Created embedded google map component that dynamically rendered destination points based on current user location, user inputs, and API response data

Leveraged React Hooks and knowledge of component lifecycle to streamline stateful logic and increase code readability

Utilized React Router, React-Bootstrap, and strategic CSS to produce a multi-page, mobile-friendly app with satisfying UI/UX

Implemented indexing and optimized query syntax to bring median local response time from > 2s to 3ms in PostgreSQL database containing over 5 million entries

Dockerized server to boost consistency, reliability, and deployability on multiple ec2 instances

Overcame processing limitations of single AWS ec2 micro instance by load-balancing via Nginx proxy to horizontally scale backend service to achieve > 1000 rps on multiple instances

Implemented a caching system so when users target top 500 products, response speed is increased 5x

Developed interactive product photo gallery carousel using React and CSS to deliver aesthetic UI/UX with pannable zoom capability

Analyzed page load speeds using performance metrics through Chrome Lighthouse