# Dan Kiss > Full Stack Software Engineer | AI Chatbot Agents | Backend | Node, Python, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, AI, AWS, System Design | 5 years experience | Gym and Pickleball πŸ’₯ πŸ‹β€ Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dankiss πŸ”΅ Portfolio Site: https://dankiss.netlify.app/ See Jobster the Node and React MERN project I coded with youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZYYkhHWx8 and article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jobster-track-your-job-search-full-stack-javascript-dan-kiss/ Core Skills (+5 years): Node.js, AI, LLM, Cloud Native System Design, Express.js, Python, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS Back-End: Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Flask, FastAPI, Python, C#, .NET Core, Logging, REST APIs Front-End: React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Redux, Next.js, Logs Testing: Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library AI: Experienced at prompting and using CoPilot, Cursor, Visual Studio Code with OpenAI and Claude models Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, EC2, S3, IAM, Ports, Linux command line and permissions, shell scripting, SSH, Load Balancers, SQS, ECS, RDS, Redis, Route 53 Databases: MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Queries, Database Schemas, Entity Framework ORM DevOps: Docker, GitHub Actions I'm a huge Node, React, JavaScript, Python and C# fan and a Full Stack Software Developer who is building production projects and meeting experienced developers to learn from them continuously. My background working with IT projects got me interested in actually building the projects. I took the road less traveled to get there by teaching English during the day and started learning JavaScript during the night. I enjoy tight knit teams. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ SMA Technologies Jan 2023 – Present | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area Coded AI Agent chatbot using Azure OpenAI SDK and LLM to answer the customer’s questions on how to use our product. This included prompting, context with RAG, guardrails, token usage monitoring and tool setup. Coded API endpoints with Node, Python and .NET including permissions checks to ensure users can access certain tools in the OpCon banking automation product. This required creating and updating api endpoints to ensure authorization with business logic. Trained on cloud native system design to add layers of redundancy, deal with traffic spikes, processing workloads during high database demand and utilize cloud alerts for improved system monitoring. Coded APIs with JavaScript. Node, C#, .NET and a front end in React to get customers to agree to terms and conditions in a simple way and allow us to collect data for our product and business managers. Completed migration of the main React UI component library to use Material UI instead of a no longer supported UI library. Also used the update to add in accessibility features for a key customer. Debugged and updated a 100k+ line complex codebase. Wrote tests to ensure the features worked. Utilized CI/CD pipelines to run testing and show product was working as expected. Identified and resolved 10+ critical bugs in the flagship banking automation product, making a data visualization tool work, returning more specific data in a query and more. Providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, collaborative problem-solving through pair programming and proactive communication. ### Full Stack Developer - Python, Node, React, AI, Claude @ Freelance Web Development Jan 2019 – Present Portfolio Site: https://dankiss.netlify.app/ Coded AI Agents and Chatbots with OpenAI SDK in Python and Node Coded personal project with the Iris Flower Data Set to review how visual input of flower images are converted to expected output of flower identification through a neural network. I then moved to GenAI building on that by using similar transformations but at a greater scale. I also touched multiple layers of the AI LLM model including prompting, adjusting sample controls like temperature and changing the model context by changing the data feed to it for answers to questions. Built various Node, Python, React, JavaScript apps manually and with AI tools such as Claude Vibe Coding see my youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZYYkhHWx8 writeup and code at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jobster-track-your-job-search-full-stack-javascript-dan-kiss/ C# .NET projects in Web Api and MVC see https://github.com/dan-kiss-dev-this/ShopFinderApi.Solution and https://github.com/dan-kiss-dev-this/PierresTreatsAndFlavors These projects use MySQL SQL databases, join tables and Entity Framework Core. Solved data structure and algorithm problems using recursion, linked lists, and trees. Deployed with AWS CryptoLive a React.js, Redux and TypeScript app that consumes APIs. Completed training on using Node.js and React and built multiple full stack apps. Built prototypes multiple times to show technology use cases. Coded a React Native shopping cart with Redux in a pixel perfect format for an online retailer. Coded projects which connect to SQL and NoSQL databases including AWS cloud based DynamoDB NoSQL database, Amazon RDS SQL database, and MongoDB NoSQL database. Passed HackerRank challenges in Node.js and Python, passed PCEP-30-01 Python Certification. Completed course on Java and C# where I coded out a mortgage calculator and learned about OOP Became AWS Certified and deployed code using EC2 instances, S3 buckets, AWS RDS. ### Software Developer @ TEKsystems Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area Coded Vue and React components for 5+ features in F500 customer’s reporting dashboards for business users to get information on marketing campaigns. Developed and maintained Vue application with a focus on accessibility and performance optimization. Used data validation, consumption of APIs with asynchronous request handling, campaign start and end date selection, saving reports and routing. Wrote tests with Jest and Vue Testing Library to ensure proper functionality and appearance. Delivered features in an Agile environment with other developers, designers, and managers. Collaborated with designers and product managers to refine UI components for an enhanced user experience. Created Node Express APIs that contain SQL queries to insert saved reports data to PostgreSQL relational database in Google Cloud to save information in a persistent and scalable manner. Added in New Relic Node.js agent and crafted dashboard in New Relic’s NRQL language to give visuals of API usage. This allowed my team to prioritize which APIs to fix bugs in first in a data-driven manner. Coded extracurricular API projects with C#, .NET, and Entity Framework Core ORM for maintainability. ### Software Developer @ Uniphore Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States Coded 5+ new screens in React for a new Artificial Intelligence AI product line based on user and company feedback. Added Slack API integration to allow direct messages to be sent to users with a bot from the SAAS product. ### Software Developer @ Brillio Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Developed React Components with JavaScript and TypeScript using new features including Hooks and Functional Components. Coded various critical solutions which impacted millions of users on Realtor.com and Silicon Valley Bank. Completed additional training on coding Hooks including useState, useEffect, useContext, useReducer, useRef as well as custom hooks Implemented testing with Jest and Enzyme including graceful error handling. Completed peer reviewed pull request process various times, got code into production. Coded responsive designs, added newly built React UI samples into Storybook. Coded a Node.js API server with Express and GraphQL to create, read and update data. Collaborated in-person and remote in agile team with 7 senior engineers and manager. Deployed code with Jenkins based Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline which ensured new code passed automated testing. Interviewed 10+ job candidates on React and JavaScript questions including self-made live code challenge questions. ### Software Developer - Consultant @ Hello World Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon Area Developed websites for well-known Entertainment Industry Brands by coding 7+ updates related to appearance of content based on customer requests and my debugging. Directly interacted with customers to understand business needs and code solutions for them. Provided production support for existing applications, performed analysis and coded solutions. ### Software Developer Consultant @ CP Handheld Technologies Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon Area Developed, debugged and refactored JS/TS and Python code that powered UI and APIs. Coded JavaScript components for new product including 3 new screens for user verification. Redesigned Ordering Portal for customer support team that enhanced efficiency by 10%. Collaborated with lead designer to get designs into website using APIs, JS, CSS, Flexbox, HTML. ### Software Developer Intern @ Phase2 Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon Coded reusable React components with TypeScript that consume APIs for widely-known sporting goods customer that allowed a more maintainable user interface to be built. Tested the User Interface with unit tests in Jest and Chrome DevTools. Trained on using Git, Docker, Redux, Node, Express, made Node API server. Part of Agile team of 10 developers focused on code readability and peer approved pull requests. ### Javascript React Native Software Developer Intern @ Hot Pepper Studios Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Portland, Oregon Coded components for Pivotize a JavaScript React Native app (for iOS and Android) to add functionality. Impacted user experience by improving app navigation, built clean code to avoid technical debt. ### Software Developer Student @ Epicodus Bootcamp and Self-Study Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Portland, Oregon Area Code 8 hours a day, over 1000+ hours of hands on development experience. Learned from Epicodus Code School and self-teaching. Dozens of custom real projects built from scratch using: β€’ Javascript ES6 β€’ React β€’ Redux β€’ Node.js β€’ Typescript β€’ HTML β€’ CSS β€’ Restful API β€’ Microservices β€’ React Native β€’ SQL β€’ Postgres β€’ NoSQL β€’ AWS β€’ Git β€’ Jest β€’ Express.js β€’ Responsive Design β€’ Python β€’ PHP β€’ Java β€’ Angular β€’ Ruby on Rails β€’ JSON β€’ jQuery See my technical projects at github.com/dan-kiss-dev-this ### English Teacher @ Teach and Learn with Georgia Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Tbilisi Taught English to 120 Elementary, Middle and High School students in the country of Georgia. Planned English coursework for 3-5 classes per day that included written, oral and listening skill development. Made 7th grade project that involved students learning about the Kareli Region attractions, history, and geography that involved a field trip to places learned about Awarded Student and Teacher Project of the Year for 7th grade project, school received sporting equipment ### Technical Business Analyst @ 24 Seven Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater Seattle Area Redesigned multiple Excel pricing calculators to streamline quotes to strategic accounts for contract bidding. Supported the needs of VP of Operations, Lead Estimator, and Program Director. Fixed a 70% complete calculator and freed up employees to spend 30 minutes more on billable project work per project. ### Technical Business Analyst / IT Project Manager @ RR Donnelley Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Seattle Coded scripts to make large scale adjustments to thousands of files and save time Made HTML code changes for client projects to offer a better user interface (UI) Created test files for internally developed tool to present HIPAA documents to 10,000+ users Set up systems for managing Benefits-At-A-Glance materials across markets all over the US Guided a Fortune 500 healthcare client through the software development lifecycle Worked closely with the client, developer team, and sales team to manage product requirements, scope of work changes, development, testing, and obtained final client approvals of projects Conducted quality assurance on over 50 documents, trained new co-workers on process ### Marketing Events Analyst @ Webtrends Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Portland, Oregon Area Built a technical solution in Excel that assigned clients to 4 time zones for improved call pickup rate Conducted data analysis of 100's of customers and identified that the healthcare industry was especially interested in Engage 2013, shared information with sales team resulting in additional sales focus on healthcare clients. ### Compensation Analyst @ Microsoft Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Redmond, WA Built visual basic macro to run 10+ calculations and adjust data formatting that kept 1000's of consultant payouts on track. ### Independent PowerSeller @ eBay Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 Ran small business which offered a 20+ item inventory where decisions to offer products were based on tracking final sale price data. ### Chief Collaboration Officer @ Loudspeaker Media Group Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Lead redesign of marketing materials based on customer feedback to increase sales. ## Education ### Computer Science Epicodus ### Finance in Business Administration University of Washington ### Computer Software Engineering Epicodus ### B.A. Business Administration in Finance UW Foster School of Business ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dan-kiss-dev-this - GitHub: https://github.com/dan-kiss-dev-this --- Source: https://flows.cv/dankiss JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dankiss/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10