Otis Jones

Experience

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  MicrObserv (Open Source)

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

  Software Engineer

  •Used React hooks to build reusable modular components for an easily scalable varied front-end and to reduce prop drilling to improve readability and scalability•Created intuitive and highly reactive chart to display latency data of messages across microservice architecture using Chart.js•Utilized Electron to provide our users a secure and easily maintained cross platform applicationStored logs and message tracers across microservice architecture using PostgreSQL database so that the order of logs is not compromised which could prevent users from effectively debugging an error, also to allow for easy addition of new features in the future•Implemented Node/Express server to handle user load with event-driven, non-blocking input/output calls, integrating custom multi-layer middleware controlling dynamic response formats to execute asynchronous tasks•Engineered the application to update in real time based off of new events in the backend to provide the users with the optimal experience using Websockets •Released an npm package to allow users to easily attach the software to their existing backends, fostering dev velocity•Used Tailwind CSS for inline styling for modularity along with daisyUI for prebuilt color schemes and classes•Product developed under tech accelerator OSLabs (opensourcelabs.io) Show less

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  Step Up Tutoring

  Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

  Volunteer Software Engineer

  •Built a bot to automate a certain process that would need to repeated thousands of times•Used selenium to built the bot

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  Stealth Mode Startup Company

  Apr 2023 - Feb 2024

  Software Engineer

  •Spearheaded the development of a highly scalable website using React with Next.js and Firebase, resulting in increased user engagement and funneling towards the app•Developed and deployed a custom API integration for the website to enable seamless data access from Firebase database•Optimized load times and database calls for static generation of thousands of pages, enhancing site responsiveness and efficiency•Enhanced internal admin dashboard to be utilized by client companies, leading to SuperMake's acquisition of its first customer•Wrote scripts to make changes to data in database at a large scale using batch writes and updates to minimize calls to the database•Established a post referencing system for SEO indexing, boosting discoverability and visibility of all pages•Built an authorization and authentication system to limit users and admins access to different parts of the website•Utilized Firebase security rules to enforce data access restrictions, enhancing data security and integrity Show less

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  Stealth Startup

  Sept 2024 - now

  Software Engineer

  Stealth Startup in the construction and extraction industry