I'm Samantha Badeau, a Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and optimizing developer workflows. I specialize in Python/Django applications, API development, and database optimization.
- Backend Engineering: Building robust APIs and microservices with Django REST Framework
- Database Optimization: Designing efficient queries and data models with PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- DevOps & Infrastructure: Streamlining deployments with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms
- Performance Engineering: Optimizing application performance and reducing processing times
- Technical Leadership: Mentoring team members and establishing engineering best practices
Languages & Frameworks: Python, Django, Django REST Framework
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL
DevOps & Tools: Docker, Docker Compose, Circle CI, Git, JIRA
Cloud & Services: AWS S3, Temporal.IO, Stripe API, SendGrid
Development: PyCharm, Shell Terminal, GitHub Copilot
- Architected AI documentation system that increased claims processing speed by 47%
- Built automated insurance adjudication system, reducing processing time by 42%
- Optimized API endpoints achieving 32% faster response times
- Led technical debt reduction initiative, removing 35% of deprecated code
- Designed deployment optimization reducing build times from 45 to 8 minutes
- Email: samantha.badeau@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samanthab78
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
Building reliable systems, one commit at a time.