Jayson Carter

Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Lantern

Led design and delivery of backend services for healthcare navigation and provider matching platforms serving 6M+ members, architecting distributed, event-driven systems using C#, .NET, SQL Server/Azure SQL, and Azure services (App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Hub). Modernized legacy workflows into microservices, improving scalability and reducing deployment times by ~30%. Built and optimized FHIR-based data ingestion pipelines for provider and eligibility data to ensure accurate, timely processing across integrated healthcare systems. Designed data solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Redis, improving query performance through indexing, partitioning, and caching. Built data pipelines with Azure Data Factory, SSIS, and Azure Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL) to support large-scale analytics and reporting. Established API standards and gateways with Azure API Management and deployed containerized services on AKS to improve scalability. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines

Senior Software Engineer at PwC

Led technical delivery of cloud transformation programs, modernizing 10+ enterprise applications on Microsoft Azure using microservices and event-driven architectures, achieving 99.9%+ system availability. Defined system designs across APIs, services, and data layers; implemented event-driven workflows using Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, and Queue Storage with retries, idempotency, and saga-like coordination. Guided teams in building distributed systems with .NET Core, Azure App Services, Functions, and AKS; improved scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Designed and secured APIs with Azure API Management and Application Gateway; implemented Azure Active Directory-based SSO and RBAC for enterprise-scale access control. Improved CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by ~40% and doubling release frequency. Optimized data access across Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and Blob Storage; reduced API response times by ~25–30%. Served as technical lead for teams of 5–8 engineers, ment

Full Stack Engineer at PwC

Delivered cloud modernization initiatives by migrating legacy ASP.NET MVC and VB.NET applications to Microsoft Azure using App Services, Functions, and Service Bus, reducing infrastructure costs by ~25% and improving release cycles from monthly to biweekly. Designed and implemented client-facing RESTful APIs and microservices, replacing monolithic systems with scalable, event-driven architectures. Refactored legacy platforms into modular and distributed systems, applying patterns such as CQRS and distributed transaction coordination, reducing production incidents related to deployment by ~20%. Implemented secure authentication and authorization using Azure Active Directory, including SSO and role-based access control for enterprise applications. Developed frontend components for internal and client-facing tools using JavaScript, React, and Telerik UI, integrating with backend APIs. Worked with relational and cloud databases (SQL Server, Azure SQL) to design schemas and optimize queries

Software Engineer at Microsoft

Designed and implemented RESTful APIs for internal Azure services using C#, .NET Framework and early .NET Core, LINQ, Entity Framework, and SQL Server, supporting services handling millions of requests per day. Contributed to modernization of legacy components built on ASP.NET MVC and WCF, assisting in their transition toward service-oriented and microservice-based architectures. Developed internal tools and dashboards using ASP.NET Core, WPF, and JavaScript (jQuery/Bootstrap) to improve service observability and debugging workflows. Worked with messaging and asynchronous processing patterns (Azure Service Bus and internal queueing) to support reliable service communication. Participated in code reviews, on-call rotations, and live-site support for production systems at scale.