Jared Buchanan is a Senior Software Engineer with six years of focused backend and cloud-native experience, currently building resilient services at equivant after recent roles at MX and tZERO. He specializes in Kotlin/Java Spring ecosystems, API integrations (HTTP/SOAP), authentication with JWT/OAuth, and robust testing practices including MockK, Spock, and JUnit 5. Jared has practical experience designing idempotent GCP pub/sub workflows across Kubernetes, upgrading legacy stacks to remove critical vulnerabilities, and automating regression checks in CI pipelines. He pairs engineering craft with mentorship, promoting Kotlin idioms and team testing discipline to make code concise and maintainable. Early career work in motion graphics and scripting informs his attention to automation and tooling, from render-farm management to developer productivity scripts. Based in the Salt Lake City area, he focuses on building intuitive, efficient products that balance sustainability and end-user satisfaction.
6 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate 3D Visualization and Animation, Certificate 3D Visualization and Animation at Ogden-Weber Technical College
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Jared Buchanan - Senior Software Engineer at equivant