# Erika Wester

> Founding Engineer @ Recura AI

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/erikawester

Experienced in building full-stack JavaScript & PHP applications using React, Express/Node.js, Laravel, and SQL/NoSQL databases. My approach is to create meaningful, functional products that stand out.

## Work Experience
### Founding Engineer @ Recura AI
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, NY
1st Engineering Hire

### Software Engineer @ Shopgenie
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Software Engineer @ KubeEst8
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Open Source Product - OSLabs

### Software Engineer | JobFolio | Application Manager @ Open Source
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Employed Redux for streamlined state management, establishing a predictable and centralized data flow, resulting in a 20% reduction in application bugs.
- Designed and implemented SQL database tables to establish a structured storage mechanism utilizing SQL queries for efficient data retrieval and modification. This optimization enhanced the responsiveness and performance of our app.
- Implemented TypeScript throughout the application to enhance code quality and developer productivity by providing static typing and facilitating a smoother development process, catching potential errors early in the development cycle.

### Software Engineer | SnapsV2 | Intelligent Article Summary Library @ Open Source
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Integrated Puppeteer for advanced web scraping capabilities, harnessing its powerful automation features to dynamically retrieve and analyze article content from various sources to generate concise summaries utilizing the OpenAI API.
- Selected PostgreSQL as the database management system for its strong support of complex data types, to ensure a secure and scalable solution tailored for storing and managing user data and article information.

### Software Engineer | MunchMap | Restaurant Locator @ Open Source
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Implemented an Express.js server to efficiently handle data retrieval and enable seamless communication between the frontend and MongoDB, leveraging its lightweight and fast nature to optimize RESTful API functionality.
- Harnessed Webpacks’ capabilities including code splitting, HMR, and minification to address specific needs in the build process. Implemented customized loaders and plugins to streamline the build process and enrich the user experience.
- Engineered a data architecture overhaul by implementing MongoDB’s NoSQL features, and optimized horizontal scalability to
enhance data distribution efficiency, resulting in a reduction in query response time and faster data retrieval.


## Education
### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive
Codesmith


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/erika-wester
- Website: https://github.com/erikawester/

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Last updated: 2026-04-05