Brian Kurtz
Senior Software Engineer at FYE - For Your Entertainment
City of Albany, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Kurtz is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of professional experience building backend Node.js applications and strong expertise in SQL-based systems. He combines practical backend JavaScript development with hands-on experience in MongoDB, Redis, and AWS, holding both Solutions Architect and SysOps Administrator associate certifications. Throughout a career spanning retail tech and industrial software at companies like FYE, Trans World Entertainment, and GE Digital, he has repeatedly moved between feature delivery and operational support, giving him a pragmatic sense for production reliability. Brian’s background in store systems and operations informs his ability to translate business workflows into maintainable data-driven services. Based in Albany, NY, he pairs a BA in History with an associate degree in Computer Information Systems, an unusual mix that underpins clear documentation and curiosity-driven problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Associates, Computer Information Systems, Associates, Computer Information Systems at Hudson Valley Community CollegeRegents Diploma, Math and Science, Regents Diploma, Math and Science at Mahopac High SchoolBachelor of Arts, History, Bachelor of Arts, History at University at Albany, SUNY
Github Skills (46)
git10
github10
redis-client10
serverless-offline10
node-redis10
serverless-plugin10
nodejs-client10
redis9
truncate9
azure-functions9
aws-lambda9
aws9
redis-cluster9
nodejs9
serverless8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
2428392/gh-truncate-string-action
Aug 2020 - May 2022
Simple truncate string.
Contributions:5 releases, 8 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 8 months
truncatestring
strumwolf/delete-deployment-environment
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
GitHub action to remove an environment and it's deployments
Contributions:9 releases, 3 reviews, 56 commits in 2 years 6 months
continuous-deploymentdeploymentdeploymentscontinuous-delivery
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