Caidan Williams

Software Engineer

About

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Python, Java, JavaScript, GoLang, Database Design, Networking, Linux Systems, Quality Assurance, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps.

Experience

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    Software Engineer II, 

     —    a year

    • Transferred internally to help build out a new Machine Learning Pipelines product.
    • Improved product stability by fixing bugs and improving performance of the execution manager.
    • Developed an MVP, architected the design, and lead a product feature to integrate MLFlow for experiment management and model registry.
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    Field Engineer, 

     —    a year

    • Managed 5 major customer accounts, held weekly meetings to resolve product issues and responded quickly to critical issues.
    • Built Docker images for customer uses and helped integrate third party tools such as TensorBoard, Dash, SmartSheet, etc.
    • Resolved numerous network related issues, eg. SSL Certificates, DNS Routing, Network Proxies.
    • Continuosly provided product feedback to the Engineering team based on personal experiences and customer feedback.
    • Built internal tools to ease product version migrations by automating 80% of manual work.
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    Full-Stack Engineer / Software Data Engineer, 

     —    a year

    • Dockerized over 25 ML models, and integrated them into a continuous delivery pipeline for deploying to Kubernetes.
    • Provided technical support on calls with customers.
    • Taught other engineers best practices for Python and Git.
    • Built ETL pipelines capable of handling 25k+ images a day per client.
    • Created an automated system for scrubbing patient health information from dental x-rays.
    • Implemented a Python style guide, for automated formatting/linting/sorting.
    • Interviewed candidates and created/reviewed take-home tests for "ML Infrastructure Ops" and "DevSecOps" positions.
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    Software Engineer, 

     —    a year

    • Slashed new hire on-boarding time 85% by containerizing both the front and back end applications, while ensuring the Jenkins pipeline built the latest branch for each image.
    • Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
    • Reduced metric inconsistencies in the Git data processor by improving legacy code.
    • Supported software integration and implemented maintenance enhancements to bolster the product development cycle.
    • Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
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    Software Engineer Intern, 

     —    3 months

    • Improved front end stability by designing and developing unit, integration, and regression tests.
    • Supported co-engineers by developing an internal tool for test data generation.
    • Spearhead new projects by creating proof of concept projects that demonstrated the core value of a potential new tool.

Skills

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    Python — Master

    • Django
    • Flask
    • SQLAlchemy
    • PyTest
    • Numpy
    • Pandas
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    Javascript / Typescript — Advanced

    • React
    • Svelte
    • PouchDB
    • NodeJS
    • NPM / Yarn
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    Java — Advanced

    • Spring
    • Hibernate
    • JUnit
    • Maven
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    Golang — Intermediate

    • Kubernetes
    • Cobra
    • Testify
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    Ruby — Intermediate

    • Jekyll
    • Bundle
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    Databases — Intermediate

    • PostgreSQL
    • SQLite
    • MongoDB
    • CouchDB
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    DevOps — Advanced

    • Git
    • Docker / Docker Compose
    • Jenkins
    • Kubernetes
    • Terraform / Pulumi
    • GCP / AWS

References

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    Caidan is an extremely bright, thoughtful and motivated individual. His talent for diving into abstract problems with enthusiasm and steadfast follow-through has already taken him far in a short time. I expect great things are in his future. Any team or organization he interfaces with will see a measurable increase in creativity and output due to his presence.

    Toby Horton