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Timothy Johnson

Backend Software Engineer  ·  Production Systems  ·  APIs  ·  Infrastructure

Background

I build and deploy production backend systems — REST APIs, containerized infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and observability platforms. My work focuses on reliability, deterministic execution, and reducing operational risk through structured engineering practices.

I've shipped Go and Python services, deployed ML inference APIs behind NGINX, configured Splunk for log aggregation, and run self-hosted Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal Linux. I graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science & Software Engineering from The Evergreen State College in December 2024.

I'm currently open to backend engineer, platform engineer, and SWE I/II roles — especially teams that care about clean deployments, good observability, and systems that don't fall over at 2am.

Technical Skills

Languages
Go Python Java C# SQL Rust Bash TypeScript
Backend
REST APIs Gin FastAPI Microservices JWT Auth WebSockets
Infrastructure
Docker Kubernetes (k3s) NGINX Linux (Ubuntu) Systemd Jenkins GitHub Actions
Databases
PostgreSQL MySQL SQLite Redis
Observability
Splunk Log Aggregation Monitoring Pipelines Alerting
ML / AI
PyTorch Transformers Inference APIs tiktoken

Experience

The Home Depot

General Warehouse Associate (System Testing & QA)

Feb 2025 – Present
  • Validated voice-directed warehouse management system during live production rollout, identifying workflow defects prior to full-scale deployment
  • Reproduced and documented edge-case failures under real-time operational constraints, accelerating engineering remediation

Blue Torch Games

Software Engineer

Jun 2020 – Jan 2025
  • Shipped and maintained three production applications across desktop and mobile platforms (Steam, Google Play)
  • Designed scalable OOP systems supporting deterministic state updates and real-time interactions under performance constraints
  • Refactored performance-critical components to reduce instability during high-load execution paths
  • Maintained CI workflows and enforced code review standards to prevent regressions across multi-release cycles

Best Buy

Technical Support Specialist

Sep 2018 – Apr 2021
  • Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software failures, translating complex issues into actionable solutions
  • Maintained high service efficiency standards in a high-volume technical support environment

Education

The Evergreen State College

B.S. Degree

Computer Science & Software Engineering

Feb 2024 – Dec 2024

OS · Parallel Computing · Data Structures · Algorithms · AI/ML · Software Engineering

Western Governors University

Software Development

Aug 2021 – Jan 2024

Databases · Mobile Dev · Web Apps · Software Engineering · UI/UX

Central Washington University

Computer Science

Sep 2020 – May 2021

Data Structures · Data Science · Programming Fundamentals · Calculus

South Puget Sound CC

A.A. Degree

Associate of Arts — IT & General Education

2016 – 2020

Programming Logic · Web Development · PC Support

Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Open to backend engineer, platform engineer, and SWE I/II roles.