Hey, I'm John

I'm a generalist Full Stack Software Engineer, currently a SWE intern at Shopify. Previously, I've helped build PearAI, the best AI-powered code editor (P.S. It's open-source!!).

In my free time time, you can catch me on the tennis court, bashing my piano, or fiddling with my Raspberry Pi.

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About me

Hi! I'm an Engineer with a blend of aerospace and tech expertise. My journey in aerospace has taught me precision and efficiency, which I now bring to the software world in every project I tackle. With a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University and ongoing Master's in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, I bring a multidisciplinary approach to software development. I love tackling complex challenges using the latest tools to build and deploy full-stack web applications, working with technologies like Vue.js, Django REST Framework, Gitlab-Ci, Kubernetes, and Docker. I am still constantly learning new tools to integrate into my workflow.

Location:San Francisco, USA
Nationality:American / Canadian
Interests:Tennis, Motorsports, Stock trading
Study:Georgia Tech
Employment:PearAI

Education

Masters of Science in Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology•August 2024 - August 2026

Concentration in Computing/Machine Learning.

Masters in Computer Science

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign•January 2024 - May 2024

CGPA: 4.0/4.0. Transferred to Georgia Tech.

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Computer Science

McGill University•August 2016 - May 2021

CGPA: 3.66/4.00. Courses: Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Systems, Java OOP, Software Systems, Applied Machine Learning, AI, Programming Languages & Paradigms

Work

Software Engineer

PearAI•July 2024 - Present

Development of an AI-powered code editor based on VSCode, including the integration of AI search using Perplexity API (Typescript, VSCode API).
Implemented backend server logic using FastAPI, including user credit management and subscription tracking.
Integrated mem0 as memory layer with asynchronous memory extraction and injection, for intelligent context retention in LLM interactions, offering users a personalized experience (FastAPI).
Designed and implemented responsive onboarding UI using React and Tailwind and injected into VSCode webview, enhancing user onboarding experience.
Optimized app performance through custom Redux state management, allowing independent history tracking between different integrations.

Software Engineer

Bell Canada•February 2022 - February 2024

Led and developed the full-stack integration of 5 features, achieving significant process improvements, including an 80% reduction in lead time for cloud deployments, saving an average of 450 man-hours. (Vue2 Typescript, Python Django REST Framework)
Implemented numerous UI features and components in a scaled trunk-based development environment, including user-friendly admin pages with dynamic filtering and table functionalities, which accelerated daily administrative tasks such as data management by 90%. (Vue2, Typescript)
Built, and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines for new and existing applications, resulting in an 80% improvement in the deployment speed of new updates and 0% error rate with no rollback incidents since launching the new application into production. (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Gitlab-CI, Artifactory, Helm, Vault)
Developed comprehensive Grafana dashboards to visualize backend data as well as application health monitoring enabling real-time analytics and insights. (Grafana, Prometheus)