Senior Software Engineer
2016 - PRESENTCengage Learning- Scaled Java and Node.js web services to accommodate a 3X increase in load to handle 10,000 concurrent users with minimal performance degradation and almost eliminate downtime.
- Improved front-end react/redux app performance by orders of magnitude to address critical performance issues in a short time and save valuable customer accounts.
- Proposed and implemented a solution for merging content updates into existing courses which greatly reduced the amount of work needed by internal employees.
- Reduced cloud computing costs by eliminating unnecessary components and implementing autoscaling.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, AngularJS, Node.js, JavaScript, JavaSoftware Developer III
2014 - 2016Cengage Learning- Migrated courseware platform from ground servers to AWS servers (EC2, RDS, Elasticache, ElasticSearch) to enable more control over server architecture.
- Investigated production outages during off-hours and quickly found solutions to resume service.
- Rewrote front-end application using modern JavaScript stack (Webpack, ReactJS, Redux) while also delivering an accessible and responsive UI.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, AngularJS, Node.js, JavaScript, JavaWeb Developer
2014 - 2014North American Bancard- Created mock data fixtures for mobile point of sale (platform) to aid testing and development.
- Implemented a system to collect and index application logs using Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK), and rabbitMQ enabling easier searching of log messages.
- Set up an open-source Q/A engine to better document internal knowledge.
Technologies: Kibana, Logstash, Elasticsearch, ELK (Elastic Stack), JavaScript, Symphony, PHPWeb Developer
2013 - 2014Team Detroit- Converted mockups into pixel perfect webpages.
- Developed multilingual websites using LAMP stack and Concrete5 framework for content management.
Technologies: Concrete5, MySQL, PHP, CSS, HTML
Bradley Trager
Web Applications Developer in West Bloomfield Township, MI, United States
Member since January 28, 2020
Bradley is an experienced software engineer skilled in Java, Spring, Node.js, React, and various other web technologies. He is the go-to person for tackling the most challenging problems and critical issues. He is a leader who sees the big picture and works closely with product owners to deliver the most valuable features in the best way possible.
Bradley is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Cengage LearningAmazon Web Services (AWS), React, AngularJS, Node.js, JavaScript, Java
- Cengage LearningAmazon Web Services (AWS), React, AngularJS, Node.js, JavaScript, Java
- North American BancardKibana, Logstash, Elasticsearch, ELK (Elastic Stack), JavaScript, Symphony, PHP
Experience
- Web Applications 7 years
- Legacy Code 7 years
- JavaScript 7 years
- Node.js 6 years
- Java 5 years
- React 4 years
- Load Testing 4 years
- Spring 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
React, Node.js, JavaScript, Spring, Java
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is load tested and scaled a web application to handle 10,000 concurrent users with no performance degradation.
Employment
Experience
- Kukuze Recipe Apphttp://kukeze.com
Web app with REST API written in Node.js and the front-end in ReactJS. It allows users to create an account to save their recipes. They can then scale the recipe based on any ingredient or total yeild. They can also share recipes publicly.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, Java, PHP, HTML, CSSFrameworks
Express.js, Spring, Google Guice, AngularJS, LaravelLibraries/APIs
React, Node.jsParadigms
Load TestingOther
Web Applications, Legacy Code, Performance, SymphonyTools
Apache JMeter, Splunk, ELK (Elastic Stack), Logstash, Kibana, Concrete5, GatlingStorage
Databases, MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticsearchPlatforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Education
- Master of Engineering Degree in Engineering Physics2006 - 2007Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Physics2002 - 2006Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
