Jonathan Gallardo-Kerth

Professional Summary

Extroverted full-stack software engineer blending frontend polish with scalable, serverless data systems; builds accessible, high-performance web apps, Continuous Integration pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code serverless data flows processing millions of records. Seeking roles with meaningful frontend scope, paired with end-to-end ownership of backend services, ETL, and cloud infrastructure.

Core Strengths

Frontend architecture (React, Next.js, Vite)
Serverless APIs & automation (AWS Lambda, API Gateway)
Secure auth (Amplify, Cognito, OAuth)
CI/CD & IaC (Jenkins, Amplify pipelines, Terraform, CloudWatch, branch workflows)
Data pipelines & observability (Snowflake, CloudWatch alerts)
Accessible UI systems & design systems
Stakeholder-facing incident response

Technical Skills

Frontend

React 18, Next.js 15, Vite, Redux Toolkit, TypeScript, JavaScript ES2025, Axios, Material UI, Tailwind CSS, HTML5, CSS / SCSS

Backend & APIs

Node.js 22, Python 3.13, Flask, RESTful design, Serverless architectures, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, AWS Cognito, OAuth, Stripe, Spotify, Discord, Firebase APIs

Cloud & Data

AWS (Amplify, CloudFormation, Terraform, CloudWatch, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, DMS, IAM, EC2), Snowflake ETL (Tasks, Pipes, Procedures, Views), SQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes

DevOps & Tooling

CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Amplify hosting, Git feature-branch workflows, Terraform, CloudWatch monitoring, Vercel, Heroku, ESLint, Prettier, Jira, Confluence

Professional Experience

Cloud Application Developer

Portland General Electric

Aug 2024 – Present

Owned delivery of a crew prediction web app from requirements to production: Vite + React UI, AWS Amplify / Cognito auth, and Jenkins CI/CD enabling feature-branch previews and multi-environment deployments.
Architected serverless services (AWS Lambda + API Gateway) backing Snowflake ETL pipelines that process millions of rows every 15 minutes using CloudFormation, Snowflake tasks, and pipes.
Built a Lambda signed-URL workflow for dispatcher uploads to S3, reducing manual steps by 70% and saving ~30 minutes/day.
Led incident response to restore 1M+ deleted Snowflake rows within two hours, recovering data availability and minimizing operational impact.
Improved reliability and on-call readiness via CloudWatch dashboards/alarms, structured logging, and reusable Jenkins pipelines that reduced release risk.
Partnered with compliance and architecture teams to align Terraform modules, IAM guardrails, and Jenkins delivery workflows with SOX and FERC controls, providing traceable change history for audits.
Founded and facilitated a monthly developer roundtable on AI-assisted development, code review, and testing practices to level up team craft and share learnings across projects.
Mentored two interns to ship an internal TV dashboard surfacing company KPIs from Snowflake and intranet APIs; coached React design principles, API architectures, and deployment standards.

Software Engineering Intern

Radical AI

Mar 2024 – Aug 2024

Built reusable React components for AI chatbot interfaces using Material UI.
Standardized documentation patterns, Jira ticket templates, and linting guidelines.
Co-led UX working sessions with researchers and founders to translate open-ended chatbot briefs into wireframes, helping stakeholders feel heard.

Full-Stack Developer (Freelance)

Oregonized Design Co.

Jun 2023 – Aug 2024

Built and maintained a subscription-based weather PWA with a Next.js frontend plus Node.js + Firebase Functions backend, feature flagging, and Stripe billing/Connect.
Implemented accessibility improvements aligned with W3C standards and improved SEO via Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, AdSense, and structured metadata tuning.

Education

B.A. in Psychology

Willamette University · Salem, OR

Aug 2014 – May 2018

Full-Stack Web Development Bootcamp

CareerFoundry · Berlin, Germany (Remote)

Dec 2022 – Jun 2023