Software Engineer Node Js

JAMIE INGALLS

New York, USA • +1-901-***-**** • **************@*****.*** • Portfolio • LinkedIn • GitHub Results-driven Software Engineer with hands-on experience building scalable web applications using React.js, Next.js, Node.js, and Firebase. Skilled in state management (Redux, Context API), RESTful APIs (Express.js, JWT, OAuth), and CI/CD (Docker, GitHub Actions). Proven ability to optimize performance, implement robust testing (Jest, RTL), and collaborate in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments. Former 5-year world-champion percussionist (Music City Mystique). SKILLS

Programming Languages and Frameworks: JavaScript, React.js, Next.js, Redux, Express.js, Node.js, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, HTML, CSS, SASS, Tailwind CSS

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Mongoose, Firebase, Docker, GitHub Actions, RESTful APIs, OAuth, JWT, RBAC Development and Tools: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), State Management, API Integration, Microservices, Authentication, Figma, JIRA, Canva, Tone.js, Ableton Live, Logic Pro

WORK EXPERIENCE

MAKEITMVP Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Software Engineer Internship

● Built scalable React.js apps using hooks, Context API, and Next.js to enhance performance, SEO, and dynamic UI experiences.

● Architected and optimized state management using Redux Toolkit, improving application performance and data consistency.

● Designed RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express.js with JWT, and OAuth, incorporating middleware, error handling, and RBAC.

● Managed Firebase with Firestore, designing schemas, and implementing aggregation pipelines for efficient data retrieval.

● Developed unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library to ensure frontend code reliability and UI integrity.

● Containerized applications with Docker, supporting local development parity and simplified deployment across environments.

● Implemented CI/CD using GitHub Actions for automated testing, linting, and staging deployments, reducing manual errors.

● Collaborated in Agile sprints, participating in standups, code reviews, and backlog grooming to maintain team velocity and quality. OUTLIER.AI, United States (Remote)Oct 2024 – Present Prompt Engineer & Response Analyst

● Evaluated, refined, and ranked model responses to enhance accuracy, coherence, and relevance, ensuring goal alignment.

● Built and fine-tuned high-performance prompts to optimize fluency, precision, and task relevance, improving response quality.

● Conducted response audits and failure analysis to refine interactions, diagnose deficiencies, and improve AI system adaptability. LA FAMIGLIA, New York, NY Apr 2019 – Jan 2023

Project Manager

● Coordinated backend, frontend, and QA delivery streams, ensuring smooth handoffs and eliminating downtime across sprints.

● Worked with tech leads to translate product goals into sprint-ready backlogs and engineering roadmaps across software teams.

● Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, demos, retrospectives, and daily standups to maintain team cadence.

● Defined and enforced change control policies for releases, preventing scope creep and cutting regression risk across deployments.

● Monitored KPIs such as velocity, cycle time, and sprint burndown to identify blockers and drive continuous delivery performance.

● Collaborated with DevOps and QA to establish go-live readiness checklists, ensuring release confidence and rollback safeguards. PROJECTS

Communiti – Peer Feedback Platform for New Grads

● Built a feedback-sharing feature in React, Vite, and Firebase, allowing users to upload projects and receive structured feedback.

● Implemented a filtering system using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, improving feedback navigation through role-based tagging. Synapse/BrainBeat – BRAINSTATION

● Developed an advanced synthesizer app with Tone.js, React, and JavaScript, delivering an immersive, real-time audio experience.

● Engineered interactive UI with SASS and dynamic synthesis algorithms, optimizing usability, responsiveness, and engagement. BrainStation x Royal Caribbean 24-Hour Hackathon – BRAINSTATION

● Developed a new website section for first-time cruisers, enhancing navigation, engagement, and user accessibility.

● Executed rapid iterations using Agile workflows, integrating UX and data insights to deliver a high-quality MVP under pressure. EDUCATION

BRAINSTATION Diploma, Software Engineering 2023 – 2024 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor's in Anthropology 2006 – 2010

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