I'm Peter Hernandez, a Seattle-based Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My core strengths include Java, Spring Boot, Python, React (TypeScript), and AWS, with a strong background in microservices, data engineering, and high-performance system design. I'm passionate about improving reliability, optimizing performance, and driving engineering best practices. I enjoy solving complex problems through clean, scalable architectures and cross-functional collaboration. I thrive in team settings and love mentoring engineers while aligning technical solutions with customer acquisition goals and business outcomes.

Peter Hernandez

I'm Peter Hernandez, a Seattle-based Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My core strengths include Java, Spring Boot, Python, React (TypeScript), and AWS, with a strong background in microservices, data engineering, and high-performance system design. I'm passionate about improving reliability, optimizing performance, and driving engineering best practices. I enjoy solving complex problems through clean, scalable architectures and cross-functional collaboration. I thrive in team settings and love mentoring engineers while aligning technical solutions with customer acquisition goals and business outcomes.

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I’m Peter Hernandez, a Seattle-based Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. My core strengths include Java, Spring Boot, Python, React (TypeScript), and AWS, with a strong background in microservices, data engineering, and high-performance system design.

I’m passionate about improving reliability, optimizing performance, and driving engineering best practices. I enjoy solving complex problems through clean, scalable architectures and cross-functional collaboration. I thrive in team settings and love mentoring engineers while aligning technical solutions with customer acquisition goals and business outcomes.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer II at LendingTree (Quote Wizard subsidiary)
June 2, 2021 - March 2, 2024
Led development of Quote Wizard's insurance comparison platform and contributed to LendingTree's core loan marketplace by leveraging Java, Spring Boot, AWS, microservices, and GraphQL APIs. Implemented scalable cloud-native infrastructure with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). Improved quote-processing throughput by ~30% and reduced latency by ~25%.
Senior Software Engineer at LendingTree
February 2, 2024 - Present
Led development of LendingTree's consumer-facing loan marketplace and recommendation platform, using Java, Spring Boot, AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS), Terraform & CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, and REST/GraphQL APIs. Built full-stack features with React/TypeScript, optimized data pipelines, and established robust CI/CD pipelines, achieving high uptime and faster feature delivery. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physics at Florida International University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Associate of Arts in Physics at Miami Dade College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services