About
I am an enthusiastic and personable software engineer who enjoys solving problems and collaborating with other people. I strive to create useful, performant, and accessible experiences with real people in mind. I appreciate companies that value diversity and inclusion, a sense of fun, a clear sense of purpose, and who do things that make the world just a little more pleasant.
Currently, I work at Fastly as a Senior Software Engineer. Previously, I worked at Policygenius as a SWE I, SWE II, and SWE III, and at CGI Federal as a Junior UI Developer. Before starting as a Software Engineer, I was a theatrical lighting electrician, programmer, designer, and tour manager.
When I'm not coding, I can be found playing games of all sorts, customizing my PC, reading, and exploring Brooklyn.
Skills
- Languages and APIs
- JavaScript, Typescript, Go, Ruby, REST, GraphQL, GRPC
- Frontend
- HTML, CSS, Sass/SCSS, JSS, React, Redux, Apollo, Angular, Bootstrap, Material UI
- Backend
- Node.js, MongoDB, Express.js, Rails, SQL, PostgreSQL
- Tooling
- Git, Github, Jest/RTL, Webpack, Buildkite, Fastly, Datadog, Google Cloud Provider
- Process
- Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, Code review, Technical writing, Testing/TDD, Algorithms, Data structures
- Collaboration
- Mentorship, Accessibility, Product derisking, Initiative planning, Project leadership
Projects
Mortar
Mortar is the internal style library at Policygenius. It provides visual consistency as well as a better developer experience. I contributed to the library as well as wrote internal RFCs, including one to define its release process. I also contributed to an internal form library that leverages Mortar and is used across Policygenius.
- Deployed Site
- Private Repository
An Choi
This project is a restaurant website makeover that I and two other engineers did with a group of UX Designers. The original website had, at one time, captured the aesthetic of an eclectic, neighborhood bar. With a lot of love, we updated it to be up to modern standards, mobile-friendly, and easier to use while still retaining its charm.
PayPaladin
PayPaladin is a site that allows virtual gameplay currency transactions between D&D players. The key challenge with this page is authentication, limiting edit functionality to a user's characters and campaigns, while still being open enough to allow multiple users to safely use it. The back-end and front-end are built from scratch in React and Rails.