{
  "name": "Ariel Paulin",
  "contact": {
    "email": "ariel.paulin@gmail.com",
    "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpaulin",
    "github": "https://github.com/anpaulin"
  },
  "summary": "Results-oriented Software Engineer and Team Lead with 8+ years of experience designing high-scale JVM applications and leading agile engineering teams.",
  "experience": [
    {
      "title": "Technical Team Lead",
      "company": "A2X Accounting",
      "location": "Toronto, Ontario (Remote)",
      "start": "Feb 2026",
      "end": "Jul 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "Refactored legacy Java Amazon SP-API integrations on App Engine and Spanner to resolve tech debt",
        "Led technical planning and roadmapping, mentoring developers on clean code and best practices",
        "Hardened unstable beta features, reducing customer incident turnaround by 96%",
        "Enhanced system reliability by building GCP Monitoring dashboards and alerting for key features",
        "Championed Claude Code best practices when automating PRs, tickets, and system design docs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Senior Software Developer",
      "company": "CNH Industrial",
      "location": "Toronto, Ontario (Remote)",
      "start": "Mar 2023",
      "end": "Feb 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "Architected robust, real-time telemetry pipelines processing 2B+ daily records using Scala, Spark, and Flink",
        "Optimized batch jobs and enhanced analytics workflows using Databricks notebooks",
        "Designed REST APIs and integrated enhanced engineering monitoring and dashboarding",
        "Extended the internal telemetry rules engine, enabling complex cross-domain query compositions",
        "Spearheaded Java/Spring Boot feature development enabling data import and export for users"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Senior Software Developer",
      "company": "DataPassports",
      "location": "Toronto, Ontario (Remote)",
      "start": "Jul 2020",
      "end": "Dec 2022",
      "bullets": [
        "Enhanced a Scala-based Spark application with a cross-functional team, improving performance and scalability",
        "Implemented a multi-stage Scala Spark pipeline integrating TensorFlow Java API for entity recognition",
        "Optimized API workflows with Kafka and Spark Streaming, achieving ~ 20x better processing performance",
        "Developed token-based authentication for Azure SQL using Azure Active Directory to improve security",
        "Partnered with leadership to define specs and deliver custom features for high-value enterprise clients"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Scala Developer",
      "company": "AwareAds",
      "location": "Toronto, Ontario",
      "start": "Jun 2019",
      "end": "Jul 2020",
      "bullets": [
        "Acted as the lead Scala developer of the Real-Time Bidding Platform (RTB)",
        "Conducted technical audits of core services to identify scaling bottlenecks and define roadmaps",
        "Redesigned and implemented all backend microservices using the Play Framework",
        "Built an AdExchange simulator for stress testing infrastructure and simulating the RTB environment",
        "Created testing suites using ScalaTest and custom scripts for data transformations"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Play Developer",
      "company": "Publicis Sapient",
      "location": "Toronto, Ontario",
      "start": "Oct 2018",
      "end": "Apr 2019",
      "bullets": [
        "Engineered features for Walmart.ca\u2019s checkout flow using Play Framework to enhance user experience",
        "Collaborated with a cross-functional team to integrate third-party services, ensuring seamless functionality",
        "Deployed and maintained services using Jenkins and Walmart internal tools, ensuring reliability",
        "Created automated test suites using ScalaTest and assisted in refactoring legacy codebase tests"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "skills": {
    "languages": [
      "Scala",
      "Java",
      "SQL",
      "JavaScript"
    ],
    "frameworks_and_libraries": [
      "Akka",
      "Spark",
      "Kafka",
      "Flink",
      "Play Framework",
      "Spring Boot",
      "React"
    ],
    "cloud_and_devops": [
      "GCP",
      "Azure",
      "AWS",
      "Docker",
      "Kubernetes",
      "Terraform",
      "Grafana",
      "Git",
      "Claude Code"
    ],
    "technical_leadership": [
      "Cross-Functional Leadership",
      "Stakeholder Management",
      "Technical Translation",
      "Mentorship"
    ]
  },
  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "University of Waterloo",
      "degree": "BASc. Computer Engineering",
      "location": "Waterloo, Ontario",
      "start": "Sep 2013",
      "end": "Apr 2018",
      "bullets": []
    }
  ]
}