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Weston Ellis

Back-End Engineer
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About me

What do Immanuel Kant and software engineering have in common?

My experience in philosophy has taught me that there is almost never a single right answer to any particular problem, but we always need to start somewhere. I love a tricky problem, and more importantly, a clever solution. I know how to navigate the tricky levels of abstraction and the unknown. Software engineering provides a fantastic environment for me to continue to improve these skills.

Software is now ubiquitous in our world and I am exited to improve my skills and explore how it will continue to impact us.

Preferred locations

  • Denver, CO
Open to remote work

Previous industries

  • Higher Education
  • Research

Skills

  • Atom
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Heroku
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • SQL

Currently learning

  • GraphQL
  • JavaScript

Projects

GlowUp

GlowUp

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Tools Used

  • Continuous Integration
  • GraphQL
  • JavaScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • React
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • SQL
  • TypeScript

Glow up is a bullet journal that lets users keep track of their moods and daily habits. It was created by a team of five, three on the back end and two on the front end. It uses GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, React, and Typescript.

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StreetSmart

StreetSmart

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Tools Used

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Heroku
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • SQL
  • User Authentication

StreetSmart is an application that allows users to reports and vote on neighborhood hazards. It consumes three third party apis, two on the back end, and the google map api on the front.

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