I am a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Golang and a passion for building reliable, scalable backend platforms for distributed environments. Over the last eight years, I have honed my skills across various sectors, contributing to performance-critical workloads. I thrive on solving practical problems, writing clean code, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Orlando Shim-Hue

I am a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Golang and a passion for building reliable, scalable backend platforms for distributed environments. Over the last eight years, I have honed my skills across various sectors, contributing to performance-critical workloads. I thrive on solving practical problems, writing clean code, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

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I am a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Golang and a passion for building reliable, scalable backend platforms for distributed environments. Over the last eight years, I have honed my skills across various sectors, contributing to performance-critical workloads. I thrive on solving practical problems, writing clean code, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

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Work Experience

Senior Golang Backend Engineer at Freelance
January 1, 2024 - Present
Working with US and LATAM clients on backend development, microservices, integrations, and system optimization. Designed and built Go-based microservices using gRPC/REST, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kafka. Improved system responsiveness through caching and optimized queries.
Senior Backend Engineer at NetCore Labs
February 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Contributed to the backend of a large-scale cloud platform with real-time features and rapidly growing traffic. Developed backend services in Golang and participated in transitioning from monolith to microservices architecture.
Backend Engineer (Go / API) at Caribbean Digital Solutions
March 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Worked on backend infrastructure for enterprise and government clients. Built REST APIs and developed scheduled background workers for various applications.
Software Engineer at TechPort Systems
July 1, 2016 - February 1, 2019
Focused on backend modules and system performance improvements. Wrote backend components in Golang and Python to enhance application performance.
Junior Software Engineer at IslandTech Solutions
June 1, 2014 - June 1, 2016
Developed API endpoints and database queries for internal applications while assisting with debugging and system maintenance.

Education

Bachelor of Science at University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech)
September 1, 2009 - June 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services

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