Reese Watson

About Reese Watson

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with a track record of delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications for enterprise environments. With expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React, Angular, and microservices architecture, bridging the gap between front-end elegance and back-end robustness.Passionate about engineering excellence, mentoring, and collaboration—whether that’s solving complex system challenges, mentoring junior developers, or ensuring security best practices are embedded at every level. Creativity with pragmatism, is the goal of creating user-focused solutions that drive results.• Designed and deployed RESTful APIs with 99.99% uptime across multi-region environments.• Optimized legacy services, cutting API response times by 40%.• Led front-end builds in React and Angular, delivering modular, pixel-perfect UIs aligned with Figma designs.• Implemented CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment times by 70% and QA cycles by 50%.CORE COMPETENCIES:• Programming & Frameworks: Java, J2EE, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, JSP, OOP, design patterns, data structures• Web & Frontend Development: JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, SingleSpa, Redux, state management, lifecycle management, jQuery, HTML, CSS, SASS, Tailwind, Bootstrap, responsive web design, user-facing feature development, UX, Figma, wireframes• Backend & Middleware: Node.js, microservices, web services, RESTful APIs, SOAP, service-oriented architecture (SOA), Kafka, system architecture, OAuth/JWT authentication, distributed systems, APIGateway, APIGEE• Databases & Data Management: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, NoSQL, Cassandra, CockroachDB, PL/SQL, JPA, Hibernate, Liquibase, relational database design• Cloud & Platforms: AWS, GCP, PaaS, SaaS, GAP/GKP• Build & Deployment: Maven, Gradle, Groovy, Jenkins, CI/CD, Jules pipeline, production release coordination, DevOps• Testing & QA: TDD, BDD, JUnit, Jasmine, Karma, Jest, Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, Postman, automation testing, performance testing, load testing, JMeter, Blazemeter• Tools & Collaboration: Git, BitBucket, Copilot, Codium, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow (SNOW-ICA), APIGateway, Putty• OS & Scripting: Unix, Linux, Windows, PowerShell, DevShell• SDLC: Agile, Scrum, KANBAN, scope/risk management, production release coordination, cross-team collaboration, mentorship• Security & Standards: SSL, RBAC, NIST• Other Expertise: enterprise software, full-stack development, distributed systems, generative AI

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   PNC

   Sep 2025 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

Education

• Delaware State University

  Bachelor of Science