Software Engineer Intern

Fair Observer

Role & Responsibilities 💼

  • Collaborated remotely with a cross-functional team via daily Slack standups to design, plan, and iteratively implement features for a new editorial platform.
  • Conducted testing and debugging to ensure feature stability and compatibility with the existing platform.
  • Maintained clear and organized documentation for implemented features to facilitate smooth project handoff and future development.

Technologies: React, Firebase, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, Python

Key Achievements ⭐

  • Designed, developed, and deployed 4 new features for an editorial platform launched by a nonprofit news media organization

  • Streamlined article review times by 50% by building and implementing systems for article assignment, editorial workflow tracking tools, integrations with the front end for real-time collaboration, and automated stage transitions.

  • Strengthened security posture by implementing role-based access control and user permissions with Firebase.

Nicolas Nguyen