Harry Whittaker

Software Engineer

Software engineer with 7 years of experience specializing in .NET microservices and cloud architecture. Currently building scalable payment processing systems at Checkout.com using AWS and .NET. Previously worked in the financial sector focusing on structured products and hard commodity derivatives. Strong expertise in cloud-native development, DevOps practices, and delivering high-performance financial solutions.

Experience

Checkout.com
Software Engineer
November 2023 - Present
  • Led the implementation of critical payment processing features handling transactions worth millions in daily volume
  • Streamlined the continuous deployment pipeline, significantly improving team velocity and deployment efficiency
  • Architected and implemented an engineering metrics system using Datadog, enhancing system observability and incident response times
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features in an agile environment
  • Contributed to technical design decisions and best practices for a microservices architecture processing thousands of transactions per minute
  • Implemented robust monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog, achieving 99.999% service uptime
Socius Technologies
Senior Software Engineer
February 2021 - November 2023
  • Led migration from .NET Framework 5.2 to .NET 7
  • Improved critical process performance by 97%
  • Implemented role-based access control
  • Enhanced CI/CD practices, improving release frequency by 4x
Socius Technologies
Software Engineer
July 2020 - February 2021
  • Created Swagger and OData-enabled API
  • Implemented comprehensive testing suite
  • Enhanced Azure DevOps pipelines
Brady PLC
Junior Software Engineer
October 2018 - July 2020
  • Created CI/CD pipeline using TeamCity and Octopus Deploy for a reduction of build time by 50%
  • Took ownership of a MiFID reporting service. Fixed bugs, performed maintenance, expanded unit testing suite

Education

Bachelor of IT Majoring in Computer Science

2015 - 2018

Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia)

  • Major in Computer Science - equivalent grade of 2:1

Certifications

  • Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner