Matt Vardal

Develop and maintain Java and Spring Boot microservices supporting high-throughput business workflows, focusing on reliability, security, and maintainability. Design RESTful endpoints using Spring MVC, applying consistent request validation, structured error handling, and versioning practices to support downstream consumers. Implement service-layer logic using domain-driven patterns, collaborating with teams to model business entities and enforce clean separation of concerns. Build data-access components using Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, and SQL, including schema-aware queries and performance-minded database interactions. Integrate asynchronous workflows using Kafka for event publishing and consumption, supporting decoupled service communication and resilient processing. Leverage AWS services (Lambda, EC2, ECS/Fargate, S3, SQS, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB) to deliver cloud-native components and scalable deployments. Automate build and release workflows using Jenkins and Spinnaker, supporting repeatable deployments, environment promotion, and release governance. Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and configuration automation, improving consistency across development and non-production environments. Support production readiness through log-driven troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and coordinated incident resolution with cross-functional partners. Contribute to code reviews, refactoring, and documentation to improve code quality, reduce operational risk, and strengthen team standards.