JOHN STEELE URBAN

www.linkedin.com/in/JohnSteeleUrban https://github.com/JohnSteeleUrban
EMAIL: JohnSteeleUrban@GMAIL.COM LOCATION: Tucson, AZ

Senior Software Engineer specializing in designing scalable, event-driven systems in cloud-native environments. Experienced in designing secure APIs, orchestrating multi-service workflows, and integrating with systems across fintech and healthcare. Strongest in C#/.NET and Javascript with supporting experience in Python and PowerShell for scripting and automation. Known for mentoring engineers, leading cross-functional projects, and shipping practical architectures that scale with business needs.

💻 Languages: C# (.NET Core/8+), JavaScript, SQL, Familiar/Functional with: Python, Golang, PowerShell, Bash

☁️ Cloud & DevOps: Azure, GCP (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Functions, Gateway, Scheduler), Terraform, Docker

🗃 Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Hasura, Familiar: Cosmos DB

💻 Frameworks & APIs: ASP.NET Core/8+, REST, GraphQL, IdentityServer, OpenID Connect, OAuth

🛠️ Tools: GitHub, Jira, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Factory

Domain lead for the internal pharmacy platform, driving the architecture and rollout of core prescription services and complex third-party integrations with national pharmacy, EHR, and lab vendors
Redesigned the prescription delay system to support complex, asynchronous workflows across multiple services using Google Cloud Task Queues, enhancing throughput and reducing manual intervention in prescription processing
Implemented a distributed event handler system using Google Cloud Pub/Sub to ingest messages from vendor-facing APIs. Built foundational .NET services to process those events, now used as a base template across teams
Architected prescription and lab status sync system using GCP Gateway, Cloud Functions (Node.js), Cloud Scheduler, and Pub/Sub to handle both webhook and polling-based updates from pharmacy and lab vendors
Actively mentor engineers across seniority levels; acting subject matter expert on pharmacy-related systems and service patterns
Participate in backend engineering interviews, with a focus on assessing technical depth, design, clarity, and cross-team collaboration skills

Key contributor in delivering the MVP Bank Account Management (BAM) product; an event driven domain used as the one-stop resource for storing and validating bank account information for payment processing
Lead and organized cross-team collaboration to adopt Authn/Authz platform integration for BAM
Helped Standardize encryption for BAM and documentation to be used as a new standard
Built the CI/CD for BAM in Azure DevOps leveraging Terraform for Azure infrastructure – (App Service/functions/Redis/MsSql/Blobs/KeyVault/ManagedIdentity etc.)
Built and designed buyer migration from Legacy to NextGen services/db’s with an ETL process leveraging Azure Data Factory and CI/CD in Azure DevOps using Terraform

Lead all platforms to transition to a central authentication token server - Azure AD B2C – this included organizing monolith cut overs and standalone API’s. Shared knowledge and documented to help facilitate cut over for every platform/team
Created a simple SAML consumer endpoint in one of the core product monoliths (planned to migrate to use Azure AD B2C)
Launched a proof of concept token server using Identity Server in .Net Core 3.1
Implemented multiple integrations including Microsoft’s Graph API, Zoom, and QuickBooks
Designed a system of event driven services for capturing billable events

Supporting and creating regional planning activities through software and assisting technical staff in the production of spatial analysis tools, procedures, and products to help the growing Tucson community
Built a cash flow analysis web-tool for financial budgetary reporting for the Regional Transport Authority in Tucson

University of Arizona Degree: English Literature Minors: Spanish & Music Theory