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LeVar Pulliam

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My Experience

A timeline of my professional growth and contributions

Software Engineer — Enterprise Federations

Okta / Auth0

Aug 2024 - Present

Developing and maintaining Node.js/TypeScript backend services powering Auth0's Enterprise Federations platform, enabling SAML 2.0 and OIDC-based SSO for enterprise tenants. Implementing federated authentication flows and building Enterprise Connection RESTful APIs.

Key Achievements:

  • Developed and maintained Node.js/TypeScript backend services powering Auth0's Enterprise Federations platform for SAML 2.0 and OIDC-based SSO
  • Implemented and extended federated authentication flows (SAML SP/IdP-initiated SSO, OIDC authorization code flow, OAuth 2.0 token exchange) with protocol spec compliance and security hardening
  • Built and enhanced Enterprise Connection RESTful APIs supporting full connection lifecycle: create, update, certificate rotation, claim mapping, and attribute transformation
  • Contributed to Auth0's multi-tenant distributed authentication infrastructure reliability through on-call rotations and production incident response
  • Integrated AI tooling into engineering workflows to accelerate development cycles and improve code quality
Node.jsTypeScriptOAuth 2.0OIDCSAML 2.0Auth0RESTful APIs

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Resideo

Apr 2022 - Jun 2024

Architected and maintained globally distributed GraphQL APIs using Apollo Federation across microservice subgraphs deployed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Built React and Next.js frontend features with full TypeScript coverage and designed authentication/authorization layers.

Key Achievements:

  • Architected and maintained globally distributed GraphQL APIs using Apollo Federation across microservice subgraphs on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) serving millions of smart-home device users
  • Designed TypeScript/NestJS RESTful and GraphQL backend services with ORM-based data layers and query optimization, reducing API response latency
  • Built React and Next.js frontend features with full TypeScript coverage, integrating design system components and accessible, responsive UIs
  • Implemented authentication and authorization layers (JWT, OAuth 2.0, RBAC) integrated with Auth0 for secure identity management
  • Designed disaster recovery and failover strategies for distributed cloud systems, ensuring high availability across multi-region deployments
  • Built event-driven pipelines for real-time data processing and third-party service integrations using async patterns and message brokers
  • Integrated ELK stack for centralized logging; established unit and E2E test suites with Jest and enforced code quality standards
  • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers; led architecture discussions and cross-functional stakeholder reviews
GraphQLApollo FederationNestJSTypeScriptReactNext.jsAzure Kubernetes ServiceAuth0PostgreSQLELK Stack

Senior Software Engineer

Shorelight Education

Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

Designed RESTful and GraphQL APIs on AWS serving a global student-facing platform. Led development of a multi-region internationalized React/TypeScript web application with i18n support for 10+ locales.

Key Achievements:

  • Designed RESTful (API Gateway) and GraphQL (AppSync) APIs in TypeScript and Python on AWS serving a global student-facing platform
  • Architected and deployed serverless Lambda functions via AWS SAM, enabling scalable and cost-efficient backend event processing
  • Led development of a multi-region internationalized React/TypeScript web application with i18n support for 10+ locales
  • Standardized environment provisioning with AWS CloudFormation (IaC), eliminating configuration drift across dev, staging, and production
  • Modernized legacy PHP and Ruby services into Python/Node.js microservices, improving system reliability and developer maintainability
AWS LambdaAWS AppSyncGraphQLTypeScriptPythonReactCloudFormationi18n

Web Application Architect

Memphis Ventures LLC

Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

Served as lead architect for a greenfield social media platform on AWS. Designed the full API, backend service topology, data models, and infrastructure from scratch, including event-driven, high-throughput real-time interaction systems.

Key Achievements:

  • Served as lead architect for a greenfield social media platform on AWS—designed full API, backend service topology, data models, and infrastructure from scratch
  • Designed event-driven, high-throughput real-time interaction systems using message queues and async Node.js services to support large-scale social platform traffic
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation IaC and established deployment pipelines for repeatable, zero-downtime releases
  • Led engineering hiring, contributed to technical roadmap planning, and managed payment processing integrations and vendor relationships
Node.jsAWSCloudFormationMessage QueuesEvent-Driven ArchitecturePayment Processing

Software Engineer

ACBL

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

Built and published shared Python/TypeScript libraries consumed across multiple backend services. Designed Apollo Federated GraphQL APIs and containerized services with Docker automated CI/CD.

Key Achievements:

  • Built and published shared Python/TypeScript libraries consumed across multiple backend services, standardizing common tooling and reducing duplicated logic
  • Designed Apollo Federated GraphQL APIs consolidating data from distributed microservices into a unified graph for client applications
  • Containerized backend services with Docker and automated CI/CD via GitHub Actions and AWS CodeArtifact
  • Provided architecture guidance on cloud infrastructure scaling
PythonTypeScriptGraphQLApollo FederationDockerGitHub ActionsAWS CodeArtifact

Senior Software & Solution Test Engineer

Cisco Systems

Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

Designed and built multiple full-stack applications with Python/Django REST and GraphQL backends and React/TypeScript frontends. Built real-time ETL pipelines and unified device automation GraphQL APIs for test infrastructure orchestration.

Key Achievements:

  • Designed and built multiple full-stack applications—Python/Django REST and GraphQL backends with React/TypeScript frontends—deployed as containerized microservices
  • Built a real-time ETL pipeline using GraphQL, RabbitMQ, Django, Celery, and PostgreSQL for high-throughput solution test automation
  • Developed a unified device automation GraphQL API (Django, RabbitMQ, Celery, MySQL) orchestrating test infrastructure across distributed lab environments
  • Built a resource/asset management system with Node.js/Apollo GraphQL API and TypeScript frontend; maintained PyPi, DHCP, FTP, and Nginx containerized services
  • Deployed and maintained CI/CD pipeline (Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins); implemented Grafana and Zabbix observability; administered Ubuntu/CentOS Linux systems
PythonDjangoGraphQLReactTypeScriptRabbitMQCeleryPostgreSQLDockerJenkinsAnsibleGrafanaZabbix

Site Operations Automation Lead

Cisco Systems

Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

Led a team of 6–8 engineers building hybrid network automation solutions using Python, Ansible, VMware, and Docker. Partnered with architects to design complex distributed automation integrations and drove event-driven architecture adoption.

Key Achievements:

  • Led a team of 6–8 engineers building hybrid network automation solutions using Python, Ansible, VMware, and Docker
  • Partnered with architects and tech leads to design complex distributed automation integrations
  • Drove event-driven architecture adoption and Grafana/Zabbix observability implementation
PythonAnsibleVMwareDockerEvent-Driven ArchitectureGrafanaZabbix

Development Engineer — Software Automation

Cisco Systems

Feb 2016 - Oct 2017

Architected a globally distributed network automation platform using microservice patterns, async processing backend, and real-time analytics dashboard. Developed FastAPI and Django REST APIs and managed ESXi virtualization.

Key Achievements:

  • Architected a globally distributed network automation platform using microservice patterns, a Python async processing backend, and a real-time analytics dashboard (Django, Celery, RabbitMQ, MySQL)
  • Developed FastAPI and Django REST APIs to integrate cross-team systems
  • Containerized services with Docker; managed ESXi virtualization and Ubuntu/CentOS Linux administration
PythonFastAPIDjangoCeleryRabbitMQMySQLDockerESXiLinux

Escalation Engineer / Duty Manager

Cisco Systems

Sep 2014 - Feb 2016

Managed and mentored a team of 6–8 engineers handling high-priority customer IP network escalations. Developed Python automation scripts for backup and scheduling.

Key Achievements:

  • Managed and mentored a team of 6–8 engineers
  • Handled high-priority customer IP network escalations
  • Developed Python automation scripts for backup and scheduling
PythonIP NetworkingAutomation

Technical Support Engineer

Extreme Networks

Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

Deployed and migrated customer network solutions onsite. Provided expert IP networking support in a TAC environment and delivered remote and on-site training.

Key Achievements:

  • Deployed and migrated customer network solutions onsite
  • Provided expert IP networking support in a TAC environment
  • Delivered remote and on-site training
IP NetworkingNetwork ConfigurationTechnical Support

HTTS Network Engineer

Cisco Systems

Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

Recreated customer network topologies in lab environments to support escalation diagnosis and knowledge transfer.

Key Achievements:

  • Recreated customer network topologies in lab environments to support escalation diagnosis and knowledge transfer
Network EngineeringLab EnvironmentNetwork Topologies