# Seth T.

> Senior Software Engineer at SoFi

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/setht

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ SoFi
Jan 2023 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Software Development Engineer II @ Amazon
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States
In the Search team, I delivered a rich search experience where I:
• kept latency low by considering trade-offs in implementation options while supporting
40,000 requests per second
• implemented a data refinement step in Python to uphold a high standard of data
quality
• contributed new features following an "away team" model, gathering requirements from
partner teams.

Later, when working with Whole Foods, I completed an end-to-end migration of a Java/
Sprint Boot web service into AWS where I:
• documented my design choices including trade-offs considered and supporting factors
• containerized our app and used ECS for compute, VPC Private Links for connectivity
to other dependencies, S3, CloudWatch, and DynamoDB
• utilized CDK in TypeScript to model infrastructure in code
• completed security and architecture review for the application
• implemented build automation and CI/CD in the new platform
• improved unit test coverage.

### Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Glen Allen, VA
• Developed new user experiences for a company-wide incident management platform
• Utilized Angular for responsive web design and Java for backend development
• Implemented Agile methodology for effective project management
• Advocated for a higher standard of software engineering within the team, including a
multi-region architecture with failover support
• Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions tailored to
diverse customer needs.

### Production Support Specialist @ Capital One
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Glen Allen, VA
• Leveraged expertise in Amazon Web Services and UNIX to maintain Capital One's
production infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to remain composed under pressure while effectively delegating
tasks to minimize customer impact
• Conducted data analysis during and after incidents to identify root causes and measure
impact
• Implemented preventative measures to ensure issues did not recur, following up to
ensure long-term success.

### Teaching Assistant @ Trilogy Education
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | University of Richmond
• Mentored and guided full-time professionals through a 24-week program to become
full-stack web developers
• Leveraged technical communication skills to effectively convey complex concepts to
students
• Instructed students on a variety of languages and frameworks including HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, React, and NodeJS.

### Software & Hardware Technician @ mindsensors.com
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Richmond, Virginia Area
• Assumed ownership of motor controller software from inception to completion,
prioritizing user experience and physical safety in the development process
• Authored and documented user-facing libraries for this new motor controller
• Conducted hardware debugging utilizing a logic analyzer
• Contributed innovative project ideas for a new sensor platform.

### Student Employee @ Digital Media Center @ Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Mattin Center 226, Johns Hopkins University
• Supported patrons in utilizing digital technology for creative projects
• Instructed students on the use of Adobe Photoshop for digital photo manipulation
• Promoted the use of After Effects and Premiere for video manipulation use cases
• Provided guidance to students on DSLRs, virtual reality, and other creative
technologies.

### Web Services Summer Intern @ University of Richmond Web Services
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | University of Richmond
• Designed and implemented a system for analyzing web server log files to prevent cyberattacks on the University of Richmond's web services
• Utilized Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana to create a robust and scalable solution
• Prioritized search performance and sharding to ensure optimal results at the scale of
university server traffic.


## Education
### Computer Science and Computer Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

### Deep Run High School Center for Information Technology
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seth10
- GitHub: https://github.com/seth10

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Last updated: 2026-03-22