Josue Lopez is a Software Engineer with eight years of practical experience building scalable APIs and systems, currently contributing to Target's engineering organization after progressing through its Technology Leadership Program. He combines backend expertise—demonstrated by provisioning petabytes of cloud storage and building a latency-reduced Python API for 3D-to-AR conversions—with product-minded discipline from roles in tech program management and Agile facilitation. A first-generation Salvadoran-American from South Central Los Angeles, he brings resilience and community-focused leadership to cross-functional teams and mentorship initiatives at UCI student organizations. Outside core engineering work he leans into pragmatic validation—automating end-to-end tests and simulating consumer usage—to ensure features work at scale, and he’s on a personal quest to visit every major U.S. city by 2030.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Career Prep Program, Career Prep Program at Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Software Engineering at UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Animo Jackie Robinson High School
Contributions:18 PRs, 73 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 10 months
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