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Maxim Hutz

Hello! I am a software engineer based in New York! You can find me through:

• LinkedIn: maximhutz
• GitHub: mvhutz
• E-Mail: job@maximhutz.me

I'm skilled with various:

• Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, C, C++, Java, TypeScript, SQL
• Frameworks: ReactJS, Terraform, MariaDB, Git, Redux.js
• Developer Tools: Docker, Jenkins, Microsoft Azure, VS Code, Firebase, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Figma, Invision, Sketch

Experience

Software Engineer I

American Express — Sep. 25, Present

• WIP.

Software Engineer Intern II

American Express — Jun. 24, Aug. 24

• Aided onboarding Global Pay™ to the public cloud by leading the first effort at AMEX to use AWS S3 off-premises.
• Improved developer experience by discovering and documenting this previously unknown process in "Stash", a reference storage application written in Go.
• Decreased time to deploy with Terraform to provision storage buckets and compute instances, and GitHub Actions pipeline to automatically test, Lint, provision, and deploy codebase.
• Configured CI/CD pipeline to run full suite of tests and deploy code by containerizing application.

Software Engineer Intern I

American Express — Jun. 23, Aug. 23

• Accelerated the onboarding and engagement process of Global Loyalty Experiences by leading a team of 3 to develop a multi-faceted ReactJS documentation site.
• Magnified the team's visibility into system performance by integrating GitHub, Splunk, JIRA, and Grafana APIs to provide statistical/graphical data.
• Enhanced the user experience by integrating modern design principles in Sketch and Invision, continuously revising its UI through feedback from active users.
• Deployed a robust and reliable product by stress testing its functionality through 100+ test cases using Jest and Jenkins CI/CD.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Sep. 22, May. 25

• Supported 120+ students with Data Structures and Algorithms by hosting office hours.
• Deepened students' skills with weekly labs, code reviews, and feedback on Python and C++ assignments.

Software Developer Intern II

Tightrope Interactive — May 22, Aug. 22

• Expanded market for product manual site freshmanuals.com by creating a twin iOS app on the App Store.
• Developed and tested offline mode with Redux.js, allowing users to view their manuals without access to data in the Firestore database.
• Introduced profitability through integrating Yahoo Ads into the search results.
• Optimized future development by the team advocating for familiar React Native over SwiftUI.
• Significantly reduced codebase size by implementing responsive design to support multiple orientations.

Software Developer Intern I

Tightrope Interactive — Jun. 21, Aug. 21

• Added 3000+ product manuals to the aggregator freshmanuals.com by scraping 20+ major sites in PHP.
• Cut web scraper create time by 20% by eliminating boilerplate with a custom scraping template.
• Prototyped PDF viewer to upload/print files with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Projects

AI COVID-19 Classifier

Lead Developer — Sep. 22, Dec. 22

• Led a team of 3 to create a COVID-19 lung scanner web application using machine learning.
• Streamlined workflow with Docker for local development, and Microsoft Azure for production.
• Integrated user authentication and previous scan storage with MariaDB database and backend API in PHP.

Rebate Processor

Main Developer — May 25, Sep. 25

• WIP.

Education

Dual B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology

Rensselaer Polytechnic Insistute — Aug. 21, May 25

• Cumulative GPA: 3.99
• Awards: Rensselaer Leadership Award, Dean's Honor List
• Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Software Design, User Experience, Object-Oriented Design