Steven Penava
Senior Software Engineer at Rise8
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Penava is a senior software engineer based in Austin with a decade of professional experience and a 6+ year focus on full-stack web development, delivering large-scale systems across transportation, logistics, and consumer services. He has shaped architecture and delivery for state DOTs at Mayvue, built a production-ready AI chat tool for field inspectors using OpenAI and PostgreSQL in about a month, and led mobile and backend work (Elixir, React Native) that supported measurable revenue growth at a home-services platform. At UPS he modernized core Java-to-C# integrations and supported high-stakes, NoSQL-backed operational systems relied on hundreds of thousands of users, demonstrating strong production-operations chops. Comfortable in fast-paced environments, Steven combines hands-on coding with technical leadership and client-facing troubleshooting. He rehires successfully, indicating both technical depth and strong team fit, and maintains an active GitHub presence for new projects.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at University of KentuckyHigh School N/A, High School N/A at Saint Xavier High School
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (16)
angular9
javascript8
nodejs8
typescript8
react8
infrastructure7
material-design6
web-performance4
web-framework4
web-developer3
css2
dance1
swift1
ios1
marathon1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
stevenpenavajr/bluey-ui
Oct 2020 - Aug 2023
Contributions:4 PRs, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
stevenpenavajr/retro-calculator-ios
Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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