Summary
Eric Vargas is a Junior Software Engineer based in the New York City area with nine years of professional experience blending web development, teaching, and hands-on engineering at startups. Trained through immersive programs at General Assembly and LaGuardia’s TechHire Open Code, he builds full-stack apps using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, React and Git, and has shipped features in production at btwn and Pop Shop. He pairs practical front-end chops with backend familiarity and a history of mentoring students as an instructor and TA, which sharpens his communication and leadership in team settings. Comfortable moving from prototype to deployed product, Eric brings a game-development background (C#, C++, Visual Basic) that informs a systems-minded approach to UX and performance. Ambitious and curious, he actively translates classroom pedagogy into scalable engineering practices while continuing to expand his technical depth.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Certificate of Completion, Full Stack Web Development, Certificate of Completion, Full Stack Web Development at General Assembly
Certificate of Completion, IT Support Specialist, Certificate of Completion, IT Support Specialist at LaGuardia Community College
Spanish, English