# Christopher Barnwell Jr.

> Software Engineer | Sinking my teeth into new tech | Understanding the systems that keep the world afloat | Bringing customer value through technology and forward thinking

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/christopherbarnwelljr

Passionate engineer with solid experience using NodeJS, Angular, Python,  JavaScript/TypeScript, Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift, variants of SQL(Postgres)/NoSQL (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis) databases and AWS variants of cloud technologies (OpenSearch, Lambdas, etc).  I won't limit myself to a tech stack though. I learn fast, I mostly work in AWS, but am always interested in utilizing new tools across ecosystems.

At my current job, I work very closely with software architects, developers, project managers and product managers to provide data analytics for banking/credit union clients. This requires attention to detail, ability to understand business logic and coordinate with a wider team. I pride myself on being easy to work with, willing to learn and motivated to continuously improve in a fast-paced environment. I'm naturally agile and enjoy collaborative software development.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Alkami Technology
Jan 2023 – Present | United States
• Create, code and maintain data integrations/pipelines with AWS tooling (JavaScript, Kotlin/Java, K8s, AWS Lambdas, AWS Glue) 
• Standardize customer data platform usage, data streams and data governance across self-serve analytics/CRM platforms (RudderStack, Amplitude, S3 Data Lake, HubSpot)
• Setup data pipelines for Analytics and AI projects (AWS Sagemaker, AWS Bedrock, AWS Glue, AWS S3, etc)
• Architect/create integrations with 3rd party banking platforms that maintains proper PCI/PII compliance within an Open Banking ecosystem
• Demonstrate and optimize usage/cost of AWS technologies (OpenSearch, RDS, Elasticache, S3, Glue)
• Understanding development teams and shifting DevOps left (Terraform, GitLab, Atlantis, Copilot)

### Cloud Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
• Create full stack applications for minimal viable products (MVPs) with clients in predominantly the financial services industry
• Consult/engage in Design Thinking workshops to create technical requirements and subsequent MVPs for Fortune 500 clients that use IBM products 
• Create scripts/assets for client projects to prepare data from APIs and various data sources
• Develop/architect systems using IBM, AWS, and open source technologies

### Software Developer @ IBM
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
• Create full stack applications for minimal viable products with clients
• Interacts with mostly Linux-based CLIs to automate and integrate applications/infrastructure
• Containerize applications and IBM products for consumption by colleagues and clients
• Make model architectures for clients alongside physical software implementations of API flows to 
   demonstrate the value of IBM Cloud technologies

### Javascript Developer @ IBM
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area
•Build, improve and maintain applications using a range of frameworks, languages, and technologies
•Orchestrate microservices using RESTful API best practices. 
•Create web applications using modern web design practices and technologies 
•Provision and maintain infrastructure to be utilized for multi-tier applications

### Javascript Developer Intern @ IBM
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
•Build, improve and maintain applications using a range of frameworks, languages, and technologies
•Orchestrate microservices using RESTful API best practices. (Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat)
•Create web applications using modern web design practices and technologies (Angular 7+, Node.js)


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
The University of Texas at Arlington
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Biology, General
University of North Texas
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christopherbarnwelljr

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Last updated: 2026-03-22