Austin Farmer

Software Developer

Education

Computer Science

Sep 2019Aug 2021BachelorsGeorgia State Univerisity3.6 GPA

Employment

Software Engineer

Mar 2022Jan 2024EasyPostRemote

Developed and maintained the internal microservices for handling all the different carrier logistical systems.

  • Integrated over two dozen external systems from the largest carriers on the globe.
  • Identified and addressed critical time-sensitive issues through direct communication with our largest carrier and shipping customers.
  • Improved existing standards of quality for past and future carrier integrations.
  • Introduced new microservice architecture for previously monolithic API endpoints with zero downtime.
  • Implemented effective scaling solutions to existing microservices affected by the online shopping explosion of the early 2020s.

Student Internship

Oct 2019Sep 2021Fulton County GovernmentAtlanta, GA

Interned for the county's IT department assisting across many critical operations of government with my unique set of skills.

  • Created countless bespoke software solutions for problems arising from outdated systems spanning the largest county in Georgia.
  • Collaborated with multiple public sector departments from IT to county courts across a wide variety of technical challenges.
  • Collected and analyzed critical feedback during a staged rollout of an email system migration.
  • Crafted an employee feedback system to facilitate employee communcation during a period of time lacking direct face-to-face contact.
  • Converted the existing monolith website to a modern web framework.