I am a passionate web developer driven by the challenge of creative problem-solving to build applications. I am eager to contribute to dynamic teams and deliver impactful web solutions. With a strong background in full-stack development, I leverage modern technologies and cloud services to optimize application performance, security, and scalability. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and mentoring junior developers to grow effective development teams.

Aaron Kim

I am a passionate web developer driven by the challenge of creative problem-solving to build applications. I am eager to contribute to dynamic teams and deliver impactful web solutions. With a strong background in full-stack development, I leverage modern technologies and cloud services to optimize application performance, security, and scalability. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and mentoring junior developers to grow effective development teams.

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I am a passionate web developer driven by the challenge of creative problem-solving to build applications. I am eager to contribute to dynamic teams and deliver impactful web solutions.

With a strong background in full-stack development, I leverage modern technologies and cloud services to optimize application performance, security, and scalability. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and mentoring junior developers to grow effective development teams.

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Work Experience

Full-Stack Developer at Epic Safety
November 1, 2024 - Present
Led database schema design and migrations for new products and features, leveraging PostgreSQL and DynamoDB to integrate data and optimize efficiency and consistency across systems. Developed and maintained responsive and performant user interfaces using React.js with Hooks and modern JavaScript (ES6+). Resolved critical production issues related to device connectivity, configuration errors, firmware, and user management, minimizing downtime and ensuring system stability. Optimized PostgreSQL and DynamoDB queries across critical API endpoints and report generation, resulting in faster response times and minimizing read/write costs. Developed secure RESTful API endpoints with Node.js and Express as well as serverless functions utilizing AWS Lambda for event-driven architecture. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (designers, embedded systems engineers, product managers, QA) to deliver web features and interfaces for new products. Mentored junior developers on best practices for ful
Software Developer at Telus Digital
August 31, 2024 - August 9, 2025
Developed and maintained responsive and performant user interfaces using React.js, Hooks, and modern JavaScript (ES6+). Led database schema design and migrations for new products and features with PostgreSQL and DynamoDB. Resolved critical production issues related to device connectivity, configuration errors, firmware, and user management, minimizing downtime and ensuring system stability. Optimized PostgreSQL and DynamoDB queries across critical API endpoints and report generation. Developed secure RESTful API endpoints with Node.js and Express, and serverless functions utilizing AWS Lambda. Collaborated with cross-functional teams including designers, embedded systems engineers, product managers, and QA to deliver web features and interfaces. Mentored junior developers on best practices for full-stack development, DevOps, cloud services, and code review.
Full-Stack Developer at Epic Safety
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led database schema design and migrations for new products and features using PostgreSQL and DynamoDB to integrate data and optimize efficiency and consistency across systems. Developed and maintained responsive and performant user interfaces using React.js, Hooks, and modern JavaScript (ES6+). Resolved critical production issues related to device connectivity, configuration errors, firmware, and user management, minimizing downtime and ensuring system stability. Optimized PostgreSQL and DynamoDB queries across critical API endpoints and report generation, resulting in faster response times and minimizing read/write costs. Developed secure RESTful API endpoints with Node.js and Express as well as serverless functions utilizing AWS Lambda for event-driven architecture. Collaborated with cross-functional teams including designers, embedded systems engineers, product managers, and QA to deliver web features and interfaces for new products. Mentored junior developers on best practices for
Full-Stack Developer at Epic Safety
January 1, 2024 - Present
Built and integrated full-stack features for mobility cart checkout utilizing JS, Node.js, Redis, Fastify, and React. Improved organization-wide secrets management by optimizing the integration of a custom backend-utilities repository with an internal delivery platform assistant, enhancing security while ensuring full backward compatibility. Utilized Grafana and k6 to conduct performance load tests on mobility checkout flows, providing assessments to identify and resolve critical performance bottlenecks to ensure high system availability during peak traffic. Actively supported multiple development teams in successfully migrating applications to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), streamlining automated operations such as cluster upgrades, auto-scaling, and resource management for microservices adoption. Developed a robust commerce email client leveraging a Pub/Sub architecture, streamlining email communications for end-users.
Software Developer at Telus Digital
August 31, 2024 - August 9, 2025
Developed and maintained software solutions; specific project details not provided in source text.

Education

Master of Science, Pharmacology at University of Toronto
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Full Stack Web Development at Lighthouse Labs
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2018
Master of Science at University of Toronto
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Full Stack Web Development at Lighthouse Labs
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2018

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Telecommunications