Justin Bender
USA 🇺🇸
Experience
Paperstac
Prompt Engineer
- Built out prompts (Agentic Development), that do work that I review. Fixing all of it's mistakes...
Paperstac
Software Engineer
- Building with Turborepo, sharing UI Storybook design
- libraries to scale 3+ applications at once
- Developing React components for Next.js, ensuring
- reusable design across multiple apps
- Maintaining legacy applications, fixing bugs, and
- integrating AI-driven features
Bridge Discussion/Job Searching
Software Engineer
- Developed using a JavaScript stack (React/Next.js) with GCP/Firebase
- Designed and implemented product features for Bridge Discussion
- Built functional demos for funding presentations
Cardano Goat
Software Engineer
- Developed WASM-integrated applications for seamless interaction with Cardano blockchain
- Worked with React, Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Rust, WebAssembly, IPFS, and Cardano wallet extensions
- Integrated cutting-edge open-source tools to maintain a competitive edge
- Designed customer-focused products from 3D-rendered NFTs to full web applications
Freelance Contracts
Software Developer
- Adapted to client requirements using Angular, React, Wix, GoDaddy, Google Firestore
- Built full-stack websites from design wireframes, offering up to 3 revisions
- Optimized website performance, reducing load times from 12s to 1-3s (90% faster) following Google's recommendations
Proxify
Angular Developer
- Fixed a critical production login issue, restoring full application functionality
- Developed and maintained Angular 5 frontend for a contractor job-finding platform
Therigy
Junior Software Developer
- Built user-centric web applications using AngularJS 1.6
- Maintained and upgraded three legacy software systems for specialty pharmacy prescription and appointment management
- Developed testing suites for Quality Assurance, boosting efficiency by 60%
Sky Pirates
Frontend Developer
- Developed and optimized an Angular 6+ frontend, achieving an 95% Google Lighthouse performance score
- Fostered an inclusive work environment training new skydivers
Skills
Programming Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Golang, Python, PHP
Frontend Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, React.js, Next.js, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, Redux, Angular, AngularJS
Backend & Databases: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, SQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, Google Firestore
Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), Firebase, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless, UNIX, Linux, Turborepo
Other: Microservices, Distributed Systems, Anthropic Prompting, Ollama Promting, OpenAI Prompting, PWA, WebAssembly (WASM), Unreal Engine, Storybook, IPFS, Cardano (Blockchain), Wix, GoDaddy
Projects
Some Scripting - Software Developer - 2023
Personal blog utilizing Markdown-based notes generation
GitHub Repository | Website