Jordan Hale
jordan.hale@email.com · 512-555-0184 · Austin, TX
Professional Summary
Software engineer with 6+ years building scalable web services and product features in TypeScript and Python. Known for shipping reliable systems, cutting latency, and partnering closely with product and design.
Experience
Software Engineer · Northwind Labs
Austin, TX • 2022–Present
- Built and maintained React/Node services serving 2M+ monthly active users with 99.9% uptime.
- Reduced API p95 latency by 35% through query optimization, caching, and payload trimming.
- Led migration of 12 critical endpoints to a typed API layer, cutting production bugs by 28%.
- Mentored 2 junior engineers; introduced PR checklists and weekly architecture reviews.
Software Engineer · Brightline Software
Remote • 2019–2022
- Shipped end-to-end features across React, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL for a B2B SaaS platform.
- Designed CI/CD pipelines that cut average release time from 2 days to under 4 hours.
- Improved test coverage from 48% to 81% on core billing and auth modules.
Software Engineering Intern · Cloudspan
Dallas, TX • 2018–2019
- Implemented internal tooling in Python that automated weekly reporting for 5 product teams.
- Fixed 40+ bugs in a customer-facing dashboard and documented onboarding for new hires.
Education
University of Texas at Austin
B.S. in Computer Science
Austin, TX · May 2019
Projects
Realtime Collab Board • 2023
- Built a WebSocket-powered kanban app with optimistic UI; handles 10K+ concurrent connections in load tests.
Skills
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, GraphQL, System Design
Certifications
AWS Certified Developer – Associate