About

Grant McLendon is an experienced Backend Developer currently working at 7Mind GmbH. With almost 9 years of relevant experience, he has developed a strong skill set in building robust and scalable microservices using Elixir, Ruby, and Kubernetes. He is passionate about building interesting things and enjoys working on challenging projects. Prior to his current position, Grant worked as a Junior Software Developer at rights'up, where he was responsible for full-stack development using Ruby, Docker, and ReactJS. He also developed new CQRS microservices and a framework to replace legacy Rails infrastructure. He has also worked as an Application Development Intern at Amundi Smith Breeden, where he was involved in full-stack development of the corporate intranet using Jquery, Javascript, C#, ASP.NET MVC, and MS-SQL/T-SQL. He also built RESTful APIs for legacy systems and developed desktop applications using VB.Net and C#. Additionally, he was involved in business and systems analysis of internal client needs, designing, developing, and supporting web and desktop applications to meet client needs, and supporting other business processes. Grant holds a Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) from UNC School of Information and Library Science, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science and Government from Appalachian State University. Grant has a strong tech stack that includes Backend, Ruby, Microservices, Kubernetes, SQL, Docker, infra, dotNET, ASP.NET, Javascript, Web, and ReactJS. He is a skilled software engineer with a passion for building innovative solutions.