My passion for coding was reignited after reorganizing my life and career goals. I love coding because I can learn new skills / programs and deepen my understanding from anywhere with only a laptop in hand and I enjoy development because of the satisfaction from solving problems and overcoming challenges.

2024 — 2025MimrrSoftware Engineer

2024 — 2025

2024 — 2024True MatesBack End Developer

2024 — 2024

Initiated new Node.js codebase from inception, enforcing coding standards and enhancing code readability by implementing ESLint and Prettier

Configured GCP App Engine and integrated custom domains for the deployment of Node.js application, ensuring a robust and scalable hosting environment

Established CI/CD pipeline connecting GCP App Engine and GitHub, streamlining the release process for stage and production servers, enhancing deployment reliability and overall project workflow

Developed documentation outlining the process for making modifications and submitting pull requests within the repository, enhancing team collaboration and facilitating streamlined contribution workflows

Mentoring new Backend Developers through pair programming, conducted detailed code reviews, and provided strategic insights to optimize overall team operations

2023 — 2023Pure MatchFull-stack Software Engineer

2023 — 2023

Engineered end-to-end experience of new features, contributing to the 13% increase of monthly active users and daily user activity

Implemented Firebase passwordless sign-in with dynamic link in place of SendGrid email verification to authenticate users for a seamless sign-in and register processes

Redesigned and optimized RESTful APIs for friend requests, user feed, and matching algorithm to enhance process speed and improve overall application functionality

Tutored and provided technical guidance to peers, leading to an improvement in code quality and a reduction in software development bugs

Managed debugging of user-interfaces and provided design feedbacks

2022 — 2023Personal ProjectsFashion Alley

2022 — 2023

A women's clothing e-commerce Progressive Web Application (PWA) made using Next.js for front-end and back-end (serverless functions) coupled with a PostgreSQL database deployed on Vercel and Amazon Web Services Relational Database Service (AWS RDS), respectively. The API for products is made from scratch without the use of any third-party e-commerce product API.

Deployment:

Front-end and back-end: Vercel

Database: AWS RDS

Features:

Authentication using Iron-session

PostgreSQL Full-text Search with weight and rank utilizing Materialized View

Stripe Checkout, Invoice, and Customer API for checkout, payment, and order history

Progressive Web Application using next-pwa

Front-end and Back-end form validations for register and sign in

Incremental Static Site Generation for product pages

Static-site Generation for category and catalog pages

Server-side Rendering for user-related pages

Client-side Rendering for form submissions

Tech Stack: JavaScript, Next.js, Stripe, PostgreSQL

GitHub Link: https://github.com/jojo-138/fashion_alley-nextjs-ecommerce

2022 — 2022Personal ProjectsMangahub

2022 — 2022

A manga website where you can read manga from six (6) top-notch scanlation groups! This website is made with Vanilla JavaScript to learn and understand that using NPM packages is not always the answer when simple JavaScript and some problem-solving can do the trick. Don't be too reliant on dependencies!

Deployment:

Front-end: GitHub Pages

Back-end: Heroku

Database: AWS RDS

Features:

View manga information and chapter lists

Read manga chapters

Follow / Unfollow mangas and view in Profile page

Tech Stack: Vanilla JavaScript, Node.js, Express, MySQL

GitHub Links:

Front-end: https://github.com/jojo-138/mangahub

Back-end: https://github.com/jojo-138/mangahub-server

Education

2022 — 2022

Zero To Mastery Academy

Web Development / Software Engineer

2022 — 2022

2014 — 2019

California State University, Long Beach

Bachelor's degree

2014 — 2019

Experience+

Education

Web Development / Software Engineer

Bachelor's degree