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Luke Sexton

Luke Sexton

Software Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, AU
0427 428 447
English

Background


About

About

Full-stack software engineer who builds and ships production web and cloud services. Comfortable leading small teams and switching between generalist and specialist roles to meet product goals. Primary strengths: TypeScript, Python, React, and AWS.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer

    May, 2024 - Present

    Contributed to residential and commercial product chapters, building MVPs and optimising cloud services for a smart energy operations platform.

    • Led delivery of an MMS integration product for international clients, enabling automation and optimisation of market workflows in Japan.

    • Regionalised OCPP services for Australia and the United States, enabling scalable management and optimisation of EV charging stations.

    • Built and optimised cloud services to improve reliability and operational efficiency across residential and commercial portfolios.

  • Full-stack Software Developer

    Aug, 2023 - May, 20249 months

    Lead developer for FarmEye, a business analysis platform for agricultural clients.

    • Delivered FarmEye to market on a critical deadline, supporting the company's commercial launch.

    • Designed and implemented a Redis cloud caching solution that significantly improved platform performance.

    • Built a robust batch import framework for transactional data, streamlining end-user workflows.

  • Full-stack Software Developer

    Apr, 2022 - Aug, 20231 year 4 months

    Worked on client MVPs and internal tooling to improve reliability and data workflows.

    • Created a parallel integration testing framework to increase confidence in a flagship API feature.

    • Designed a custom grid-style editor to improve complex data entry and navigation for clients.

    • Rapidly delivered an MVP by integrating new and existing core features under tight timelines.

Skills

Skills

  • Programming Languages

    TypeScript

    Python

    HTML

    CSS

  • Cloud & DevOps (AWS)

    Lambda

    S3

    DynamoDB

    ECS/EKS

    CloudFormation

    IAM

    RDS

    ElastiCache

    EventBridge

    Secrets Manager

  • Backend

    Node.js

    Express

    OpenAPI

  • Frontend

    React

    Redux

    Next.js

  • CI/CD & Containers

    GitHub Actions

    GitLab

    Docker

    Kubernetes

  • Databases

    PostgreSQL

    DynamoDB

Education

Education

  • Information Technology (Distinction), Bachelor, James Cook University

    Jan, 2018 - Dec, 2020

    Minor in Computer Science

    Advanced Software Engineering

    Design Thinking and Project Management

    Information Security

Interests

Interests

  • Parenting

  • Gardening

  • Music / Jamming