Johan Oakes
Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Versana
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJohan Oakes is a cloud-native software engineer and tech lead with 11 years of experience building scalable financial systems and data pipelines for institutions like Goldman Sachs and Versana. He specializes in Java microservices, Kafka-based streaming, Snowflake and AWS tooling, and has delivered mission-critical platforms for liquidity risk, DCM/ECM workflows, and regulatory reporting that handle billions in transactions. Johan combines hands-on engineering with leadership—driving migrations to cloud-native stacks, CI/CD adoption, and cross-functional products that enable near-real-time deal and investor insights. He also brings a background in teaching and developer tooling from earlier roles, reflecting a focus on knowledge sharing and developer productivity. Based in New York, he pairs rigorous math and CS training with practical experience architecting compliant, data-driven financial systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Austin High SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Wake Forest University
English
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Github Skills (23)
markdown10
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crafting-interpreters10
java10
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bytecode10
interpreter9
compiler9
programming-language8
nodejs6
forms6
javascript6
post6
api3
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
oakejp12/personal_site
Apr 2020 - Feb 2025
A redesign of my personal site, johanoakes.com
Contributions:13 PRs, 36 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 10 months
reactnextjsredesign
oakejp12/Graphics
Sep 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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