# Josh Fonseca

> Senior Software Engineer @ Taekus | Pursuing Masters in Artificial Intelligence

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joshfonseca

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Python, .NET, React, and Node.js. Agile Methodologies. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science focused in Computer Science from The University of Chicago.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Taekus
Jan 2024 – Present

### Founder @ Simplify AI
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Austin, Texas, United States

### Software Engineer @ FAIR Health, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Senior Software Engineer @ Root16
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

### Research Assistant @ Human Computer Integration Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
• Created VR experiences using Unity and LeapMotion to showcase wearable device applications
• Collaborated with team to iterate and improve user study to assess capabilities of wearable device
• Parsed data from user study and plotted it with readability

### Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science @ University of Chicago
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
• Helped students work with various types of hardware, unity, and virtual reality for their projects.
• Graded hundreds of assignments from students and provided detailed feedback
• Helped with organizational aspects such as setting up submission pages, sending class emails, etc.

### Game Engineer @ Weston Game Lab
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area
•     Built entire 2D RPG alone and from scratch in C#, up to ~5,000 lines of code
•     Sped up game-production by implementing a dialogue system in C# to cater to our exact needs
•     Lead iterative design sessions, managed and built out extensive unit testing suite

### Full Stack Developer @ University of Chicago Housing Technology
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area
•     Built database back-end using SQL & Go capable of handling 10,000+ student ticket requests
•     Designed front-end of 3 websites using Adobe Creative Cloud, HTML, and CSS
•     Expedited creating room layouts for every dorm by implementing a JavaScript algorithm into Photoshop
•     Managed team using Agile project management and GitLab for task management.

### Student Mentor @ University of Chicago
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
• Mentored underprivileged undergraduates, meeting and organizing weekly with them
• Worked with students to manage their social lives, academic lives, and help get through financial struggles


## Education
### Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence
The University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of Chicago
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josh-fonseca-08bab1143

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Last updated: 2026-03-22