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👋 Hi, I’m Rodney Taylor (@rtaylor02)

I’m a Java Developer & Software/Solution Architect specialising in performance optimisation, JVM tuning, and building scalable applications. My experience spans full-stack development, cloud-native design, and modern architecture patterns including microservices and hexagonal architecture.

💡 Core Focus Areas

  • Java performance engineering: GC tuning, latency optimisation, and JVM diagnostics
  • Full-stack development: Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, React, Thymeleaf
  • Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines

🚀 What I’m working on and interested to be working on

  • Crafting high-performance backend services
  • Designing robust architectures for fintech and algorithmic trading use cases
  • Building my public portfolio on javarchitect.com

📫 Let’s connect: LinkedIn | GitHub Projects

💼 Projects:
Employee CRUD Management System
A secure and user-friendly web application built with Spring Boot 3, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, and MySQL to manage employee records (Create, Read, Update, Delete).

  • Security & Config Management – Integrated with AWS Parameter Store to securely store and retrieve application configurations and credentials.
  • Dynamic UI – Developed with Thymeleaf and Bootstrap for a responsive, intuitive user interface.
  • Robust Data Layer – Implemented JPA repositories for efficient database operations and easy maintainability.
  • Cloud Ready – Designed to run seamlessly in AWS environments with minimal configuration changes.

Internal Library Application
A full-stack web application for managing a digital library with secure user authentication, payment processing, and book review functionality.

  • Backend: Java Spring Boot REST API with MySQL database, deployed on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with RDS for persistence and Parameter Store for secure configuration.
  • Frontend: React (TypeScript) application with responsive design, real-time book search, and user-friendly navigation.
  • Features:
    • Login and authentication via Auth0.
    • Book search and browse with integrated review and rating system.
    • Late fee payments handled via Stripe payment gateway.
  • Cloud Deployment: CI/CD pipeline to AWS, leveraging cloud services for scalability, security, and environment management.

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