{"profile":{"id":1,"first_name":"Nathan","last_name":"Ogden","email":"nathan@ogden.tech","phone":"850-322-5199","location":"Tallahassee, Florida","website":"https://n.ogden.tech","summary":"Veteran software developer with nearly two decades of professional experience. Passionate\nabout solving complex problems through code and continuously expanding technical expertise.\nSeeking opportunities to leverage core strengths in software development","updated_at":"2026-07-23T13:42:56Z"},"experiences":[{"id":1,"company":"Duarte","title":"AI Software Developer (Contract)","start_date":"September 2024","end_date":"April 2026","location":"Remote","description":"- Took ownership of microservices writen in Python and NodeJS, refactoring and maintaining them to optimize data processing for an LLM.\n- Conducted in-depth research on the PowerPoint PPTX file format to enable programmatic generation and modification of presentations.\n- Managed AWS infrastructure for microservices using ECS, leveraging IAM roles and policies to strengthen security.\n- Delivered bug fixes and new features for a NextJS application.\n- Advised the team on best practices for LLM integration, leading the implementation of JSON schemas to enforce structured outputs and minimize errors.","sort_order":0,"created_at":"2026-07-23T13:44:02Z"},{"id":3,"company":"JazzHR / Employ Inc","title":"Senior Software Developer","start_date":"September 2022","end_date":"March 2025","location":"Remote","description":"- Developed features for a Symfony-based app with Angular and React frontends.\n- Implemented automatic feature usage limit upgrades for uninterrupted service.\n- Modernized e-commerce by migrating legacy SOAP integrations to a new REST API.\n- Built a REST API client for third-party SMS integration and extended frontend components with React.\n- Delivered in-app notifications for incoming SMS via webhooks from a third-party SMS provider.\n- Enforced 10DLC compliance with a React modal, tested in Jasmine.\n- Expanded automated testing with integration, smoke, and security tests, and a Liquibase-managed test database.\n- Engineered an AI-driven resume importer during a company hackathon.","sort_order":0,"created_at":"2026-07-23T13:48:12Z"},{"id":4,"company":"Contextual Code","title":"Software Developer","start_date":"September 2013","end_date":"September 2022","location":"Tallahassee, FL","description":"- Developed and maintained web applications using the Symfony framework.\n- Engineered a tool with Golang and Docker that enabled engineers to configure local development environments with a single command (see Platform.CC below). 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