I am a dedicated and driven T-shaped software engineer with a passion for fantastic frontends, intuitive interfaces, advanced APIs, and alliteration. My educational and professional backgrounds combined with my product-oriented mindset enable me to create accessible modern user experiences that resonate.
I am currently a Staff Engineer with OctoAI 🐙 where we are empowering builders to launch the next generation of AI applications. Though I am primarily working in the AI field, I love to dabble and am always learning. I have an obsession with writing clean, readable, well-tested, and scalable code regardless of language or framework.
I feel my greatest assets as an engineer are my grit, communication, curiosity, and product mindset. Building things is amazing, but watching them succeed is even better! 🤓
Justin is the definition of rockstar developer. Quick to learn, highly self-motivated, and constantly innovative, Justin is the ideal member for any web development team. Throughout the course of our work together on Webstacks' internal UI library, he pushed everyone on the team including himself to write better code, improve communication, and create better processes.
A few of his strongest skills are his top-notch work ethic and innovative thinking. Whenever I threw him a unique design or interaction, he wouldn't just address the problem; he'd offer multiple ways to nail it... ensuring our end products were not only functional but visually impeccable. It’s rare to find a developer who gets both the technical and visual sides so spot-on.
I have been working with Justin since August of 2022, and have had nothing but great results and positive interactions. He is punctual, thorough, and honest. I have thrown more than a few curveballs at him and the Webstacks team which they have handled with grace and curiosity. Nothing is impossible when I have an ask...
Alongside all of his great technical qualities, Justin is just genuinely a kind person. He is always happy to help with anything anyone needs while maintaining a great sense of humor. He is easy to talk to and work with and makes sure that everyone feels welcome. He is fantastic at collaborating on projects, taking feedback in stride, and pivoting back to solve problems that may arise.
Justin made significant contributions to the team. He worked on a variety of projects... He worked on open-source software by contributing to others and writing his own. Justin has also been a valuable member of the team, providing valuable insights and guidance to his colleagues by helping them overcome challenges and reach their goals.
I've watched Justin transform as a developer over the last few months working with Freshworks. He is talented, excellent with clients, and asks all the right questions to keep things on track for success... Justin is a unit! I hope that I get to work on another project with Justin soon.
This section showcases a curated collection of endeavors that blend my passion for software engineering with both professional and leisure pursuits. From innovative work solutions to whimsical experiments, each project is a testament to my dedication to exploring the vast possibilities of technology (or just building things I want). This is not just a reflection of my skills but a journey through the challenges I've embraced and the fun I've had along the way. 🙌🏼
Some of the failures and successes that go with creating a small Electron app utilizing the Spotify Web API. Overall, this was a super fun (and useful) project. The main tech stack for this project was Electron, Vite, SolidJS, and Typescript.
A minor walk through the process behind how I made my first VS Code extension, React Lazify, a lazy way to create lazy imports. The process was actually a lot easier than I expected and it gave me a bit more respect for Microsoft.
A quick exploration and overview of the NextJS bundle analyzer and how it can be used to analyze (obviously )and reduce the bundle size of your applications.
