Robert Merino
Senior Software Engineer at West Coast Taekwondo
Tustin, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Merino is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building REST APIs, integrations, and internal tools across fintech and industrial software environments. He excels at breaking large problems into manageable deliverables, refactoring legacy systems for performance and security, and collaborating with product teams to deliver customer-facing solutions. Robert has guided cross-team technical merges and co-authored sample integration repositories during a corporate acquisition, helping ease transitions and onboard consumers. A persistent pragmatist who resists "we've always done it this way," he brings fresh implementation ideas and a bias for simple, maintainable fixes. Outside of work he channels his nerdy curiosity into gaming, Dungeons & Dragons, and martial arts instruction—roles that sharpen his leadership, teaching, and creative problem-solving. Based in Tustin, CA, he pairs hands-on engineering with a steady focus on team morale and practical outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at California State University, Fullerton
Github Skills (14)
converting6
api4
postman-collection4
web-application4
webapp3
javascript3
css3
openapi3
nodejs3
edtech2
rest2
rest-api2
swagger2
postman2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AutoCrib-Inc/SampleApiConsumers
Jan 2021 - May 2021
Various sample starter applications that consume the Arcturus REST API.
Contributions:3 reviews, 5 commits, 7 PRs in 3 months
apiarcturusconsumerestrest-api
RJSkywalker91/For-Fun-Movement
Dec 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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