Summary
Bailey Strum is a Senior Software Developer based in Dallas with a decade of hands-on experience building secure, high-availability systems for payments and high-volume customer platforms. He has led PCI DSS 3.2.1→4.0 compliance efforts and architected microservices peeled from monoliths, ensuring core API uptime of 99.99% while supporting 24/7 on-call operations. Bailey blends backend expertise in Golang, Python/Flask, Celery, and PostgreSQL with front-end React work and cloud-native tooling (EKS, Docker, CDK8s), delivering end-to-end solutions for validation and remediation of sensitive data. He has driven migrations and performance projects—moving large codebases to Python 3 and upgrading reporting from MySQL to Elasticsearch to achieve up to 10x query speedups. Known for shipping revenue-impacting features, he built SMS/MMS upsell products and a SPIF platform serving 50+ large clients that now process six-figure annual revenue. Beyond engineering, he’s engaged in developer onboarding and cross-team transitions, bringing both technical depth and operational discipline to fast-moving teams.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Backend C# and .NET Programming, Backend C# and .NET Programming at The Iron Yard
Standard Graduation Path, Computer Science, Standard Graduation Path, Computer Science at Carroll Senior High School
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science at University of North Texas
English