Edwin Rivera

Edwin Rivera

55 Lancaster Avenue Apt 1

About Me

Senior Full Stack Developer with proven expertise in building scalable Python APIs and modern front-end solutions using React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. Skilled in leveraging AWS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Terraform to ensure robust CI/CD deployments and cost-efficient infrastructure. Demonstrated success in enhancing system performance and reducing release cycles, ready to drive innovation and operational excellence in Python full stack initiatives. 

Work Experience

2023 to 2025
Pratt & Whitney
Senior Full Stack Engineer

  • Led development of secure analytics and internal monitoring tools for aviation systems using React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript, achieving 45.7% faster load times and 32.3% higher user engagement. 

  • Architected real-time dashboards by processing 75,000+ telemetry records daily using robust Python APIs with Django, bolstering diagnostic accuracy by 2.3x. 

  • Deployed scalable microservices on AWS Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, and S3 utilizing Docker and Terraform, reducing infrastructure costs by 28.2% and deployment time by 65%. 

  • Unified GraphQL and REST APIs to decouple front-end and back-end components, enhancing developer velocity by 38.5% across three agile pods. 

  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and AWS CodeDeploy, achieving 92% test coverage with Jest and Cypress and reducing regression bugs by 38%. 

  • Monitored systems using Datadog, Prometheus, and CloudWatch, automating alerts and lowering MTTR by 41%.

2019 to 2022
Rx Marketing
Full Stack Developer

  • Developed fintech and lead management portals employing React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript, increasing conversion rates by 29.4%.

  • Built secure backend services using robust Python APIs with Django and PostgreSQL, managing 1.2M+ transactions per month with SOC 2 compliance and API rate limiting. 

  • Refined data pipelines and integrated Salesforce/HubSpot, slashing lead sync time by 63.8% and enabling real-time feedback.

  • Standardized Dockerized deployments on AWS ECS with CloudFormation, achieving 99.9% uptime and accelerating feature rollouts by 50%. 

  • Enhanced test automation with Cypress, Postman, and Supertest, reducing manual QA time and boosting confidence by 48%.

2017 to 2019
Prudential Financial
Full Stack Developer

  • Built high-performance Python APIs using FastAPI for wealth and insurance services, handling 200K+ concurrent users and improving response times by 35%. 

  • Modernized monolithic applications into FastAPI microservices, enabling deployments 6x faster and enhancing fault isolation.

  • Secured APIs through OAuth 2.0, JWT, and Bcrypt, ensuring SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance.

  • Delivered REST and SOAP APIs for policy and claim systems, increasing API partner adoption by 47%.

  • Developed ETL pipelines using Spring Batch to sync 12M+ records daily with a failure rate of <0.01%.

  • Led SAFe PI planning sessions and sprints that reduced infrastructure costs by 15% via caching and query optimization.

Education & Training

2020 to 2021
Full Sail University
Bachelor's Degree of Computer Science

2021 to 2022
Full Sail University
Master's Degree of Computer Science