Mehron Latifi
Software Engineer Iii @Leadership Connect
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WORK HISTORY
Software Engineer Iii @Leadership Connect
Backend engineer on a 20–25 person engineering team supporting a production platform processing hundreds of thousands to millions of data points related to legislation, organizations, and individuals. Develop and maintain backend services using Kotlin and Spring Boot within a large, long-lived codebase. Regular contributor to the company’s flagship service, collaborating with senior engineers and engineering leadership. Owned multiple backend services end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment and long-term maintenance. Designed and implemented a networking and relationship-mapping service enabling users to identify relevant connections between people and organizations based on shared professional history, education, and affiliations. Led major performance improvements by introducing and expanding Elasticsearch-based indexing and search, reducing query latency Designed and optimized Elasticsearch data models and queries to support fast retrieval across large, highly connected datasets. Integrated RabbitMQ for asynchronous processing, improving system scalability and reliability. Managed database schema evolution using Flyway, ensuring safe and consistent migrations across environments. Deployed and managed services using Docker and Consul for configuration management and service discovery. Collaborated with product and data teams to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Mentored and onboarded a newly hired engineer, providing guidance on the codebase, data flows, and architectural patterns.
EDUCATION
Fullstack Academy
Software Engineer Bootcamp
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics
Fullstack Academy
Full-Stack Web Development
SKILLS
ABOUT MEHRON LATIFI
Backend-focused Software Engineer with 4+ years building scalable services using Kotlin, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch. Experience collaborating with front-end teams and implementing minimal front-end functionality where needed. Fast learner of new frameworks and languages, including React and TypeScript.
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