Stephen Brown II

Senior Software Engineer

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Experienced software engineer who builds and maintains production services at scale, prioritizing security, reliability, and developer productivity. I take ownership of ambiguous problems from discovery through delivery, write tested, reliable code, and collaborate to improve engineering workflows. I learn new languages and stacks quickly, and bring a proven track record modernizing CI/CD, hardening security, and mentoring teammates.

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Senior Software Engineer, JumpCloud, Inc.

Oct 2022 — Present Remote

Moved to an internal developer acceleration team that prioritized reliability and security.
Led CI/CD modernization: migrated tests to a faster runner, moved functional tests to self-hosted runners, and removed legacy VPN infrastructure to cut wait time and improve security.
Hardened security by adding obfuscation and encryption, removing plaintext fallbacks for sensitive data.
Embedded SQL migrations in agents to improve upgrade resilience and reduce field incidents.
Improved Go CI tasks and linters to raise code quality and consistency.
Simplified onboarding with better tooling, documentation, and mentoring to reduce ramp-up time.
Used AWS-hosted Kubernetes and container tooling for backend development and local testing.

Golang Docker Github AWS PostgreSQL MongoDB

Software Engineer 3, JumpCloud, Inc.

May 2021 — Oct 2022 Longmont, CO

Founded and grew a Linux-focused team to support client devices across multiple distributions.
Added support for various Linux distributions; maintained compatibility with distro updates.
Introduced static compilation (Zig/static builds) and build automation to simplify releases.
Implemented and maintained the Go on-device agent using gRPC and protobuf to communicate to backend.
Implemented and maintained backend services in Go and NodeJS, storing data in MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
Wrote Python functional tests to validate agent behavior and increase release confidence.
Rapidly learned Go and became a primary reviewer for Go code quality and best practices.
Used Docker Compose for local development and collaborated on Kubernetes backend deployments.

Golang Docker Linux Github AWS

Software Developer, ObjectRocket

Oct 2019 — May 2021 Remote

Maintained legacy apps and in-house libraries in Python
Began work in Golang developing new internal services using GoBuffalo framework
Utilized local setup in Docker for all projects
Worked in OpenShift and Kubernetes environments

Python Golang Kubernetes Docker AWS

Multiple roles, Rackspace (US / Hosting / Technology)

Jan 2014 — Oct 2019 San Antonio, TX / Remote

Held several technical roles from Linux System Administrator to Automation Engineer focusing on automation, internal tooling, and operational reliability.

Built and maintained internal web tools and APIs (frontend: JavaScript/HTML/CSS, React; backend: Python/Flask, MySQL)
Authored and maintained Python client libraries and in-house tooling
Automated operational workflows including migration/consolidation of maintenance calendars
Implemented CI/CD and deployment tooling (Jenkins pipelines, Docker, Ansible)
Led cross-team efforts to improve code quality, onboarding, and developer workflows

Python Linux Docker Ansible Jenkins React Flask Git JavaScript MySQL

Linux System Administrator, Johns Hopkins University

Apr 2011 — Dec 2013 Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Center For Communication Programs

Maintained and automated servers supporting Drupal multisite deployments with LAMP stack on physical and virtual hosts, and Apache Solr search indexes.
Successfully led team to adoption of git and a development > staging > production deployment workflow
Designed Puppet configuration management to maintain and deploy to development and production servers

Linux Git Puppet Drupal Vagrant

Technical Support & Testing, Various Employers

Apr 2010 — Apr 2011 Baltimore / Columbia, MD

Multiple entry-level roles after college providing in-store and on-site technical support, desktop/server troubleshooting, and tier-3 test escalations.

Performed diagnostics, repair, and support for Windows desktops and servers in retail and on-site environments.
Resolved and escalated complex software issues as a Tier-3 test specialist; coordinated with engineering to close high-impact tickets.
Delivered customer-facing support and communicated technical issues clearly to non-technical audiences; contributed to process improvements.

Troubleshooting Debugging Testing Customer Service