Jorge Marizan

Jorge Marizan

Senior Software Engineer · Go · Java · Kubernetes · Cloud-Native Systems

Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

Summary

Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience designing and scaling backend systems in Go and Java across fintech, betting, and web platforms. Specialized in microservices, Kubernetes deployments, and high-performance APIs integrating with gRPC, REST, and domain registrar protocols. Strong background in modernizing legacy systems and mentoring teams toward cloud-native architectures. Passionate about performance, simplicity, and reliability, from real-time transaction platforms in Go to modern Java refactors of enterprise products.

Core Skills

Languages GoJava (8–17+)RustElixirC#RubyPythonJavaScriptTypeScript
Frameworks gRPCGinEchoSpring BootHibernate.NET CoreRuby on Rails
Cloud & DevOps KubernetesDockerHelmAWSGoogle CloudGitHub ActionsJenkinsCloudflareTerraform
Databases PostgreSQLRedisCockroachDBMySQL
Frontend & Mobile FlutterReactVue.jsSwiftSwiftUI
Other MicroservicesEvent-driven systemsIdempotencyActor-based concurrencyRESTful APIs

Experience

Epic Games

Backend / Infrastructure Engineer (Go, Kubernetes, Rust)

2026 – Present Remote, United States (via X-Team)
  • Unreal Cloud infrastructure and FFI bridges (Go/CGO, C++) for Lore, Epic's high-throughput game asset version control system within Unreal Cloud Services.
  • Build and maintain monorepo cloud services, orchestration pipelines, and APIs powering Unreal Engine and Fortnite infrastructure.
  • Design fault-tolerant worker pipelines, edge-case simulation suites, and state-machine guardrails to ensure sync reliability under high backpressure.
  • Optimize CGO memory isolation, worker process lifecycles, and backend storage integration paths for heavy monorepo import/export workflows.
  • Improve observability and rate-limiting resilience with Prometheus/Grafana and custom telemetry across distributed Kubernetes clusters.

GoDaddy

Software Engineer (Go, Kubernetes)

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 Remote, United States
  • Developed Go microservices for domain fulfillment and registry integrations using gRPC, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Designed distributed parsing tools and automation pipelines for registrar/registry protocols.
  • Improved latency and reliability using advanced concurrency patterns and Prometheus/Grafana observability.
  • Migrated proprietary secrets management to AWS Secrets Manager.
  • Maintained internal AWS tooling, including a secret-fetching utility integrated with VS Code and other IDEs, built on Go Lambdas and an event-driven architecture; integrated the workflow/rule engine with AWS execution pipelines.

Freelance Consultant

Independent Software Consultant

2022 – Present
  • Delivered cloud-native backend systems in Go, deployed with Docker & Kubernetes for fintech and betting platforms; AWS and cost-analysis consulting.
  • Built a Rust-based Ethereum indexer (150M+ transactions) with JSON-RPC and gRPC interfaces.
  • Modernized Java and Rails enterprise products for scalability and automated deployments.
  • Created a white-label real-time betting platform using Go, gRPC, Postgres, Flutter, and React.

Forward Financing

Senior Software Engineer

2024 – 2025 Boston, MA
  • Maintained and enhanced a Ruby on Rails underwriting platform.
  • Introduced Go microservices for risk assessment and asynchronous job orchestration.
  • Containerized services and migrated workloads to Kubernetes.
  • Collaborated with DevOps on the AWS Fargate deployment pipeline; automated common tasks with Python and the AWS SDK for the developer-experience team.

AdTechnacity

Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead

2022 – 2024 Atlanta, GA
  • Led browser extension and backend teams using Node.js, React, and Go services.
  • Applied functional-first patterns, reducing bugs by 30%.
  • Mentored developers and enforced code quality through CI/CD automation.
  • Co-architected the offers and coupons serving platform on AWS Lambda and Fargate, with Aurora (Postgres) as OLTP and Snowflake as OLAP, selecting the most cost-effective AWS stack with analytics and product teams.

7 Labs

Senior Software Engineer (Java, Elixir, Ruby)

2021 – 2022 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Upgraded an aging Java 6 backend to Java 17, modernizing build systems and ORM (Ant to Maven, custom to Hibernate).
  • Containerized core services and prepared deployment pipelines for Kubernetes.
  • Built an Elixir top-up platform with actor-based idempotency for reliability under unstable networks.
  • Optimized deployment pipelines with AWS CodeBuild and costs with Glacier for historical logs; maintained legacy apps on EC2 and ELB.

Corotos

Senior Software Engineer

2020 – 2021 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Led the rewrite of the Corotos marketplace using Ruby on Rails, Rust, and Vue.js.
  • Implemented a rule engine executing 10,000+ rules under 600 ms per request.
  • Integrated TensorFlow C++ for NSFW detection and perceptual hashing for duplicate prevention.
  • Migrated several AWS services to Google Cloud (EC2, S3, Cognito, Lambda).

Digital Enhancements, LLC

Software Engineer (Go, Python, Java)

2015 – 2017 Miami, FL
  • Built an IoT analytics engine in Go to gather metrics from thousands of devices.
  • Refactored monolithic systems into microservices deployable via Kubernetes.
  • Implemented a Python constraint solver for automated scheduling.

BELLBANK

Software Engineer (Python, Angular, JS)

2013 – 2015 Dominican Republic
  • Architected Python-based banking systems with microservices for ACH and LBTR integrations.
  • Developed AS400 REST proxy services bridging legacy and modern systems.

Verkkostadi

Junior Software Developer (Python, JS)

2011 – 2013 Dominican Republic
  • Developed internal web tools and APIs in Python and JavaScript under senior mentorship.
  • Built features improving productivity and automation across teams.

Selected Projects

White-Label Betting Platform

Go · gRPC · PostgreSQL · Kubernetes

Multi-tenant real-time betting backend and Flutter POS clients deployed via Helm with horizontal pod autoscaling.

Legacy Java Modernization

Java 17 · Hibernate · Docker

Refactored a legacy enterprise backend, improving performance by 35%.

Ethereum Indexer

Rust · CockroachDB · JSON-RPC

Indexed 150M+ ERC-20 transactions using async Rust pipelines with a minimal compute footprint.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Certifications

  • Ultimate Rust 2: Intermediate Concepts
  • Level Up: Rust
  • Inventory Management