I am a highly skilled software engineer with over 12 years of experience designing and developing enterprise-grade web applications, APIs, and scalable architectures using .NET technologies. With a strong foundation in ASP.NET, C#, and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular and React, I specialize in building robust, high-performance solutions for industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and retail.\n\nAs a technology leader, I have successfully led development teams, mentored engineers, and driven software innovation through best practices in Agile, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. My expertise extends across frontend and backend development, leveraging modern web technologies, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-based deployments.

Joshua Pickering

I am a highly skilled software engineer with over 12 years of experience designing and developing enterprise-grade web applications, APIs, and scalable architectures using .NET technologies. With a strong foundation in ASP.NET, C#, and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular and React, I specialize in building robust, high-performance solutions for industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and retail.\n\nAs a technology leader, I have successfully led development teams, mentored engineers, and driven software innovation through best practices in Agile, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. My expertise extends across frontend and backend development, leveraging modern web technologies, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-based deployments.

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I am a highly skilled software engineer with over 12 years of experience designing and developing enterprise-grade web applications, APIs, and scalable architectures using .NET technologies. With a strong foundation in ASP.NET, C#, and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular and React, I specialize in building robust, high-performance solutions for industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and retail.\n\nAs a technology leader, I have successfully led development teams, mentored engineers, and driven software innovation through best practices in Agile, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. My expertise extends across frontend and backend development, leveraging modern web technologies, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-based deployments.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer / Architect at Five Star Bank
September 1, 2022 - Present
Designed and implemented a web-based dashboard to compare Five Star Bank's financial performance with competitors. Built back-end APIs in ASP.NET Core using the CQRS pattern, enabling scalable, cross-platform data access. Led a team of five developers, mentored junior engineers, and guided external teams on .NET API design. Managed all SDLC phases (analysis, design, implementation, testing, maintenance) and delivered a cross-platform web app with a Vue front-end and a .NET Web API backend. Implemented authentication with ASP.NET Core 3.1/5.0/6.0 and created MVC/Razor components to support secure, role-based access. Contributed to architecture decisions and established coding standards and best practices.
Senior .NET Developer at PCA Technology Group
August 1, 2022 - October 21, 2025
Led development of an ASP.NET MVC 3 / jQuery application to manage students, mentors, and scholarships for underprivileged students. Modernized front-end with Angular 8 and integrated MS SQL Server 2016. Optimized fraud detection and risk reduction, and steered the team toward robust, testable software. Drove the adoption of .NET Core and Azure Kubernetes Service for microservices, with CI/CD pipelines and Docker-based deployments. Built data integration and ETL pipelines using SSIS and Oracle/MSSQL targets, applied Entity Framework and LINQ for data access, and implemented REST APIs. Created tooling in WPF and introduced Vue components for enhanced UI. Migrated data stores to Cosmos DB and supported OCR-driven payment automation. Mentored engineers and delivered a high-quality product on time.
Full Stack Developer at Independent Health
April 1, 2017 - October 21, 2025
Worked on a web-based patient medical device monitoring application, enabling nurses to view vitals from multiple patients. Optimized stored procedures and designed a data migration process from legacy systems. Developed a test data generation tool and end-to-end ETL pipelines (real-time and batch). Built data export/import tools to de-identify PHI for HIPAA-compliant data sharing, created client-side forms with required query functionality, and developed REST API calls to back-end reporting services. Built a WPF desktop tool to streamline transactional data for partner companies and gained Python experience to contribute to Python-based components. Leveraged .NET Core and Azure stacks for cloud-enabled health IT solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University at Buffalo
January 11, 2030 - October 21, 2025

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Industry Experience

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