Gus Bikos

About Gus Bikos

Full-Stack Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing, building, and shipping scalable web applications and backend services. I have hands-on experience with Python, Python-based microservices, React/TypeScript frontends, and cloud-native architectures on AWS. Skilled in API design, distributed systems, event-driven workflows, SQL/NoSQL data modeling, and CI/CD automation, I take pride in building secure, reliable, and user-focused platforms at scale.I enjoy working collaboratively across the stack, taking end-to-end ownership of features from design to deployment, and continuously learning new technologies to improve performance and developer experience. My experience spans both backend and frontend development, cloud infrastructure, containerization, and DevOps practices, allowing me to bridge the gap between software and systems.Key Skills & Technologies:Languages & Frameworks: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, Bash, HTML/CSS, SQLBackend & Architecture: REST APIs, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems, Data Modeling, Asynchronous Processing, API DesignCloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Parameter Store), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PackerCI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code, Automated Testing, Deployment PipelinesI’m passionate about building tools and platforms that improve both user and developer experience, and I’m always looking for opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects while growing my skills in full-stack and cloud-native development.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Verizon

   Aug 2024 — Present

Education

• Flatiron School

  Software Engineer, Computer Software Engineering

  2021 — 2021