Software Developer

Svante | January 2024 – Current

• Sole developer responsible for end-to-end software development: gathering requirements, UX/UI design, architecture, full-stack implementation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvements
Designed and built a full-stack simulation platform (React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL), integrating the company’s MATLAB models to support carbon capture research with an intuitive web interface
• Implemented MATLAB executables managed by Node.js child processes, reducing costs by eliminating the need for multiple MATLAB licenses
• Implemented real-time graph visualization with Socket.IO, reducing simulation validation time by hours per day by allowing users to stop unproductive runs early
• Streamlined setup workflows by introducing pre-filled defaults, material databases, and unit conversion tools, reducing simulation setup time by 60% compared to manual MATLAB scripting, according to user feedback
• Designed a PostgreSQL backend for storing results, allowing users to replot, compare, and export simulations without handling .mat files
• Built a parallel job manager, allowing users to run multiple simulations simultaneously, with live comparative visualization, significantly reducing total experimentation time
• Integrated Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for secure employee authentication with existing accounts
• Established APIs with Baserow, optimizing workflows across the organization
• Developed collaboration features such as built-in result sharing and a visualization tool for external .mat files, saving researchers hours in data preparation and presentation tasks

Software Developer (Web and Mobile) – Co-op

Ensemble Systems | January 2022 – August 2022

• Developed a full-stack internal platform that over 200 employees currently use by utilizing React (TypeScript and SCSS), Node.js, GraphQL, Prisma, and NestJS
• Implemented and automated the email service using NestJS reducing the time used in internal communication
• Leveraged the NestJS cache manager module to store user details which increased page response time by 20%
• Created a media player app using Flutter and learned how to enable full cross-platform support by writing native Android (Kotlin) and iOS (Swift) code
• Built, using React (TypeScript and Tailwind), the frontend of the new company website which is currently used
• Wrote unit, integration, and e2e tests using Jest and Cypress achieving >90% of code coverage

R&D Verification Engineer – Co-op

Ansys | May 2021 – December 2021

• Developed and maintained reliable automated tests in Python for Ansys Lumerical simulation software which were successfully used before every product release
• Performed regression testing on Squish testing tool and manual software testing on release candidate software builds
• Exercised cross-functional collaboration by working with other engineering teams to reproduce and troubleshoot customer issues
• Identified bugs using a defect tracking system, accurately verified fixes and reported issues with JIRA

Learning Rover Team Lead – Co-op

UBC Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) | June 2020 – December 2020

• Updated the UBC employee database through Airtable management by creating reliable Python API scripts and updating them weekly to match the given data
• Created Excel graphs based on Airtable information to clearly present data to key stakeholders
• Led a team of 4 Co-op students to assist UBC staff in using Workday, by assigning tasks, providing feedback, and resolving issues appropriately

Please check my projects section on sofiareis.dev/projects