# Bruce MacDonald

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/brucemacdonald

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Ollama
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Infra
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

### Software Engineer @ Ping Identity
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Developing a federated identity management server which allows many of the largest corporations in North America to easily implement user authentication and single sign-on.

- Integrating private key storage and signing features from external hardware security module (HSM) providers to secure applications and infrastructure.

- Modernizing user interface design through upgrading from a legacy UI framework to React, which increased front-end development efficiency.

- Maintaining authentication and authorization standards such as OpenID Connect, OAuth, SAML, and Kerberos.

### Junior Software Engineer @ Ping Identity
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Vancouver, Canada Area
- Performing problem analysis, reverse-engineering, and code analysis on enterprise-grade Java software.

- Developing critical hot-fixes and security hot-fixes in a timely manner.

- Developing internal tools to be used by field teams.

- Undertaking self-directed research to stay at the forefront of industry knowledge and influence future releases of the product.

### Co-op Software Engineer (Internship) @ Ping Identity
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Halifax, Canada Area
- Developing highly scalable microservices using Java Spring, React Redux, Kafka, and Cassandra  to meet expanding client needs. 

- Implementing React Redux standards to ensure best practices. 

- Troubleshooting issues with NoSQL database systems to improve performance. 

- Analyzing security to prevent possible vulnerabilities. 

- Collaborating in a continuous delivery workflow.

- Creating end-to-end, integration, and unit tests to verify systems.

### Software Engineer @ Magic Leap
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
- Enabling developers to integrate with the Magic Leap ecosystem and build their own spatial computing applications through developing platform integrations. 

- Mitigating security vulnerabilities by enabling CSRF protection and PKCE validation.

- Decreasing project deployment complexity through refactoring Terraform configuration.

### Junior Developer (Internship) @ Lixar IT
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Halifax, Canada Area
- Developing RESTful web services for a large enterprise client using Java EE, Hibernate ORM, and the Spring Framework.

- Test-driven development using TestNG and Mockito to ensure the integrity of code.

- Documenting project APIs using Swagger with Node.js.

- Participating in an agile software development cycle with a remote team. 

- Managing projects using the Git version control system.

### Assistant Software Developer (Internship) @ Lloyd's Register
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Developing 3D modelling software tools based on open-source systems for visualization.

- Debugging run-time behavior using Visual Studio debugger.

- Optimizing algorithms to improve application performance.

- Connecting unmanaged code to the .NET platform.

- Analyzing project needs to compare possible solutions.


## Education
### Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) with a Minor in Mathematics
Dalhousie University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bruce-macdonald-683463a3
- Portfolio: https://bmacd.xyz

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Last updated: 2026-03-29