Justin K
Software Engineer at METECS
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolJustin K is a full-stack software engineer with nine years of experience, currently building scalable systems at METECS from his base in Houston. He specializes in optimizing React/Redux front-ends and scaling Express backends, with measurable wins such as reducing render times by up to 62% through targeted refactors. Justin brings strong engineering discipline—TypeScript-driven static typing, Jest-based test suites, and functional programming principles—to improve reliability and accelerate feature delivery. His open-source projects demonstrate a practical focus on maintainable architecture, including Redux state management, normalized PostgreSQL schemas, and secure RESTful authentication. A physics graduate, he pairs analytical rigor with pragmatic engineering to turn complex requirements into performant, auditable applications.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Lamar University
Github Skills (33)
monitoring10
kubernetes10
docker10
health10
web-traffic10
electron10
health-check10
npm-package10
typescript10
kafka10
monitors10
desktop-application10
real-time-data10
data-monitoring10
aws10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Bird-Watchers-LLC/brdl
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:5 reviews, 33 commits, 26 PRs in 2 months
TeamCatSnake1/frollic
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:3 reviews, 24 commits, 18 PRs in 2 days
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