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Hi, I'm Joshua Pickering, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 11 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in Java and Node.js backend services coupled with responsive frontends using React, Angular, and React Native. I have a strong passion for microservices architecture, serverless deployment, and cloud-native designs. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and continuously advocating for clean code and solid engineering principles. My expertise extends to cloud platforms like AWS, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and automating CI/CD pipelines. I'm always looking for ways to improve system performance and create seamless user experiences through innovative technologies.…Hi, I'm Joshua Pickering, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 11 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in Java and Node.js backend services coupled with responsive frontends using React, Angular, and React Native. I have a strong passion for microservices architecture, serverless deployment, and cloud-native designs. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and continuously advocating for clean code and solid engineering principles. My expertise extends to cloud platforms like AWS, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and automating CI/CD pipelines. I'm always looking for ways to improve system performance and create seamless user experiences through innovative technologies.

Joshua Pickering

Full Stack Developer, DevOps Developer, Cloud Developer, +2

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Hi, I'm Joshua Pickering, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 11 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in Java and Node.js backend services coupled with responsive frontends using React, Angular, and React Native. I have a strong passion for microservices architecture, serverless deployment, and cloud-native designs. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and continuously advocating for clean code and solid engineering principles. My expertise extends to cloud platforms like AWS, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and automating CI/CD pipelines. I'm always looking for ways to improve system performance and create seamless user experiences through innovative technologies.…Hi, I'm Joshua Pickering, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 11 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in Java and Node.js backend services coupled with responsive frontends using React, Angular, and React Native. I have a strong passion for microservices architecture, serverless deployment, and cloud-native designs. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and continuously advocating for clean code and solid engineering principles. My expertise extends to cloud platforms like AWS, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and automating CI/CD pipelines. I'm always looking for ways to improve system performance and create seamless user experiences through innovative technologies.

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Hi, I’m Joshua Pickering, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 11 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in Java and Node.js backend services coupled with responsive frontends using React, Angular, and React Native. I have a strong passion for microservices architecture, serverless deployment, and cloud-native designs.

I enjoy mentoring junior developers and continuously advocating for clean code and solid engineering principles. My expertise extends to cloud platforms like AWS, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and automating CI/CD pipelines. I’m always looking for ways to improve system performance and create seamless user experiences through innovative technologies.

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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Bath & Body Works

June 1, 2023 - June 22, 2024

Led design and development of microservices using Java (Spring Boot, J2EE, Hibernate) deployed on AWS ECS. Developed and optimized frontend components with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Redux Toolkit to enhance user experience across platforms. Integrated mobile features using React Native including biometric login and push notifications. Improved store locator functionality with Mapbox API and real-time syncing. Implemented secure authentication using OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Built custom Node.js APIs improving response times by 40%. Enhanced legacy systems with mobile-first responsiveness, PWA compatibility, and WCAG-compliant accessibility. Led frontend performance optimizations increasing Lighthouse scores to 95+. Developed a conversational product recommendation tool using AWS Lambda. Automated end-to-end testing with Cypress and Playwright, integrated with Jenkins. Maintained CI/CD pipelines with Docker, Terraform, and AWS services enabling zero-downtime deployments. Connected third-

Senior Backend Engineer at 1-800 Contacts

September 1, 2019 - May 31, 2023

Developed secure, scalable APIs using Spring Boot, JPA, and Node.js. Integrated React Native to enable real-time vision care features such as virtual try-on and mobile camera access. Built real-time data visualizations using GraphQL and WebSockets. Led migration of legacy workloads to AWS Lambda with Terraform deployments. Implemented test automation frameworks covering full stack using JUnit, Postman, and Playwright. Leveraged search technologies including ElasticSearch, Solr, and Algolia for enhanced query performance and optimized patient data retrieval. Managed secure API workflows with JWT and OAuth 2.0 compliant with HIPAA encryption requirements. Monitored application health via CloudWatch and New Relic and established incident response processes.

Software Developer at Unified Infotech

January 1, 2015 - April 30, 2019

Created full-stack educational technology applications with React, React Native, and Spring Boot. Developed internal APIs with .NET Core to support admin tools and reporting dashboards. Integrated ASP.NET MVC with microservices architecture using Entity Framework for data access. Deployed staging environments with GCP Cloud Run and Cloud Functions supporting CI workflows across clouds. Built custom video player featuring WebSocket support, on-demand streaming, and engagement analytics. Enabled offline-first mobile features using PWA, Redux, and IndexedDB. Added real-time gamification features leveraging WebSockets and Redis pub/sub. Led CI/CD automation rollout utilizing Jenkins, Docker, and GitHub Actions. Authored comprehensive test suites with Mocha, Cypress, and Chai.

Intern at Unified Infotech

June 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Supported development teams in building software projects and gained hands-on technical experience.