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Tommy Harding

loc Los Angeles, CA tel 954-667-9807 email [email protected] linkedin linkedin.com/in/tommyharding web tommyharding.com

Deep expertise in real-time event-driven systems, large-scale integrations, and high-traffic e-commerce platforms. Over a decade designing and building distributed architectures using Kafka, Flink, Go, Java, and a wide range of backend technologies. Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, modernize legacy systems, and develop high-performance APIs that support analytics, experimentation, and customer experience. Known for strong system design, hands-on implementation, and guiding teams through architectural evolution.

Core Stack
Kafka Streams Apache Flink Apache Kafka Go Java PHP Python ksqlDB Snowflake Tableau Sign Language
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TechStyleOS
5 years 8 months
Senior Staff Software Engineer — Integrations
April 2024 – Present Los Angeles, CA
  • Real-time data processing architecture using Kafka, Flink, ksqlDB, and Go
  • Owns analytics, alerting, and anomaly detection infrastructure across the platform
  • Manages contractor and intern hiring pipeline for integrations team
Staff Software Engineer — Integrations
August 2020 – April 2024 Los Angeles, CA
  • Architected and developed real-time services processing consumer actions for analytics, A/B testing, and customer experience optimization
  • Designed new systems for third-party vendor integration and data exchange
  • Integrated and utilized Kafka for event-driven development and analytics pipelines
  • Built Kafka processors for data aggregation and analytics to drive informed business decisions
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TommyHarding.com
15+ years
Freelance Software Developer
May 2010 – Present Remote
  • Web-based software development — small enhancements to existing sites and full standalone applications
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL
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Savage X Fenty
3 years 2 months
Staff Software Engineer — API
July 2018 – August 2020 Los Angeles, CA
  • Developed a new API from existing monolithic architecture, initiating a company-wide migration to microservices
  • Built real-time promo pricing API serving custom promotions per customer on product grids and pages
  • Led back-end development of the Savage X Fenty website
Senior Software Engineer
July 2017 – June 2018 Los Angeles, CA
  • Led the development and modernization of the base tech platform to create a scalable, API-driven back-end for a high-traffic e-commerce site
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JustFab
2 years
Senior Software Developer
August 2015 – July 2017 Los Angeles, CA
  • Created internal and web-based tools for product/promo creation, A/B test segmentation, language translation, and SEO landing pages
  • Built product feeds and reporting services
  • Led integration of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for customer acquisition and website analytics
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M2NS / AuSum Systems
2 years 9 months
Software Developer
July 2012 – March 2015 Miami / Fort Lauderdale
  • Developed web-based data-driven software and complete web applications
  • Processed incoming and outgoing data feeds, interfaced with outside vendors and systems
  • Led development through full cycle: requirements, design documentation, development, testing, delivery
  • Optimized memory-intensive processes and reduced processing times for large-scale applications
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Maximum Processing
1 year 2 months
Software Developer
June 2011 – July 2012 Bradenton, FL
  • Developed asynchronous web applications and smart forms for data interaction
  • Full development cycle: client discovery, documentation, development, and delivery
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Total Fishing
1 year 4 months
Software Developer
February 2010 – May 2011 Cape Coral, FL
  • Led development and managed offshore teams for large e-commerce site
  • Built front-end/back-end interaction for search, shopping carts, payment processing, and inventory
Florida Gulf Coast University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
2007 – 2010