RALPH KING JR

ralph@kingralph.dev | Maryland, US | Portfolio: https://kingralph.dev | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ralphkingjr/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Software Engineer with 8+ years building and shipping applications for mission-critical government systems. Combines hands-on development with product ownership—working directly with stakeholders to make technical and product decisions from concept to production. Also experienced in platform engineering, CI/CD automation, and container orchestration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer

Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Washington, DC | January 2025 - Present

  • Shipped workflow automation application that processed 8,000+ submissions in first week of launch, reducing approval times from weeks to same-day turnaround.
  • Lead product decision-making without dedicated PM, including evaluating feature tradeoffs and pushing back on requests that would compromise system reliability and reporting capabilities.
  • Developed business-critical application as 2-person team in 3 months, digitizing manual paper-based processes for agency-wide adoption.
  • Technologies: Python, Django, Flask, JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure DevOps, Elasticsearch, Git

Software Engineer

Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Remote | September 2020 - January 2025

  • Built web applications for FSIS programs using Python/Django and JavaScript, working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and design solutions.
  • Architected and implemented CI/CD automation infrastructure for nine enterprise applications, migrating from TFS to Azure DevOps with automated workflows and deployment pipelines.
  • Mentored developers and interns on full-stack development, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD practices.
  • Technologies: Python, Django, Flask, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Ruby, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure DevOps, Git

Software Engineer

Skyline Technology Solutions

Glen Burnie, MD / Remote | August 2017 - September 2020

  • Built full-stack web applications and internal tools for private industry companies, county governments, and non-profits.
  • Developed real-time monitoring dashboards using Node.js and React for distributed video streaming platforms.
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, Angular, Python, Java, PHP, MySQL, Docker, AWS, Playwright, Ansible, Git

TECHNICAL SKILLS