I am a Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance web applications and scalable enterprise solutions. I specialize in creating secure, customer-centric platforms with strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and user experience. I thrive working collaboratively across cross-functional teams, streamlining deployment processes, and enhancing system uptime through proactive monitoring and automation. I have a solid understanding of modern development practices including Agile methodologies and continuous integration. Known for solving complex problems and reducing operational inefficiencies, I am passionate about building innovative solutions that align with business goals and drive measurable impact in fast-paced, results-driven environments.

Frena Gher

I am a Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance web applications and scalable enterprise solutions. I specialize in creating secure, customer-centric platforms with strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and user experience. I thrive working collaboratively across cross-functional teams, streamlining deployment processes, and enhancing system uptime through proactive monitoring and automation. I have a solid understanding of modern development practices including Agile methodologies and continuous integration. Known for solving complex problems and reducing operational inefficiencies, I am passionate about building innovative solutions that align with business goals and drive measurable impact in fast-paced, results-driven environments.

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I am a Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance web applications and scalable enterprise solutions. I specialize in creating secure, customer-centric platforms with strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and user experience. I thrive working collaboratively across cross-functional teams, streamlining deployment processes, and enhancing system uptime through proactive monitoring and automation.

I have a solid understanding of modern development practices including Agile methodologies and continuous integration. Known for solving complex problems and reducing operational inefficiencies, I am passionate about building innovative solutions that align with business goals and drive measurable impact in fast-paced, results-driven environments.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at U.S. Bank
April 30, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Developed a scalable e-commerce platform using Flask and React.js with Redux, improving back-end performance by 20% and front-end engagement by 25%. Integrated secure Stripe and PayPal payment solutions achieving PCI-DSS compliance with zero transaction failures during high-traffic. Designed and deployed RESTful microservices leveraging Redis caching and AWS EC2 with Docker containers, auto-scaling groups, and load balancers, ensuring high availability and sub-100ms latency at peak loads. Streamlined CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, reducing deployment cycles by 30% and introducing auto-testing and rollback. Monitored production environments with Prometheus and Grafana, maintaining 99.9%+ uptime across critical systems.
Software Engineer at Citigroup
October 31, 2024 - August 21, 2025
Architected and implemented scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs to optimize transaction processing for over 500,000 users, ensuring high availability in distributed systems. Streamlined infrastructure provisioning and deployment pipelines using AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing manual configurations and improving release velocity by 60%. Applied robust security protocols with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT for data protection and PCI-DSS compliance. Maintained and enhanced CI/CD processes with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Maven enabling faster testing cycles and smooth rollbacks. Participated actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies collaborating with QA, DevOps, and business teams. Conducted detailed code reviews and developed unit tests with JUnit, improving stability and reducing regression issues.
Java Software Engineer at Delta information Systems
May 31, 2022 - August 21, 2025
Designed and developed responsive UI components using React.js, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 resulting in a 30% improvement in load times and enhanced UX across devices. Built and integrated RESTful APIs for real-time communication supporting dynamic internal analytics dashboards. Created interactive data visualizations with Chart.js and D3.js for executive and product team insights. Improved frontend performance through lazy loading, code splitting, and efficient DOM management, resulting in faster page rendering and higher Lighthouse scores. Collaborated in Agile Scrum teams using Jira and Confluence, conducted peer code reviews to ensure code quality and reusability, troubleshot UI/UX issues, performed unit testing, and contributed to CI/CD pipelines to maintain system reliability and scalability.

Education

Master of Science at Maharishi International University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2023
Bachelor of Science at Eritrean Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet