment, shipping, and tax providers, cutting onboarding time by ~30% and latency by ~25%. Enhanced catalog pipelines to improve data consistency and reduce production incidents by ~15%.
Software Engineer I at BigCommerce
August 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021
Developed backend functions for product catalog and order management, maintaining platform stability with uptime >99.9% during high-traffic periods. Improved REST API endpoints used by storefronts and partner integrations, reducing response times by ~20%. Enhanced catalog and inventory data handling to reduce synchronization errors by ~15% and improve data consistency. Streamlined internal tools and scripts, saving 50+ engineering hours per month. Strengthened code reviews and testing to cut post-release defects by ~10–15%.
Software Engineer at ZipRecruiter
July 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021
Developed and optimized AI-driven job matching workflows, driving ~15% increase in application conversion. Improved matching algorithms and recommendations across millions of listings. Enhanced job posting and distribution pipelines, cutting latency by ~30% and improving employer onboarding efficiency. Streamlined ATS and partner integrations, reducing sync failures by ~25% and improving data consistency, while enabling expansion into new markets.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Brandeis University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services, Other