Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Staff Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA 8 years experience [email protected]

Professional Summary

Seasoned software engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems and leading engineering teams at high-growth startups. Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and cloud-native architectures. Previously led the platform team at a Series B fintech, scaling infrastructure from 10K to 2M daily active users. Passionate about clean code, mentorship, and shipping products that matter.

Experience

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Staff Software Engineer

Plaid · San Francisco, CA

2021 – Present
  • Led architecture of next-gen data platform processing $2B+ daily transactions
  • Grew and mentored a team of 8 engineers across 3 time zones
  • Reduced p99 API latency by 40% through distributed caching strategy
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Senior Software Engineer

Stripe · San Francisco, CA

2018 – 2021
  • Built core payment processing infrastructure handling 1M+ transactions/day
  • Designed and shipped Stripe Terminal's React SDK, used by 50K+ merchants
  • Led successful migration from monolith to microservices architecture

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Stanford University · 2014 – 2018

Magna Cum Laude · GPA 3.89 · Dean's List

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services · 2023
Google Cloud Architect
Google Cloud · 2022
Certified Kubernetes Admin
CNCF · 2022
Terraform Associate
HashiCorp · 2021
AI Match Score
94%
Excellent fit for Staff Engineer roles

Skills

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsPythonAWSPostgreSQLGraphQLDockerKubernetesSystem Design

Quick Info

Availability
2 weeks notice
Desired Salary
$170K – $210K
Work Type
Remote / Hybrid
Visa Status
US Citizen