# Joseph Louie

> Software Engineer | Javascript | Node.js | React.js | Next.js | Typescript

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/josephlouie

I've always been the sort of person who has a game plan. I like to know where I'm going so I can plan the most efficient route to my destination. If you need help building something that makes people's lives better or makes people's lives easier, I would love to work with you! My tech stack is React.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Node.js, JavaScript, Typescript, Redux.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Houlihan Lokey
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Houlihan Lokey is a leading global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation.

C#, ASP.NET, Javascript

### Full Stack Engineer @ Otus
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
A education technology company building a K-12 Student Growth Platform.

-Migrated legacy PHP code to Nest.js and created technical documentation to reduce technical debt by 5%. 

-Utilized Jest testing library when developing 3 Nest.js endpoints ensuring consistent data across the entire application. 
-Updated frontend code to use newer Angular components allowing handicapped users to use only their keyboard resulting in increasing accessibility by 5%.

Tech: Angular, Nest.js, Jest, Codefresh, PHP, Docker, MySQL

### Software Engineer Intern @ SwingVision (Mangolytics)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
A sport technology company focused on A.I. Scoring, Stats & Line Calling for Tennis.

-Collaborated with a team of 2 to build dashboard components that allowed 100+ coaches to view their player’s stats. 
-Developed 62 unit tests using the Rspec testing library and used feedback to increase application reliability by 14%. 
-Implemented inquiry forms to allow customers to send inquiries from the page resulting in 13 teams being signed up. 
-Increased application security by building multiple authorization levels for RESTful APIs in Ruby on Rails.

Tech: Ruby on Rails, React.js, Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Rspec, PostgreSQL

### Software Engineer Student @ Flatiron School
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Freemium
-Designed a comment system using ReactJS, Redux, Bootstrap, and NodeJS inspired by Medium.com’s comment system securely storing user content in MongoDB allowing users to see what others have to say.
-Created a feed following system using NodeJS, Typescript, HTML, and CSS to support 1000+ followers allowing content to populate the user’s feed.
-Architected the front-end leveraging Typescript resulting in increased development speed by 60%.
-Implemented a profile picture upload feature using Amazon Web Services S3 which allowed users to change their profile picture improving user satisfaction by 10%.

Webuy
-Managed payments using Stripe API as the payment gateway to efficiently and securely process user checkout items.
-Utilized JSON Web Tokens and localStorage to store encrypted user information client-side for persistent login allowing users to be logged in for longer improving user experience.
-Implemented localStorage as a shopping cart and reCAPTCHA allowing the user to securely purchase 10+ products at a time.
-Converted designer prototype from Figma into react components using ReactJS, SCSS, CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid for a responsive design enabling a consistent experience on multiple devices improving user experience by 5%.

Tech: React.js, Ruby on Rails, Redux, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AWS S3, PostgreSQL

### Data Entry @ DDB
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | United States
- Utilized Microsoft Excel by filtering rows of data to transfer files from a web database to a local filing system
- Transferred financial data from microsoft word to microsoft excel


## Education
### Flatiron School

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Economics
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josephlouie
- GitHub: https://github.com/jolouie7
- Portfolio: https://josephlouie.tech/

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Last updated: 2026-03-29