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Dakota P. - Redis Developer, Data Analysis, nextjs

My name is Dakota P. and I have over 10 years years of experience in the tech industry. I specialize in the following technologies: Amazon Web Services, node.js, ExpressJS, React, Redis, etc.. I hold a degree in , Bachelor of Arts (BA). Some of the notable projects I’ve worked on include: UpWork Expert-Vetted Badge, Genji AI, Kidjo, Precious, Stylemuse, etc.. I am based in Berkeley, United States. I've successfully completed 6 projects while developing at Softaims.

I approach every technical challenge with a mindset geared toward engineering excellence and robust solution architecture. I thrive on translating complex business requirements into elegant, efficient, and maintainable outputs. My expertise lies in diagnosing and optimizing system performance, ensuring that the deliverables are fast, reliable, and future-proof.

The core of my work involves adopting best practices and a disciplined methodology, focusing on meticulous planning and thorough verification. I believe that sustainable solution development requires discipline and a deep commitment to quality from inception to deployment. At Softaims, I leverage these skills daily to build resilient systems that stand the test of time.

I am dedicated to making a tangible difference in client success. I prioritize clear communication and transparency throughout the development lifecycle to ensure every deliverable exceeds expectations.

Main technologies

  • Redis Developer

    10 years

  • Amazon Web Services

    1 Year

  • node.js

    2 Years

  • ExpressJS

    8 Years

Additional skills

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Experience Highlights

UpWork Expert-Vetted Badge

"Expert-Vetted Talent is the top 1% — pre-screened by our Talent Managers and experts in their field." If you are wondering why you only see the "Top Rated Plus" tag in my profile, this is because SoftAims only shows the "Expert-Vetted" tag to enterprise customers. Please search for the text "Top Rated Plus is the highest badge you’ll see" in the following SoftAims link, https://www.SoftAims.com/resources/talent-badges-explained

Genji AI

I was responsible for: Building the backend server Django from scratch Creating GPU powered AI/ML infrastructure Creating a massive data processing pipeline Setting up RAG with OpenAI’s assistant Efficiently using Lamma, TF-IDF, and other techniques to find topic mentions within user comments Efficiently using ChatGPT to summarize topics Creating an admin panel to help the team Scraping Discord for user’s comments

Kidjo

Development of the iOS, Android, and web app Development of the backend and video processing pipeline Video processing pipeline supported HLS, DASH, h.265, and more Worked to consolidate code into Kotlin MPP to help maintaining similar code bases across platforms Created build scripts to easily deploy to numerous Android app stores

Precious

Building and maintaining the iOS app with over 100k active subscriptions Lead on many iOS app features such as the Universal Image Editor Led the effort to simplify, reduce bugs, and improve the app’s code base Building and maintaining the Django web server Led the effort to speed up authoring of artwork, using Node.js Conducting user interviews and prototyping new features

Stylemuse

Lead backend developer Lead effort to develop web scrapers Django, Postgres, Redis, Docker Coordinated with frontend team to create easy to use and robust APIs Conducted user interviews to guide feature releases Implemented Elastic Search for high performance search functionality

Education

  • CCNA

    in

  • Humboldt State University

    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy

    2007-01-01-2012-12-01

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

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