Darius Little
Open to New Opportunities

Senior Software
Engineer

Aspiring Engineering Manager · Atlanta, GA

8 years building enterprise applications across fintech and government. Currently at GDIT, previously Fidelity Investments.

8+
Years Exp.
2
Employers
15+
Certs
AWS Certified

What I work with

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks
Node.jsAngular JavaScriptJava Vue.jsExpress REST APIs
Data & Cloud
MySQLOracle SnowflakePostgreSQL AWSDocker
Tooling & Practices
JestOpenAPI DocusourceMicroservices Agile / ScrumApache System Design
Soft Skills
Team Leadership Communication Problem Solving Customer Facing Research

Where I've worked

Professional Experience

Feb 2023 – Present
Senior Software Engineer
GDIT · Remote (Atlanta, GA)
  • Directed the complete software development lifecycle as Lead Software Engineer, translating user requirements into technical solutions and overseeing planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities.
  • Full-stack development using Node.js, Angular, Java, Express, MySQL, Oracle, and REST services.
  • Led migration of backend API service from Java to a Node.js microservice architecture.
  • Served as lead developer on a new government application from inception through active development.
  • Contributed to Agile/Scrum cycles — feature dev, sprint demos, and on-call rotations.
  • Modernized a legacy backend service as part of a government application modernization team.
Jan 2018 – Feb 2023
Full Stack Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments · Durham, NC / Remote
  • Built full-stack solutions using Node.js, Angular, Java, Vue.js, MySQL, REST, and Docker.
  • Led Oracle-to-AWS Snowflake database migration for REST API infrastructure.
  • Built internal automation tools supporting multiple business teams across the organization.
  • Delivered features, managed production deployments, and communicated directly with end users.
  • Led user discovery meetings before the development team was formally assembled.
May 2017 – Aug 2017
Technical Intern / Developer
Fidelity Investments · Boston, MA
  • Worked with Java and Agile methodologies; introduced to Docker and FIX protocol.
  • Wrote JUnit tests, debugged code, and contributed to feature enhancements.

What I've led

Career Highlights

🏗️
App Built From Concept
Joined as lead developer before the team was assembled — ran user discovery meetings and participated in building the product from concept to production.
🔄
Java → Node.js Migration
Led the full backend migration of a production API service from Java to a modern Node.js microservice, improving maintainability and performance.
☁️
Oracle → AWS Snowflake
Directed REST API migration from Oracle DB to AWS Snowflake, modernizing the data layer for a large enterprise Fidelity system.
⚙️
Full SDLC Ownership
Directed the complete software development lifecycle — planning, dev, testing, deployment, and production support including on-call rotations.
🛠️
Internal Tooling & Automation
Built automated systems and internal tooling supporting multiple business teams simultaneously at Fidelity Investments.
👥
Scrum Leadership
Ran scrums across teams of 4–10+ developers, bridging technical work with direct stakeholder and business-owner communication.

Background

Education

🎓
B.S. in Applied Computer Science
Columbus State University · Columbus, GA · Dec 2017

Credentials

Certifications

AWS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2019)
ISC²
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity CC (2023)
C+
CompTIA Security+ (2024)
G
Google Cybersecurity Certificate (2023)
G
Google Attention Mechanism (2025)
G
Google Image Captioning Models (2025)
G
Google Encoder-Decoder Architecture (2025)
G
Google Intro to Generative AI (2025)
G
Google Intro to Large Language Models (2025)
G
Google Intro to Responsible AI (2025)
G
Google Intro to Image Generation (2025)
G
Google Prompt Design in Vertex AI (2025)
G
Google Transformer Models & BERT (2025)
G
Google Vertex AI Studio (2025)
Simon Scholar / Horatio Alger Scholar

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