Stefan Novak is a Staff Data Engineer with 15 years of cross-domain experience building scalable data systems, mission software, and cloud-deployed simulation pipelines. He transitioned from aerospace and mechanical engineering into software and data roles, blending deep C++ systems work (including shared-memory allocators and performance-critical terrain modeling) with modern cloud infrastructure like Terraform, AWS Lambda, and Batch. At companies from Airbnb to a.i. solutions he’s built large-scale indexing and real-time processing systems, led engineering teams, and integrated ML-driven workflows into production. His open-source contributions span web tooling and iOS graphics improvements, reflecting a pragmatic full-stack skill set that ranges from Node.js templates to CoreText text rendering fixes. Notably, he applies robotics and simulation thinking to space operations—experimenting with orbit simulation workflows and robotics software for mission operations. Based in the United States, he combines hands-on implementation with architecture-level design and a knack for bridging research-grade algorithms into reliable production services.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Washington-Lee High School
Master of Science - MS Computational Science, Master of Science - MS Computational Science at George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University
A Template for NodeJs Application using Express, CoffeeScript, Jade, Stylus, Nib
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:24 commits in 6 days
Contributions summary:Stefan contributed to the development of a Node.js application using Express, CoffeeScript, Jade, and Stylus, as indicated by the repository description. Their work included modifying routes, controllers, and views. Furthermore, they refactored and updated code including the modification of Javascript and CSS files which were included in a Rails-like asset pipeline.
A higher-level wrapper around the Github API. Intended for the browser.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:12 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:Stefan primarily contributed to the testing and core functionality of the `github-tools/github` library. They added comprehensive tests using Mocha and Chai, ensuring the reliability of the authentication process. Furthermore, they enhanced the codebase by introducing features for creating and deleting repositories. The user also updated the codebase to utilize the latest Github API for file operations.
apibrowserjavascriptnodejstypescript
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