Reina Takahara
Junior Software Engineer at AppKu
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolReina Takahara is a Junior Software Engineer based in the Portland metro area with nine years of hands-on experience building full‑stack SaaS applications in fast‑paced startup and enterprise settings. At AppKu she ships end-to-end features within a lean agile team, and previously strengthened simulation frontends and real‑time data integrations during internships at Mission Technologies and Exelon. Reina also supported dozens of students weekly as a MERN‑stack learning assistant at Oregon State, honing mentorship and code review skills that complement her engineering work. Her background includes early exposure to high‑security environments through a work‑study at the NSA, and she is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Cloud Engineering at the University of Maryland. Outside work she mods video games, a hobby that reflects a practical curiosity about systems, tooling, and user experience. Colleagues describe her as adaptable, fast‑learning, and effective at turning ambiguous requirements into polished, user‑focused features.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
College of Engineering - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science- Web and Mobile App Development, magna cum laude, College of Engineering - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science- Web and Mobile App Development, magna cum laude at Oregon State Universityat College Park, A.James Clark School of Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Cloud Engineering, at College Park, A.James Clark School of Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Cloud Engineering at University of Maryland
Github Skills (11)
minecraft10
utility-mod10
spire10
api10
java9
console9
expansion8
slate5
loader5
mechanics4
dnd-tools4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ReinaSHSL/Halation
Nov 2018 - May 2019
An expansion mod to Slay The Spire planned to feature 100+ relics and a few events.
Contributions:367 commits, 3 PRs, 266 pushes in 5 months
relicseventsmodexpansionspire
ReinaSHSL/Elizabeth
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:43 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
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