I am a passionate Graduate Master of IT (Distributed Computing) student with two years of hands-on experience spanning full-stack web development, distributed systems, cloud computing, and DevOps. I am comfortable handling everything from design to deployment, whether it’s working on a React front-end, Node back-end, or building Terraform pipelines. I am actively seeking a graduate software-engineering or infrastructure role where I can build scalable services and continue learning. My technical background has been shaped through practical work in diverse environments including healthcare simulation engines, educational SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure projects. I enjoy collaborating in Agile teams and applying best practices to deliver efficient, robust software solutions.

Houston Karnen

I am a passionate Graduate Master of IT (Distributed Computing) student with two years of hands-on experience spanning full-stack web development, distributed systems, cloud computing, and DevOps. I am comfortable handling everything from design to deployment, whether it’s working on a React front-end, Node back-end, or building Terraform pipelines. I am actively seeking a graduate software-engineering or infrastructure role where I can build scalable services and continue learning. My technical background has been shaped through practical work in diverse environments including healthcare simulation engines, educational SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure projects. I enjoy collaborating in Agile teams and applying best practices to deliver efficient, robust software solutions.

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I am a passionate Graduate Master of IT (Distributed Computing) student with two years of hands-on experience spanning full-stack web development, distributed systems, cloud computing, and DevOps. I am comfortable handling everything from design to deployment, whether it’s working on a React front-end, Node back-end, or building Terraform pipelines. I am actively seeking a graduate software-engineering or infrastructure role where I can build scalable services and continue learning.

My technical background has been shaped through practical work in diverse environments including healthcare simulation engines, educational SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure projects. I enjoy collaborating in Agile teams and applying best practices to deliver efficient, robust software solutions.

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Language

English
Fluent
Indonesian
Fluent
Chinese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Clinical Reasoning Simulations – University of Melbourne x University of Eastern Finland
July 1, 2025 - August 28, 2025
Developed a deterministic simulation engine using YAML and XState v5 to model medical scenarios in real time, supporting over 50 concurrent learners. Integrated LangChain and LLaMA 3 chatbot achieving 95% accuracy in mapping multilingual text to actions. Built RESTful APIs with Node.js secured by JWT, maintaining 80% Jest coverage. Added xAPI logging on PostgreSQL and authored onboarding documentation along with Postman test suites.
Intern / Full Stack Developer at Queue Solutions
December 31, 2024 - August 28, 2025
Refactored legacy jQuery modules into React with TypeScript, enhancing maintainability and performance. Created a motivational-modelling graph tool with MaxGraph used by University of Melbourne IT capstone students. Participated in two-week Scrum sprints, leading backlog refinement and client demo sessions.
Web Developer at Longbeach Community Centre
October 1, 2023 - August 28, 2025
Implemented a MERN stack portal digitizing class attendance and tutor/admin controls, eliminating 100% paper records for over 20 weekly classes and significantly streamlining administrative efforts.
Co-Founder / Full Stack Developer at StudyGenie
December 31, 2024 - August 28, 2025
Bootstrapped an Azure-funded SaaS product that parses course materials to auto-generate personalized quizzes using Azure OpenAI. Deployed a Flask REST API and React dashboard on Azure App Services with data stored in Azure Storage. Integrated Google OAuth2 for role-based access control and successfully onboarded over 50 pilot users.
DevOps / Full Stack Developer (Personal) at AWS Portfolio Deployment
August 31, 2025 - August 28, 2025
Containerized a React + TypeScript e-portfolio using Docker and deployed it on Amazon Linux 2023. Provisioned VPC, subnets, IGW, security groups, and EC2 instances with Terraform. Automated first-boot setup including Docker installation and repository cloning using cloud-init user-data.

Education

Master of Information Technology - Distributed Computing at University of Melbourne
January 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
Bachelor of Science - Computing & Software Systems at University of Melbourne
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - August 28, 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Melbourne Employability Accelerator
January 1, 2023 - August 28, 2025
Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship
January 1, 2021 - August 28, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government