Summary
Steve Gotham is a versatile software engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in Java backend development for B2B eCommerce, currently building scalable API-driven integrations at Billtrust eCommerce. He excels at designing high-performance REST APIs, custom ERP integrations, and maintaining complex codebases while mentoring junior engineers and improving release stability. Comfortable across the full stack—Java, JavaScript, Node, Spring Boot, and Mongo/SQL—he pairs pragmatic engineering with a focus on maintainability and performance tuning. His background ranges from hands-on telecom systems and small-business web design to classroom mentorship, giving him a rare blend of operational resilience and user-centered thinking. Notably, he reduced Level 2 ticket queues by 50% in 45 days through targeted troubleshooting and process improvements, demonstrating impact beyond pure coding.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate MEAN Stack Development, Certificate MEAN Stack Development at RefactorU - Boulder