David Jefts
Full Stack Developer at Firefly Aerospace
Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Jefts is a Full Stack Developer with 8 years of experience building robust web and mission-critical systems for aerospace and NASA projects. He has delivered real-time, containerized React/Django interfaces and reliable data pipelines for lunar missions at Firefly Aerospace, and led full-stack ML-driven voice assistant development for NASA IRIS using Python, TypeScript, and C++. A proven systems thinker, he redesigned microservice architectures and CI/CD pipelines to improve testability and consistent deployment across on-prem and cloud environments. With an MS in Software Engineering (4.0) and hands-on experience converting scientific tooling to production code, he combines rigorous academic training with practical mission operations insight. Colleagues describe him as supportive and collaborative—someone who prioritizes team success while shipping resilient, scalable software.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Computer Science, 4.969 Weighted GPA, High School Diploma, Computer Science, 4.969 Weighted GPA at Vista Ridge High SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Software Engineering, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering, 4.0/4.0 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDual-Credit Enrollment, Astronomy, Dual-Credit Enrollment, Astronomy at Austin Community College
Spanish
Github Skills (24)
php10
version-control10
git9
gitignore9
dashboard8
monitoring8
mysql8
exponential7
visualization7
analytics7
prometheus7
elasticsearch7
data-visualization7
go6
grafana6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
djefts/InstructionSetComputer
Nov 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 7 months
elkshadow5/DinoSurvival
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:62 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
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