Allan Wu

About Allan Wu

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Experience

1. Backend Infrastructure Software Engineer

   U.S. Bank

   Dec 2021 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   At U.S. Bank, I build, support, and enhance the backend infrastructure of Talech\'s Point of Sales software, which currently maintains over merchants and brings in over $84M in ARR. My responsibilities include- Developing and maintaining several backend services using Java Spring Boot, Hibernate, and MySQL- Practicing agile development and SCRUM methodology with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence, SourceTree)- Leveraging CI/CD pipelines with Git, Jenkins, Docker and Kubernetes to continuously develop and automate testing.Accomplishments- Implemented scalable scheduler system using Java, AWS SQS, and Apache Airflow, leading to 91% fewer scheduler complaints over 3 months, saving over per year in operating costs- Integrated GitLab branch management tool into development process, automatically reducing the number of remote branches by 75%- Built full-stack developer portal with Next.js and Node.js, alleviating DevOps capacity by 30% in 4 weeks- Implemented vulnerability remediation protocol that remediated over 90% of outstanding security vulnerabilities over 12 weeks- Performed database sharding by writing MySQL Stored Procedures, reducing DB response times by 24%- Migrated 2 critical components from monolithic application into microservices, optimizing performance and increasing development velocity by 55%.