WORK EXPERIENCE
Frontend Developer [Industrial Practicum]
Apr 2025 - Dec 2025
- Modernized the user experience for 13,000+ users by developing a responsive Progressive Web Application (PWA) for a South American logistics client in collaboration with four developers [React, Typescript, Tailwind CSS, Zustand]
- Developed core interfaces, including Invoices, Settings, and Notifications, for a logistics PWA designed for a client managing 1,000+ invoices/payments daily
- Led the high-fidelity UI/UX prototype designs to meet client requirements and establish the platform's brand identity [Figma]
Backend Developer
Apr 2025 - Oct 2025
- Architected and developed an AI automation tool to process product data every 5 minutes, improving admin workflow efficiency for a fashion e-commerce PWA serving 90,000+ users [Python, Gemini API, MySQL, Google Cloud Functions]
- Saved significant admin hours by automating product categorization, style tagging, color detection, title generation, brand labeling, and description cleaning for 50–500 products daily
- Strengthened AI output reliability through refined prompt engineering and real-time Slack log integration
- Optimized performance and cost efficiency through async processing and token tracking
- Ensured code quality by developing 430+ pytest tests and iterating based on business feedback in an Agile workflow
Full Stack Developer [Co-op]
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024
- Engineered a microservice to process Google Analytics user action data, enabling monthly business reports to guide strategic decisions and track key performance indicators [Node.js, Express, Typescript, Google Analytics]
- Developed REST APIs serving two internal services, streamlining data access and management
- Expanded project ownership by building the frontend admin analytics interface, creating an intuitive, filterable dashboard for admins to monitor product performance [React, Next.js, TypeScript, Material UI]
- Created core B2B ordering interfaces, including order summary and details pages, streamlining transaction workflows for wholesalers and retail partners [React, Next.js, TypeScript]
- Promoted within five months from intern to junior developer for consistently delivering high-quality, impactful solutions
PROJECTS
Crocs List
A full-stack marketplace application built with React and AWS CDK that enables users to buy and sell items with features including search, map-based browsing, favourites, chat, and admin moderation tools.
Plantasia
A responsive React e-commerce application featuring JWT authentication, API-driven plant browsing, and a persistent shopping cart, styled with Tailwind CSS and enhanced with Framer Motion animations.
The Tasty Fork
A full-stack web application for a fictitious restaurant that allows customers to make reservations, submit reviews, and contact admins. Leverages AWS services.
Chocopass
A command-line, text-based game that features a grid-based environment where a player can move a character in four cardinal directions.
Save the Platypus!
A 2D JavaFX game where players control a platypus to dodge enemy projectiles, utilizing object-oriented programming principles for modular design.
What's in your fridge?
A web application integrated with the Spoonacular API that customizes recipes based on users' fridge ingredients.
ABOUT ME
Hello, I'm Irene, a full-stack software engineer with experience delivering production applications used by thousands of users. After transitioning from healthcare to tech, I have built high-impact solutions across the stack.
I have architected and developed AI-powered automation systems that process hundreds of products daily, built core frontend interfaces used in production, and contributed across the full development lifecycle. My experience spans designing REST APIs and microservices with Node.js and Python, building responsive React applications with TypeScript, and writing comprehensive test suites to ensure reliability.
Promoted from intern to junior developer within five months, I have a proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and deliver real-world solutions. I am now seeking a full-time software engineer role. Outside of programming, I enjoy traveling, fostering animals, and creating polymer clay art.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Typescript
JavaScript
Node.js
Python
React
Next.JS
MySQL
MongoDB
Docker
HTML5
CSS
Bootstrap
Tailwind
MUI
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