Software Engineer Machine Learning

Joshua Skootsky

Software Engineer

July *, ****

Summary: Customer-focused software engineer with a proven track record of architecting and implementing scalable cloud solutions and integrations. Adept at bridging technical solutions with business needs, I specialize in full-stack development, microservices, and cloud architecture, translating complex challenges into actionable, user-centric systems. Passionate about leveraging AI and machine learning to build intelligent, automated solutions that enhance developer productivity and user experience.

● LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-skootsky/

● GitHub: github.com/JoshuaSkootsky

● Email: ******.********@*****.***

Technical Skills:

● Programming Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Gleam, Rust, Python, C++

● Frameworks & Libraries: React, Node, Bun, React Native, Tailwind, CSS

● Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Drizzle, Prisma (Strong SQL & data modeling skills)

● Cloud Platforms: AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2)

● Tools & Technologies: Git, GitHub, Google Maps API integration, Auth0, AI/ML API Integration, Prompt Engineering

● Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Windows, Android, iOS Experience:

Reel Report, Fullstack Software Engineer & Technical Lead (Nov. 2023 – March 2025)

● Engineered a custom AI-powered code review GitHub Action, integrating Google Gemini to generate automated PR summaries and suggest improvements, significantly enhancing team code quality and accelerating review cycles. (See on my Github)

● Led the development of an authenticated video streaming platform

(React, TypeScript, Tailwind), delivering a seamless user experience across web and mobile for video upload, management, and consumption.

● Implemented URL-based state management for geolocation data in React, enabling shareable map coordinates similar to Google Maps.

● Designed and deployed a React Native mobile application for video capture, AWS S3 upload, and HLS streaming conversion, successfully launching on Google Play and Apple App Stores.

● Onboarded and mentored eight engineers to extend the web application architecture, front-end, back-end, and mobile codebase.

● See the web app: https://app.reelreport.com/

● Download the React Native App on Android or iOS: https://corp.reelreport.com/

POM, Fullstack Software Engineer (2022 - 2023, One year)

● Architected full-stack solutions using TypeScript, React, Node.js, and MongoDB, focusing on user permissions and data visualization.

● Designed and implemented authentication systems and interactive map views, ensuring secure and intuitive user experiences.

● Developed automated test suites to document and test API surfaces, improving code quality and reliability.

Typescript Software Engineer, Rotera.ai (Remote, Denver, CO) 2021 - 2022, One year)

● Wrote applications on the Olive Health platform to reduce knowledge friction for health care systems

● Designed custom development tools for the Olive Helps Platform, reducing development cycles and boosting team productivity.

● Led cross-company collaboration to expand Olive Health platform capabilities, successfully integrating image display in diverse data formats.

● Used Go (Golang) to write server code for API routes and translation services as part of the Golang Alyxs server backend.

● Contributed to naming "Alyxs," inspired by the Library of Alexandria. React and Javascript Software Engineer, Dataclay (Remote, Austin, TX) 2020 - 2021 (One Year)

● Created an efficient encryption tool compliant with EU regulations, enabling secure international product launches.

● Implemented real-time push notifications using MongoDB change streams.

● Refactored a React/Redux JavaScript frontend, optimizing runtime performance and reducing unnecessary page loads and server requests.

● Integrated Auth0 authentication, enhancing system security and streamlining user login experiences.

React and Javascript Instructor, Thinkful (Remote, New York, NY) 2020

(Three months)

● Mentored software engineers one-on-one, teaching React, JavaScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL database setup, schema development, and debugging techniques.

Other Projects:

● Alien Name Generator and Translator (JavaScript, 2020): Featured REPL of the Month for demonstrating reactive web design using vanilla JavaScript

https://web.archive.org/web/202***********/https://repl.it/talk/annou ncements/Monthly-Repls-September-2020/57347

● (React/Redux) DoctorBadger, 2020: Built a React-based doctor locator application integrating geolocation and external APIs

(github.com/JoshuaSkootsky/doctorBadger)

● National Debt Robot (Python, 2019): Hackathon project featuring a Python-powered robot that educated users about live national debt data. (devpost.com/software/national-debt-robot)

● Rust Rosetta Code Contributions (Rust, 2014): Open-source contributions to Rust language projects.

github.com/rust-rosetta/rust-rosetta/commits?author=JoshuaSkootsky Education and Awards:

Yeshiva University, 2019. BA, Math

● Coursework: Data Structures, Computer Organization & Assembly Language, Computational Methods in Physical Sciences, Java and Object-Oriented Design, Web Development, Theory of Computation.

● Research: Computational chemistry on national supercomputers, simulating protein interactions in water using C++, Python, Tcl, R, Mathematica, and Bash scripting.

National Science Foundation

Biophysics Research, University of Michigan (2014) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal

Awarded for academic excellence in math and science (2010) Additional Achievements

● Battlebots Competitor (2009): Captain of robotics team. Built and competed with the robot "Mizbayakh," See robot here: Mizbayakh

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