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Jason 'Jay' Cruz

Software Engineer

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About Me

Hi, I'm Jason "Jay" Cruz, a Software Engineer with several years of experience contributing towards crafting robust and scalable Software. Originally from New York, I now call Orlando, Florida home. My education background includes a Software Engineering bootcamp from Flatiron School, and a Computer Programming degree from Valencia College.

Experience

Kroger Technology and Digital

    Job responsibilities

  • Backend Development: Develop and maintain backend services for large-scale applications, optimizing performance and ensuring scalability
  • Full-Stack Development: Contribute to Android mobile and portal web application development, implementing features, enhancements and optimizations
  • Systems Engineering: Perform systems analysis, design, and programming to deliver new features and enhancements
  • Documentation and Testing: Create and maintain technical documentation and design, code, and test high-quality application code
  • Application Support: Provide ongoing support and maintenance, troubleshooting issues and implementing improvements

Skills

Technical skills

    General:

  • FullStack Software Engineering
  • Backend Software Engineering
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Algorithms and Data Structures
  • Databases
  • Agile Methodology
  • CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment)

    Languages & Tools:

  • Java
  • Spring
  • J-Unit
  • Mockito
  • Javascript
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Git
  • SQL
  • SQL Server
  • SonarQube

Soft skills

  • Problem solving and critical thinking
  • Self learner and starter
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability
  • Patience

Portfolio Projects

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Stocks Chaser

Stock market tracking application with adjusted daily time series data for stock charts.

Source code (Github)
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Dev Library

A digital library application for Software Development books.

Source code (Github)
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Connections

A google chrome extension for storing the contact info of new connection's met on the web.

Source code (Github)
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Guard Reports

An application for security guard reporting. For organizing daily activity reports and incident reports.

Source code (Github)

Certifications

Flatiron School Software Engineering certification
Valencia College Computer Programming specialization certification
Valencia College Computer Programming certification
Valencia College Web Development certification
Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Award certification
FreeCodeCamp's Javascript Algorithms & Data Structures certification
Scrimba React bootcamp certification

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