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I'm Jason Basuil

I'm a Software Engineer based in the SF Bay Area. I love thoughtfully creating and carefully building experiences for others that allow them to do more of what they want. Whether that’s building client-side front-end experiences for users or helping students realize their potential, I am motivated to help others achieve more of what they want.

Experience

I have about 2 years worth of programming experience starting in 2018.

Software Engineer @ User Interviews

Feb. 2021 - Present

Currently working in a UX Engineer function on the Design System team building resuable & consistent components for the User Interviews web applications.

Software Engineer @ User Interviews

Software Engineer @ Earnin

Sept. 2019 - April 2020

I worked as a Software Engineer on the web-frontend team at Earnin. We built internal tools for the Customer Experience team, building React applications in TypeScript supporting 1,000+ support agents.

Software Engineer @ Earnin

Programming Director @ Destined for X

Mar. 2017 - Present

Improving educational outcomes for under-privileged and under-represented minorities from across California. Redesigned the company website in React and improved site performance using Google's Web Vitals assessment.

Programming Director @ Destined for X

Software Engineering Grad @ Flatiron School

Oct. 2018 - May 2019

Graduated from an intensive 15-week Software Engineering Bootcamp in Seattle. Built full stack applications in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, React, Redux, and Node. Deployed to Heroku, AWS, and Netlify.

Software Engineering Grad @ Flatiron School

Tech Stack

What I use most regularly. I definitely know more :)

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Projects

Here are few technical projects I've worked on over the years.

Destined for X Website Redesign

Destined for X Website Redesign

Deployed on Netlify a redesigned website for my non-profit in 1 week. Worked with my team @destinedforx to scope out new site requirements.

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TuneTest

TuneTest

TuneTest is a fun music guessing game that pulls your Top Tracks andTop Artists from your Spotify account. Play with your friends with the Search feature and test them on their favorite artist's top tracks.

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EventMatchr

EventMatchr

Event Matcher is a web application that allows users to search for different events nearby and make purchases through Ticketmaster.

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CityExplorer

CityExplorer

Create new events, search for events to attend, and view all the attendees for your events.

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React Native - Mobile App (WIP)

React Native - Mobile App (WIP)

Diving into mobile development. So far I'm loving it! Check back later! :)


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Testimonials

Some kind people I've worked with who think I'm competent.

"Jason has been instrumental in building out components, testing code, and streamlining interfaces for this effort. Jason is a dedicated learner and continues to impress me with his ability to pick up new frameworks, libraries, and technologies."
Calvin Cox
Calvin Cox
Engineering Manager @Earnin
"Jason is eager to learn, curious and extremely empathetic to customers and support agents alike. In a nutshell, Jason is a very hardworking, collaborative and user-centric frontend developer and I felt very lucky to have the privilege to work alongside him at Earnin."
Stephanie Egan
Stephanie Egan
Product Manager @Earnin
"Jason is a forward thinking and hardworking leader who is a great addition to any team he is a part of. He has an eye for beautiful design and implementing great UI. Jason would bring professionalism, emotional intelligence and a hardworking attitude to any company that is lucky to have him."
Katie Carrel
Katie Carrel
Systems Engineer @Gravitational
"Jason is an outstanding developer, endlessly thoughtful and detail-oriented. I’m consistently impressed by his eye for design and his ability to execute to achieve his vision. Any company that hires Jason should consider themselves lucky. His leadership skills will ensure that he’ll be my boss someday, and maybe yours too."
Lucy Suddenly
Lucy Suddenly
Site Reliability Engineer @Outreach.io
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