Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Phone: (603)-499-7433
Email: email@tyrel.dev
Website: https://tyrel.dev
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tyrel-souza

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in Python, Django, and Go (Golang). Proven track record in developing scalable applications, creating microservices, and automating workflows. Private pilot and Notary Public.

Experience

REDLattice, Chantilly, VA
Senior Software Engineer October 2023 - Present

• Developed a customer portal in Python/Django with supporting microservices.

• Automated server management with Linux bash/Python scripting.

• Deployed microservices using Docker and added GraphQL endpoints.

EverQuote, Boston, MA
Senior Software Engineer January 2022 - June 2023

• Launched a web service using Go and React/Typescript for insurance matches.

• Migrated a Python 2.7 monolith to Python 3 microservices using FastAPI.

• Automated tasks, saving 18 hours per week.

Tidelift, Boston, MA
Software Engineer III April 2018 - December 2021

• Enhanced vulnerability scanning for open-source dependencies.

• Developed with Vue, Ruby on Rails, and Sinatra microservices.

• Added language manifest support and created CI/CD tools in Go.

Addgene, Cambridge, MA
Software Engineer March 2015 - March 2018

• Supported eCommerce and inventory systems with Django, jQuery, Bootstrap.

• Migrated file storage to Amazon S3 and released a custom Django module.

Akamai, Cambridge, MA
Senior Software Engineer July 2014 - March 2015

• Developed a Python/Flask API for Salesforce email validation.

• Optimized an internal dashboard, reducing load time significantly.

Propel Marketing, Quincy, MA
Software Engineer September 2012 - July 2014

• Built a CMS for customer websites using Django, jQuery, Bootstrap.

Appropriate Solutions Inc, Peterborough, NH
Software Developer July 2010 - September 2012

• Built multiple client websites using Django, jQuery, Bootstrap.

Skills

• Languages: Python, Go, Ruby

• Frameworks: Django, Flask, FastAPI, Rails

• DevOps: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes

• Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea

• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB

• Cloud: AWS, GCP

• APIs: REST APIs

• Caching: Redis, Memcached

• Messaging: Sidekiq, Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT

Education

Keene State College
B.S. Applied Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics

Open Source Projects

Django DBFileStorage

• Developed to run CI tests on remote storage without incurring AWS charges.