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Hester Faou

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Creative and solution-driven Full Stack Software Engineer with a proven ability to deliver robust, scalable, and user- friendly applications.

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Creative and solution-driven Full Stack Software Engineer with a proven ability to deliver robust, scalable, and user- friendly applications. Proficient in Python, with hands-on experience building reliable systems on AWS and Azure, collaborating with cross-functional teams and building integrations with external systems.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined April 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Computers & Electronics

Work experience

Software Engineer · British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 · 3 yrs

Designed and developed REST API endpoints for a Django-based web application, implemented UI features with JavaScript and Bootstrap, and integrated Oktavia webhooks to automate user lifecycle updates, improving reliability and reducing manual overhead by 50%. Led the development of a marketing email system using Python and Django to send targeted emails via Mailchimp, increasing client engagement by 15%. Built automated file transmission workflows between systems using ActiveBatch with SSH authentication and SFTP scripts for secure remote file management.

Software Engineer · AmazonJan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs

Designed and implemented Java-based scripts using the AWS SDK to read and process files from S3 and update DynamoDB tables accordingly. Automated backend workflows using AWS Step Functions and Lambda across multiple environments, improving deployment consistency. Enhanced SQL queries to support new audit capabilities, reducing manual review by auditors by 20%. Improved service reliability through production monitoring and on-call incident resolution.

Software Engineer · Montreal Heart InstituteJan 2021 – Jun 2021 · 6 mos

Developed Python scripts (NumPy and Pandas) to perform large-scale data validation and preprocessing on genomic datasets, ensuring data integrity before downstream analyses with tools such as PLINK.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics · McGill University2030 – 2026
Master’s degree in Bioinformatics · University of Montreal2030 – 2026

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