Hey, I'm Collin


I'm a Software Engineer specializing in automation, AI-driven distributed systems, and scalable backend architectures.

I also have experience in fullstack development, and have a passion for learning new skills and technologies, and building innovative solutions.

Originally from Toronto, I'm currently based in the Greater Seattle Area.

Experience

May 2025 - Present

Software Engineer

Visa Inc. • Bellevue, WA

  • Architected an autonomous, LangChain-powered Kubernetes agent for dynamic root cause analysis of pod failures.
  • Engineered a continuous-learning RAG pipeline with Pinecone for automated K8s remediations and HITL escalations.
  • Standardized CI/CD workflows across 100+ repositories using GitHub Actions, saving 6+ hours weekly.
  • Built a Spring Boot security assessment service leveraging MCPs to eliminate 90% of manual deployment checks.
  • Deployed an AI-driven Jira routing system using Atlassian MCP and LLMs to automate issue triage, saving 40+ hours a week.
  • Scaled high-availability infrastructure across Kubernetes, Jenkins, and ArgoCD, boosting delivery velocity by 35%.

Feb 2024 - May 2025

Software Engineer

Deloitte • Gilbert, AZ

  • Modernized the Veterans Benefits Management System by migrating legacy interfaces to a decoupled React architecture.
  • Built a real-time data synchronization pipeline for the Exam Scheduling Assistant, reducing data staleness by 15%.
  • Developed robust session recovery and autosave mechanisms in React and TypeScript, boosting user efficiency by 30%.
  • Implemented comprehensive client-side telemetry and error logging to accelerate incident resolution and observability.

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

Software Engineer Intern

Amazon • Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Designed a Lambda and DynamoDB pipeline to process 1M+ daily fulfillment events across global regions for real-time observability.
  • Built a self-healing AWS StepFunctions and CloudWatch service, cutting production failures by 80% and improving response times by 40%.
  • Streamlined cross-team workflows with TypeScript automations, eliminating 8+ hours of weekly overhead.

May 2021 - Apr 2022

Software Engineer Intern

SequoiaDB • Markham, ON, Canada

  • Developed a high-performance Go monitoring API for 300+ DB clusters, improving legacy Python runtimes by 38%.
  • Architected a Bash orchestration layer for multi-VM provisioning, saving 10+ hours of manual setup weekly.
  • Built an automated API integration testing framework using Karate, eliminating 15+ hours of manual regression testing per week.

Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

McMaster University • Hamilton, ON, Canada

  • Led technical instruction for 30+ students, architecting and debugging Verilog logic for FPGA integrations.

Projects

April 2026 – Present

Founder & Principal Engineer

Jinuine •

  • Built a image platform where every photo is cryptographically proven authentic, camera-only capture enforced at the hardware level via Apple App Attest.
  • Implemented HMAC-SHA256 payload signing with a 15-second TTL window to prevent MITM and replay attacks, and validated accelerometer data at shutter press to detect screen-rephotography.
  • Designed a batch Merkle tree pipeline anchoring image hashes to a Solidity smart contract on Base L2 (Ethereum), enabling publicly verifiable provenance without relying on Jinuine's servers.

Skills

Python

Python

Java

Java

TypeScript

TypeScript

C++

C++

React

React

Spring Boot

Spring Boot

Docker

Docker

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

AWS

AWS

Ansible

Ansible

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Kafka