Hi, I'm Josh Melgar, a passionate software engineer with experience in building full-stack applications and integrating AI technologies. I enjoy developing efficient solutions that streamline workflows and enhance user experiences. With a strong background in technologies like Java, React, and Python, I love tackling challenging problems in the tech space and contributing to impactful projects. I'm always eager to learn and mentor others, as demonstrated in my experience onboarding interns and collaborating with diverse teams. Whether it's integrating AI-powered features or optimizing system performance, I strive to deliver high-quality software that drives real-world results.

Josh Melgar

Hi, I'm Josh Melgar, a passionate software engineer with experience in building full-stack applications and integrating AI technologies. I enjoy developing efficient solutions that streamline workflows and enhance user experiences. With a strong background in technologies like Java, React, and Python, I love tackling challenging problems in the tech space and contributing to impactful projects. I'm always eager to learn and mentor others, as demonstrated in my experience onboarding interns and collaborating with diverse teams. Whether it's integrating AI-powered features or optimizing system performance, I strive to deliver high-quality software that drives real-world results.

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Hi, I’m Josh Melgar, a passionate software engineer with experience in building full-stack applications and integrating AI technologies. I enjoy developing efficient solutions that streamline workflows and enhance user experiences. With a strong background in technologies like Java, React, and Python, I love tackling challenging problems in the tech space and contributing to impactful projects.

I’m always eager to learn and mentor others, as demonstrated in my experience onboarding interns and collaborating with diverse teams. Whether it’s integrating AI-powered features or optimizing system performance, I strive to deliver high-quality software that drives real-world results.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Engineer 2 at DICK's Sporting Goods
October 1, 2024 - Present
Developed a product development management system using Angular and Java Spring Boot that integrated business analysts, product specialists, and over 350+ global textile vendors, streamlining the product development pipeline to support brand growth. Implemented a third-party color management system in a full-stack Angular app, designed custom data models, and integrated RabbitMQ messaging for seamless color data exchange, which increased product color creation by 35%. Monitored system performance and resolved user issues using Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus during on-call shifts, ensuring minimal downtime. Configured Azure Active Directory and Azure API Management with OAuth 2.0 and JWT to secure authentication and role-based access control for new microservices. Onboarded and mentored an intern in full-stack development and agile processes.
Software Engineer 1 at DICK's Sporting Goods
October 1, 2024 - July 10, 2025
Enhanced a mobile application using React Native, TypeScript, and C# by revamping the store metrics page and adding custom leaderboards, increasing credit card sign-ups by 7%. Improved the store task creation interface in a React web app by developing new front-end components, implementing flexible date logic in C#, and redesigning permissions to boost operational efficiency. Collaborated with the loyalty rewards software team to integrate store-wide rewards details into the mobile app using APIs, Java, C#, and .NET, which increased loyalty account creations by 12%.
Network Engineer Intern at DICK's Sporting Goods
August 31, 2022 - July 10, 2025
Created customizable dashboards using Powershell to organize network engineering resources into a single interface. Developed an AI-powered troubleshooting assistant using OpenAI’s GPT-3 API to help diagnose common network and VPN issues. Automated network configuration tasks by developing Python scripts interfacing with network devices via APIs and SSH.

Education

Bachelor of Science at Kennesaw State University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Retail, Computers & Electronics

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