# Carl Rodriguez > Software Engineer at Pure Storage Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/carlrodriguez I enjoy leveraging my understanding to develop systems that are as efficient as possible. I love being challenged to succeed. Since graduating cum laude from Willamette University I have developed my theoretical skills into web apps with a focus on streamlining performance. I'm an expert at a Node, Express, React stack with various database management systems including MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, and Cassandra. I have written tests using Mocha, Jest, and Enzyme and used CircleCI continuous integration to run those tests. I've deployed to AWS with and without Docker and horizontally scaled deployments with NGINX as a load balancer. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Pure Storage Jan 2019 – Present ### Personal Programming Projects @ Programming Jan 2018 – Present Investex App providing an approachable entry into stock market investing • Horizontally scaled application deployed on AWS using NGINX load balancer to maintain 3,000 requests per second with 12 ms average response time • Added Redis cache to database, reducing average read time form 7 ms to 2 ms Lodge.io: Booking Module Marketplace for booking stays at lodgings • Configured webpack to ignore unnecessary library dependencies, which reduced page load speed from 4.0s to 0.6s • Ensured future changes would be vetted automatically using CircleCI continuous integration and creating tests for 90% coverage Carlsite Personal Website featuring software projects • Created animated, responsive web app implementation of Machi Koro card game using HTML5 canvas • Implemented genetic, machine-learning algorithm which selects and mutates high performing strategies, creating varied and challenging opponents • Maintained browser responsiveness and allowed for pauses during machine-learning runtime by designing queue-based callback system ### Lead Software Engineering in Residence @ Hack Reactor Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 • Mentored and supported 40+ students, providing emotional support and technical guidance • Empowered students stuck on projects to develop systematic problem-solving skills to isolate and overcome their technical hurdles ### Publishing Design @ OrganicMD Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Redwood City, CA • Created consistently formatted books and streamlined future publications using master pages and paragraph types in InDesign • Transcribed, edited and proofread talks on medical topics to create organized, clear and concise articles ### Computer Science Teaching Assistant @ Willamette University Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Salem, Oregon • Guided students through problem solving process to troubleshoot programs and complete lab requirements ### Undergraduate Researcher @ Willamette University Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Salem, Oregon • Learned data assimilation techniques to create adaptive algorithm which runs 20% faster • Won 2nd place at Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges for poster created on topic ### Referee @ Willamette University Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Salem, Oregon • Maintained enjoyable and competitive atmosphere refereeing weekly volleyball games ### Summer Intern and Assistant Instructor @ Galileo Learning Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Palo Alto • Catalyzed problem solving through creativity in various classes including video game design • Maintained safety standards while campers prepared various dishes and constructed go-karts • Energized and excited groups of over 100 campers in group songs and activities ### Volunteer @ Amigos de las Americas Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Palo Alto, California and Cocle, Panama • Promoted the Amigos in vision in the US to sell $6,000 of grapefruit and chocolate to fund trip • Engaged Panamanian children with daily activities to teach about health and and the environment • Collaborated with community members in Panama to determine and execute community culture-based project ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) cum laude in Economics and Computer Science Willamette University ### Palo Alto High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/carl-rodriguez --- Source: https://flows.cv/carlrodriguez JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/carlrodriguez/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30