Jacob Deroche

About Jacob Deroche

Results-driven developer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, cloud-native applications in enterprise and government sectors. Skilled in React (JavaScript), Angular (TypeScript), Spring Boot (Java), Node.js, REST APIs, and NoSQL. Proficient in AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka and CI/CD automation. Secret clearance with experience supporting high-security environments for the CDC, GSA and CVS Aetna Health. Strong communicator and team contributor, with a focus on performance, maintainability, and user impact.

Experience

1. Software Developer

   Deloitte

   Jun 2023 — Present

   Built cloud-based backend services from legacy logic, integrating SQS messaging for asynchronous processing, improving scalability by 30–40%- Implemented a service layer to validate data consistency by ingesting SQS messages and interfacing with legacy and cloud systems, reducing errors by approximately 25–30%- Developed a Node.js-based Data Transformation Service to ingest and process NoSQL data streams via Kafka, improving data throughput and pipeline efficiency by 30–40%- Authored unit and integration tests and configured production environments with automated deployments using CircleCI, decreasing build and deployment times by roughly 35%- Modernized Ember.js UI components, enhancing system reliability, accessibility compliance, and security- Upgraded Spring Boot microservices, reducing security vulnerabilities by 60% and improving runtime performance- Integrated Zendesk API in place of Salesforce, reducing ticket response times by 25% and enabling more scalable, modular support workflows- Modernized reCAPTCHA system to v3 to align with compliance requirements without impacting usability- Optimized CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), decreasing build/deploy time by 35%- Led React-based Profile Page build and AWS S3/RDS integration, enhancing survey UX- Deployed Docker containers and monitored Kubernetes clusters, proactively resolving deployment issues and improving system reliability.

Education

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Information Systems

  2015 — 2019