Jordan
Hi, I'm

Jordan Rivera

I build fast, reliable web apps end to end — from database schema to design system.
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Who Am I?

Available for work 2+ Roles Austin, TX

I'm a full-stack engineer who likes turning fuzzy problems into simple, well-tested software. Lately I've been focused on performance work and developer tooling. Outside of work you'll find me trail running or tinkering with small open-source CLIs.

My Superpowers

Every creator has their toolkit. These are the technologies and tools I reach for to turn ideas into experiences.

Languages

Python TypeScript Go SQL

Frameworks

React Next.js FastAPI Node.js

Cloud And Tools

AWS Docker PostgreSQL Redis GitHub Actions

Experience & Impact

Northwind Labs

2022 — Present
Senior Software Engineer · Remote
  • Led migration of a monolith to a modular service architecture, cutting p95 latency by 38%.
  • Built the internal design-system component library now used by four product teams.
  • Mentored three engineers and introduced trunk-based development with preview deploys.

Brightpath

2019 — 2022
Software Engineer · Austin, TX
  • Shipped the customer billing portal (React + FastAPI) serving 120k monthly users.
  • Cut infrastructure spend 25% by right-sizing containers and adding request-level caching.

Things I've Built

Every project is a story of curiosity turned into code — built to function and to feel right.

DevPulse

Real-time dashboard that folds CI, error-rate and deploy signals into one view.

Lexi

CLI that summarizes and tags long PDFs locally, with no API calls.

My Academic Path

University of Texas at Austin

B.S. Computer Science
2015 — 2019
🎖 3.8 GPA

Achievements

Mentor

ATX Code Bridge

Pair weekly with career-changers learning their first backend stack.

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services · 2023

Open Source

Jordan Rivera's GitHub contributions

Let's Talk

Great work starts with great conversations. Whether you want to collaborate or just say hi — I'm always open.

Awards & Honors

Hackathon winner — ATX CivicTech 2021