Jerick Flores

Jerick Flores

Software Developer
United States of America

About Me

Results-driven Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience designing and building scalable backend systems and secure APIs. Experienced in Python, Kotlin, Java, Node.js, and modern cloud platforms including AWS and…

Experience

Software Engineer

Software Engineer – Remote
Dec 2025 - Present · 11 months

Designed and implemented secure backend services and RESTful APIs using Python (FastAPI) and Node.js, Integrated LLM and NLP models into production systems and optimized inference performance, Deployed containerized microservices on GCP (Cloud Run, Vertex AI, API Gateway), Implemented OAuth2, JWT authentication, and role-based access control, Built scalable data pipelines with PostgreSQL and Redis, Established CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and Docker, Applied security best practices and mitigated common API vulnerabilities

Software Engineer

CA. US
Present

<p>Designed and implemented secure backend services and RESTful APIs using Python (FastAPI) and Node.js<br>
Integrated LLM and NLP models into production systems and optimized inference performance<br>
Deployed containerized microservices on GCP (Cloud Run, Vertex AI, API Gateway)<br>
Implemented OAuth2, JWT authentication, and role-based access control<br>
Built scalable data pipelines with PostgreSQL and Redis<br>
Established CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and Docker<br>
Applied security best practices and mitigated common API vulnerabilities<br>
Projects & Clients: Conversational risk filtering API for LumenBridge AI<br>
Projects & Clients: Document classification engine for Northscale Compliance<br>
Projects & Clients: Threat signal aggregator for GreyHarbor Security<br>
Projects & Clients: Knowledge retrieval backend for Arcwell Health Tech<br>
Projects & Clients: Fraud detection scoring service for Pinecrest Financial Systems<br>
Projects & Clients: AI-powered ticket triage for RelayOps Support Tools<br>
Projects & Clients: Semantic search platform for BlueMetric Research<br>
Projects & Clients: Real-time anomaly detection pipeline for Stonepath Analytics</p>

Software Engineer

Software Engineer – Flip
Mar 2021 - Dec 2025 · 4 years 9 months

Developed distributed backend microservices using Kotlin (Spring Boot) and Java, Designed secure APIs with JWT authentication and authorization controls, Deployed services on AWS (EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS), Integrated machine learning models into backend workflows, Implemented Docker and Kubernetes orchestration, Improved performance using Kafka and RabbitMQ, Built monitoring dashboards with Prometheus and Grafana, Contributed to CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins

Junior Developer

Junior Developer – Zume
Sep 2017 - Mar 2021 · 3 years 5 months

Supported backend development using Node.js (Express) and Python, Worked with MySQL and MongoDB for schema design and query optimization, Implemented authentication and secure data handling, Assisted migration from monolith to microservices architecture, Contributed to React-based internal dashboards, Wrote unit and integration tests, Collaborated in Agile development environment

Junior Developer

CA. US

<p>Supported backend development using Node.js (Express) and Python<br>
Worked with MySQL and MongoDB for schema design and query optimization<br>
Implemented authentication and secure data handling<br>
Assisted migration from monolith to microservices architecture<br>
Contributed to React-based internal dashboards<br>
Wrote unit and integration tests<br>
Collaborated in Agile development environment<br>
Projects: Inventory tracking API for GraniteFork Operations<br>
Projects: Delivery routing backend for FleetPath Dispatch<br>
Projects: Workforce scheduling service for ShiftHarbor Systems<br>
Projects: Reporting data aggregator for Oakline Analytics<br>
Projects: Internal authentication gateway for CorePanel Admin<br>
Projects: Menu configuration backend for Plateform Services<br>
Projects: Notification dispatcher for PulseSignal Messaging<br>
Projects: Legacy data migration tooling for CloudLift Transition Project</p>

Skills

Security Java PostgreSQL Python Kotlin Microservices APIs CI/CD Docker Kubernetes MongoDB Node.js FastAPI Spring Boot AWS GCP REST APIs JWT AI NLP Cloud Run Vertex AI OAuth2 EKS Lambda Kafka RabbitMQ Prometheus Grafana Jenkins Distributed Systems Express MySQL REST Authentication React Testing Git Agile Data Modeling
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