# Shaban Samani > Senior Software Engineer @ PayPal | B.S. Computer Science Location: Snellville, Georgia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/shaban Hello! 👋 I am a seasoned software engineer with a proven track record in developing highly performant and scalable solutions. I relish the idea of tackling complex technical challenges across diverse business units and driving multifaceted initiatives to delivery. My expertise spans the full software development lifecycle, from system design to deployment and observability, and ensuring efficient applications backed by a robust software architecture. In my current role at PayPal, I lead a team of dedicated engineers to create and improve features that users love, as well as boosting system reliability and performance. We aim for world-class reliability and frictionless experience in our goal to revolutionize and transform online checkout for millions of customers, processing billions of dollars in transactions on a daily basis. My technical skills includes: • Languages & Stacks: Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, SQL, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Flask, Angular, React, JUnit, TestNG • Databases & Messaging: Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, Spring Cloud Stream • Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Google Cloud, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness • Observability: Prometheus, Micrometer, Splunk, Wavefront, Datadog I am passionate about mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that drive business success. If you’re someone who enter the tech field but don’t know where to start or if you’re a junior developer, programmer, or engineer looking to make the next step in your career, reach out to me and let’s chat! ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ PayPal Jan 2024 – Present | United States • Accelerated testing pipelines by migrating functional test suites to isolated-component testing with Wiremock simulators, reducing regression timelines by 50% and facilitating transition from biweekly release cycles to daily releases. • Reduced mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-recover for checkout incidents by 80% by implementing flow-based monitoring metrics, improving reliability across payment flows processing $500B+ TPV annually. • Partnered with product management to deliver checkout enhancements and optimize error handling, improving resilience and user experience across payment flows. • Drove reliable releases and incident management by coordinating multi-component deployments, and leading critical issue triage; documented root causes and standardized playbooks to improve organizational resilience. • Promoted engineering excellence by developing a GitHub PR dashboard to monitor outstanding reviews, streamlining code hygiene practices, and mentoring junior engineers across multiple global teams ### Senior Software Engineer @ The Home Depot Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Integrated centralized multiplatform HMAC Authentication library into microservice architecture while ensuring endpoints operated over HTTPS • Led architectural reviews of legacy applications to provide more reliable and consistent support to our stakeholders and eliminate technical debt • Coordinated with back-end team to quickly resolve log4j zero-day vulnerability in legacy Java applications • Led efforts to debug, troubleshoot, and roll out fixes for issues experienced by Home Depot scanners by coordinating with Datalogic engineers. • Implemented GitHub Actions across all repositories to streamline unit testing, as well as code quality and security scans • Mentored and coached junior engineers through weekly grooming sessions, constructive code reviews, and individual check-ins • Created machine-learning model to predict which store shelves will need to be packed down using sales and inventory data ### Software Engineer @ The Home Depot Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Atlanta, GA • Anchored key security components in multiple software facets to validate customer input, actively prevent cross-site scripting, and configuring our Kafka and ElasticSearch clusters with SASL/SSL • Revamped and reengineered our customer management microservice for increased performance and reliability with a Cassandra NoSQL persistence and SOLR indexing • Practiced test-driven development, creating over 500 unit tests and continuously writing and running integration tests with Cypress • Coordinated with UX Architect and Project Manager to develop new features in order to provide a conducive and streamlined user interface for customers and store associates • Integrated infrastructure with robust metrics software frameworks to gather performance and benchmark data relating to Kafka’s stability and performance • Periodically took on after-hours support role to troubleshoot and debug any and all overnight production issues, as well as perform weekly production maintenance • Promoted inner-sourcing and talent development by giving seminars on variety of subjects, creating pull-requests for other teams’ codebase to integrate seamlessly with ours, and opened our infrastructure to the organization ### React JS Advisor @ Codecademy Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Remote • Serve as a mentor to provide personal assistance to learners in general courses, as well as in the Pro-Intensive cohorts • Monitor Slack channel to actively provide assistance to other advisors and answer technical questions • Review projects submitted by learners and provide clear, actionable feedback in a timely manner • Enroll and participate in Pro-Intensive cohorts to gain deeper understanding of course material as well as training. ### IT Data Analyst Co-Op @ NCR Corporation Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Duluth, GA • Built techniques for the Data Quality Management Program to measure, assess, improve, and ensure data sets meet strict benchmarks and is fit for use. • Automated contract management auditing process to detect data quality issues and built verification analysis and data visualization process • Incorporated Collibra Data Governance tool to build Enterprise Business Glossary to account for undocumented metadata and online metrics register • Expanded on several existing Data Flow Diagrams by creating a new level containing information regarding NCR business system for partners ### Software Developer Intern @ The Coca-Cola Company Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Atlanta, GA • Experimented with Raspberry Pi 3 and web Bluetooth APIs to build proof-of-concept for 'Unconnected Vending Machine' • Developed use-cases and class diagrams to demonstrate viability of developing 'Cobot' robot • Programmed automated movements for the 'Cobot' using Python and Robot Operating System to allow it to roam around an area while tracking and avoiding various obstacles using integrated light radar ### Mobile App Engineer Co-Op @ NCR Corporation Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Duluth, Georgia • Designed and developed Mobility Collaboration Center to centralize fragmented mobility protocols on corporate intranet as well as downloadable assets • Developed and deployed mobile web applications in rapid development cycles to a global workforce of 30,000 • Revamped UI of corporate mobile landing page to comply with outlined design standards • Utilized Oracle Mobile Application Framework to develop native applications for iOS and Android ### Frontend Android Developer @ Textr, LLC Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Athens, Georgia Area • Designed front-end for social application ‘Textr Messenger’ to be deployed on Android in 2015 • Oversaw development and managed back-end developers and front-end developers through rapid development stages Developed new features and concepts for app manipulating XML and Java • Created roadmaps and high-level view of app on an administrative level • Streamlined an Agile workflow process to ensure productivity and communication ### Web/PHP Developer @ University of Georgia Development and Alumni Relations Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Athens, Georgia Area • Developed new website for department’s client-facing web application • Leveraged PHP and jQuery to modify functionality of Wordpress plugins • Managed all of department’s websites (Alumni Association, Board of Regents, UGA Foundation) • Created “Giving Pages” as efficient avenues for University Alumni to donate during campaigns ### App Developer – Intern @ MDSi, Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Alpharetta, Georgia • Upgraded UI/UX of client-facing ‘Membership’ application to create a streamlined and unobtrusive user experience • Developed new address module for ‘Membership’ application to add, edit, or delete addresses from Microsoft SQL Server and for Billing pages to reduce shipping mistakes/fraud using C# • Engineered an interface for addition of new clients/entities into SQL Database with Entity Framework and LINQ Queries ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shabanksamani - Website: http://shabansamani.me --- Source: https://flows.cv/shaban JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/shaban/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22