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Sarah Wadley

Software Engineer | Cloud Architect

Work Experience

Software Engineer (Contract)

Westgate Data Science | Remote | Sep 2025 – Jan 2026

  • Designed automated ETL pipeline processing 500M+ records daily (~200GB) in 2-3 hour cycles, eliminating manual processing
  • Leveraged AI-assisted development (ChatGPT, Codex) for architecture design and implementation, accelerating delivery
  • Built core data infrastructure powering risk assessment platform with automated cross-reference analysis
  • Developed standardized virtual environment setup scripts ensuring consistent dependencies across development and production servers

Software Engineer – Space and Airborne Systems

L3Harris Technologies | Palm Bay, FL | 2021 – 2024

  • Partnered with defense clients through monthly requirements sessions, delivering iterative releases across 2-week sprints
  • Contributed to F-35 program through integration testing and failure analysis of mission-critical avionics modules
  • Implemented features live during customer demos, showcasing rapid prototyping capabilities and deep system knowledge
  • Maintained containerized deployments for classified satellite communication systems with specialized security protocols

Research Assistant – Simulation Design

Center for Advanced Power Systems, Florida State University | 2018 – 2019

  • Co-authored academic paper on power system simulation; designed Unity-based 3D visualization GUI

Technical Skills

AI/ML & Automation

Claude API, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, prompt engineering, AI-assisted development workflows

Languages

Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, SQL

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, CDK), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins

Data & Backend

PostgreSQL, ETL pipeline design, REST APIs, Node.js, Django, high-volume data processing

Tools & Methods

Git, Jira, Confluence, Agile/Scrum, unit testing, technical documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Florida State University | 2020

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

In Progress

Projects