Hi, I'm Steven
I'm a software engineer who enjoys building reliable systems, simplifying complex problems, and learning how things work under the hood. I’m especially drawn to projects where thoughtfulness in design makes a real difference — whether in performance, usability, or long-term maintainability.
Experience
Dispatch
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Software Engineer Intern
Helped improve the user onboarding experience and supported the rollout of a new analytics and experimentation system. Contributed to modernizing the frontend and enabling more data-informed decision-making through better user tracking.
IBM – Watson Orders
May 2022 - Aug 2022
Software Engineering Intern
Worked on internal tools to improve test reliability and developer efficiency. Focused on visualizing test outcomes, automating debugging workflows, and optimizing infrastructure to streamline development across teams.
Parkerr Inc.
Jun 2021 - May 2022
Founding Full-Stack Developer
Led development of a full-stack MVP for a parking platform, owning everything from backend architecture to frontend implementation. Built and deployed core services, coordinated mobile efforts, and laid the foundation for future scaling.
Education
San Jose State University
2023 - 2025
Master of Science in Software Engineering - Enterprise Platforms
Relevant Coursework:
San Jose State University
2018 - 2022
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
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Featured Projects
Terraform Provider for Polar
A community Terraform provider for managing Polar.sh billing resources as infrastructure-as-code.
A Eye – AI-Powered Eye Disease Diagnosis
A platform that analyzes retina scans and symptoms to generate AI-assisted diagnostic reports.
Distributed Real-Time Data Processing Simulation
A fault-tolerant distributed system for real-time ingestion and processing of weather and fire sensor data.
RAG-Powered Tax & Accounting Chatbot
A chatbot that uses GPT-4 with vector-based document retrieval to answer tax and accounting questions.
Technical Skills
Frontend
Backend
Databases
DevOps & Infrastructure
Let's Connect & Collaborate
I'm actively pursuing full-time software engineering roles and selectively considering freelance projects. I welcome connections with organizations looking to enhance their technical team, as well as anyone who'd like to chat about technology, exchange ideas, or just say hello!