Andrew Stec
Software Engineer at British Columbia Institute of Technology
Selchow, Brandenburg, Germany
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Top SchoolAndrew Stec is a software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web and cloud-native applications, specializing in Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, and DevOps workflows. He combines an entrepreneurial mindset with a strong practical skillset—shipping MVPs, experimenting with new tech, and turning ideas into consumer and business solutions. His open-source contributions include significant feature work on PrairieLearn, adding UI components and migrating file storage to S3, reflecting both front-end and back-end fluency. Comfortable across Linux, Windows, cloud platforms, and mobile toolchains, he pairs modern JavaScript stacks (React/Redux, Express/Restify) with systems work in C#, Java, and SQL/NoSQL databases. Trained in software systems development after studies in philosophy and applied ethics, he brings curiosity, rigorous thinking, and a user-focused lens to product engineering. Based in Germany, he actively pursues prototype-driven development and infrastructure automation to make ideas production-ready.
10 years of coding experience
Associate's degree, Applied Ethics, Associate's degree, Applied Ethics at Capilano UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy at The University of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
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Github Skills (13)
javascript10
autograd9
html9
css9
python8
postgresql8
aws8
react6
databases6
database6
dockers5
git5
docker5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn
Jul 2020 - Jan 2022
Online problem-driven learning system
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:216 reviews, 26 commits, 37 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Andrew contributed extensively to the `prairielearn/prairielearn` repository, implementing new features and improving existing ones. Primarily, the user developed a new `pl-dropdown` element, including styling, documentation, and example questions. They also worked on modifying the course git repo and branch configurations, which included front-end and back-end changes. Furthermore, the user made significant progress on storing user files in S3 rather than on disk.
machine-learningproblemassessmentdrivingautograders
ubccpsc/classportal-backend
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:336 commits, 4 PRs, 416 pushes in 1 year
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