Jose Rosas

Foundations-first full-stack engineer

Backend / Platform · AI engineering-focused · Security-minded

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Profile

Full-stack engineer with a backend/platform tilt, focused on reliable cloud systems and integration architecture across AWS, GCP, and Azure. AI engineering-focused in practice through agent/LLM workflow integration, with a foundations-first approach to correctness and maintainability.

Experience

Vanta

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Contractor via Howdy

— Present

Progression: IC2 (Jun 2023) → IC3 (Jun 2024) → IC4 (Oct 2025)

Teams: Integrations Platform → Cloud Management → GRC Platform (SLX)

  • Co-led FedRAMP20x Moderate internal automation across a 15-engineer effort, moving from zero baseline to 79% automated compliance coverage in 2 months.
  • Delivered 93 automated checks across 7+ integrations and coordinated stakeholders, onboarding, and reviews to hit deadline.
  • Led a team of 4 engineers to implement CIS AWS Foundations benchmark automation by adding 8 cloud data types and upgrading 5 existing ones.
  • Shipped 41 automated CIS AWS Foundations checks, enabling compliance automation for 100+ customers and unlocking a new Growth+ offering.
  • Shipped 45+ customer-facing integrations and expanded platform capabilities, enabling adoption across 400+ customers and opening new onboarding/revenue paths.
  • Implemented CIS GCP Foundations benchmark automation (10 new resource kinds, 7 upgraded, 72 automated checks), expanding regulated-cloud coverage and strengthening customer security posture.
  • Delivered CIS Kubernetes benchmark automation across EKS/GKE/AKS with new collectors and 30+ automated compliance checks.

Freelance

Product Engineer

Frontend-heavy

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  • Shipped ~35 client projects (MVPs, dashboards/internal tools, and launch-ready marketing sites), typically delivering in 3–4 week cycles (longest engagement: 4 months).
  • Owned UI/UX prototyping in Framer and translated designs into responsive React builds with reusable, maintainable components.
  • Owned deployments end-to-end across Vercel/Netlify and AWS (EC2/ECS, S3/CloudFront, ALB, RDS).
  • Delivered one Kubernetes deployment and handed off production-ready setups with post-launch support.
  • Built ~8 DB-backed projects and lightweight CI/CD pipelines to automate releases.

Los Notarios

Assistant Director

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  • Developed 100+ commercial pitches by researching client needs and translating them into clear concepts and execution plans.
  • Coordinated logistics for 40+ person crews; owned schedules, storyboards, and contractor alignment on live shoots.

Skills

Backend / Platform
TypeScript, Node.js, Go (learning), PostgreSQL, Docker, cloud integrations, data ingestion/reliability
Cloud / Security / Compliance
AWS, GCP, Azure, CIS Benchmarks (Foundations + Kubernetes), FedRAMP Moderate, SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / HIPAA / NIST (automation)
Tooling
Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD)
Frontend (secondary)
React, Next.js, Remix, Tailwind CSS