ZOE HALVORSEN
Madison, WI · zoe.halvorsen@email.com · (555) 010-6002 · linkedin.com/in/zoehalvorsen

SUMMARY
Python developer with 2+ years shipping Django and FastAPI services. Owns features from schema through deployment and writes the tests that let the team refactor with confidence.

SKILLS
Python · Django / Flask / FastAPI · PostgreSQL · REST API design · pandas / NumPy · pytest · Docker · AWS

EXPERIENCE
Python Developer · Badger Data Systems · 2023-Present
• Built a FastAPI service handling 500k+ daily requests; held p95 latency under 150ms after query optimization.
• Migrated a Flask monolith module to Django; cut duplicated business logic 30% across two services.
• Wrote pytest suites with 85%+ coverage on new code; caught 7 regressions before staging in one year.
• Built pandas-based data pipelines for weekly reporting; replaced a manual analyst process taking ~6 hours.
• Containerized services with Docker and wrote CI checks that blocked untested code from merging.
• Key project — FastAPI service build: designed and shipped a high-throughput service that replaced a slower legacy endpoint.

Python Developer · Cumberland Software Co. · 2021-2023
• Built REST endpoints in Django REST Framework with pytest coverage.
• Wrote pandas ETL scripts that replaced manual reporting processes.
• Fixed slow queries through indexing and query rewrites.
• Containerized services with Docker.
• Wrote integration tests ahead of a payments-provider migration.
• Key project — Internal reporting API: replaced a manual spreadsheet workflow with a Flask/pandas API.

EDUCATION
BS Computer Science · Badger State University · 2021