# Anthony Fojas

> Full Stack Software Engineer at Apple

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anthonyfojas

Hi! I'm Anthony, a full stack software engineer with a background in plant biology and biochemistry. I'm enthusiastic about creating dynamic and interactive applications and evolving them to fit the needs and desires of end users. I love contributing to team collaboration and delivering impactful user experiences.
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Front End: JavaScript | React | HTML | CSS
Back End: Node.js | Express | MongoDB | MySQL | PostgreSQL | Redis
Testing/Analytic Technologies: Mocha | Jest | Postman
Deployment Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Docker
Other Technologies: Webpack | Babel | Jenkins | NGINX | Git
Methodologies: Agile Development | Scrum Practices

## Work Experience
### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed and maintained hundreds of 3rd-party API integrations with our platform, allowing the seamless interconnection of data to automatically flow between over 90 services and applications

• Spearheaded the POC project of automating the import of SIS data to Apple School Manager via SFTP connection, leading to a new product offering and acquisition of hundreds of new customers

• Demoed for, onboarded, and provided engineering support to numerous school district administrators as part of the ASM automation project, leading to an increase in product sales and customer retention

### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Claris
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Claris, an Apple company, is a global leader in low-code solution platforms
• Full Stack Web Developer on Claris Connect

### Full Stack Software Engineer - Reviews List Microservice for Lodging and Hotel Web Application @ Personal Projects
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
React, Styled-Components, Node.js, Express, MySQL, Redis, Jest, Enzyme, AWS EC2, Docker, Webpack, Babel, CircleCI

• Optimized page load speeds by identifying bottlenecks with Google PageSpeed Insights analytics and enabling Express compression middleware, leading to a PageSpeed score of 96
• Enabled data caching utilizing Redis with LRU eviction policy to improve page performance and load speeds
• Containerized microservice with Docker for runtime consistency and ease of deployment on AWS EC2 t2.micro instance, adhering to microservice architecture design
• Implemented pagination in React to promote a streamlined UI and UX across 100+ different listings with varying amounts of reviews
• Applied TDD practices, achieving >90% code coverage with Jest and Enzyme unit and integration tests

### Back End Software Engineer - System Design of Photo Gallery Microservice @ Personal Projects
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, New Relic, Loader.io, Artillery.io, Postman, AWS EC2, NGINX, Trello

• Horizontally scaled back end infrastructure by directing web traffic through an NGINX load balancer and across 4 EC2 server instances, increasing the maximum number of requests per second (RPS) handled from 250 to 1000
• Optimized read query times for PostgreSQL database holding 100+ million records via B-tree indexing, reducing overall latency from over 120 sec to under 2 ms
• Stress tested with Loader.io and analyzed server performance metrics with New Relic, pinpointing bottlenecks affecting RPS, latency, and error rates

### Full Stack Software Engineer - PACK RAT | Magic: The Gathering Card Collection Tracker @ Personal Projects
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
React, React Hooks, React Context API, Styled-Components, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS EC2, Webpack, Babel

• Designed a modular and user-friendly front end with React for component separation and conditional rendering
• Handled global application state with React Hooks and Context API, leading to a simpler state management system
• Implemented RESTful API routes in Express to bridge data communication between client and Postgres database

### Junior Plant Scientist @ UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Davis, CA
• Conducted plant reproductive biology research in collaboration with Mars, Inc. to gain a better understanding of seed formation in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Transformed competent E. coli and Agrobacteria cells using the heat shock method to clone recombinant plasmids 
• Screened for successful bacterial transformations by plating on selection plates and performing colony PCR
• Extracted and isolated plasmids from transformed E. coli colonies for downstream applications
• Utilized Agrobacteria to stably transfect Arabidopsis plants via the floral dip method and transiently transfect Nicotiana benthamiana plants via the agroinfiltration method
• Analyzed protein expression and localization with confocal microscopy
• Extracted proteins and quantified using the Bradford assay
• Analyzed developmental differences between mutant and wildtype Arabidopsis seeds with light and DIC microscopy
• Operated a variety of laboratory machinery, such as centrifuges, PCR thermocyclers, gel electrophoresis systems, gel imagers, microscopes, spectrophotometers, and autoclaves
• Supervised student workers and provided training in good laboratory practices, techniques, and safety procedures
• Iteratively coordinated future goals with my team on a bi-weekly schedule

### Undergraduate Research Intern @ UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Davis, CA
• Evaluated successful plant transformations by extracting genomic DNA using CTAB buffer and chloroform
• Amplified genes of interest with PCR and ran electrophoresis gels to analyze the resulting banding patterns
• Verified the presence of mutant and transgenic DNA in plants via genotypic and phenotypic data analysis
• Assisted with seed germination and plant maintenance in the growth chambers and greenhouses

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ UC Davis NIH NeuroMab Facility
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Davis, CA
• Generated novel monoclonal antibodies derived from mice for the distribution to research communities
• Handled hybridoma cell cultures with aseptic technique for further screening and sub-culturing purposes
• Screened cell culture supernatants for monoclonal antibodies using ELISA
• Aided in quality control using ELISA, Western blot and SDS-PAGE, and immunofluorescence techniques


## Education
### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp
Hack Reactor

### Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of California, Davis
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ajfojas
- GitHub: https://github.com/ajfojas
- Website: https://bit.ly/2qQGCgf
- Website: https://ajfojas.github.io/online-portfolio/

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Last updated: 2026-03-22