Joseph Scherreik

I'm a software engineer with experience in design, development, and deployment of full stack applications using modern day technologies and frameworks, both open source and proprietary. I'm passionate about building scalable and maintainable software solutions that meet the needs of users. I'm looking for an opportunity to further my career and expand my skill set. I'm excited to learn more about the industry and how I can contribute to it.

Experience

Projects

Education

Skills

My time at Drexel has prepared me with the skills to quickly learn on my feet. Our classes taught us a wide range of languages and programming concepts. I'm most proficient in JavaScript, Java, & Python. My primary experience is working on developing web applications using frameworks for React.js (Next.js, Remix/React Router) and custom frameworks of my own. I've also used Java web frameworks like Spring Boot. In the past I have worked with React Native & Expo to create iOS and Android applications.

For my senior design project at Drexel University I worked at lot with AWS services to develop, build, and deploy APIs, databases, lambda functions, web applications, and Docker containers. My experience at VyB and Lula taught me a lot of what was required for this project. I was also responsible for managing multiple development teams for different parts of the project.

My time at Klish Group also helped me to further my skills with AWS. I was collaborating with our Fortune 500 clients and their teams to find practical solutions to a variety of complex problems. I recommended AWS SAM which helps quickly deploy CloudFormation projects by managing a lot of the boilerplate set up for you. I was also responsible for a comparison of modern open-source software, like Elastic Search and Apache Solr, to proprietary equivalents to weigh pros/cons of different technology stacks allowing us to provide customers with multiple options that work best for their needs.

Interests

In my free time, I enjoy learning different programming languages, tinkering with Linux, and working on various projects to challenge myself. I have been working with Docker a lot recently and I'm interested in learning how to use it more in my development workflow. I have a home lab running Proxmox. I've designed it to teach myself DevOps, networking, and hosting local applications on VMs and containers. I've also been using it to host Home Assistant which is an open source home automation platform to design a custom smart home.

Getting into home automation exposed me to the world of microcontrollers, which have been peaking my interest lately. I've been tinkering with RP2040 and similar development boards from Arduino. I'm particularly interested in machine learning on a microcontroller scale. Such tight hardware restrictions make it fascinating to explore what you can do with this technology.

I'm a casual gamer and have always been interested in PC enthusiast hardware. I'm active in online communities in this hobby. I find it enjoyable to learn about the latest and greatest technology available. I built my first PC when I got to college. Since then, my friends and family asked me to guide them in building their own PCs. This fascination with computer hardware has pushed me to want to know more about them. Part of me always wants to understand how all the pieces fit together. It's difficult to learn about these complex topics on your own, but I've discovered the world of modern 8-bit computers. I've been slowly learning about hardware design and functionality by working on my 8-bit computer based on the classic MOS 6502 microprocessor (the brain of the Apple II, Comadore64, and Nintendo's NES). Surprisingly, there are a lot of retro computer communities online that support this hobby.

Apart from my interest in computers, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. My love for the outdoors came from my time as a Boy Scout. I earned the rank of Eagle Scout when I was 17 years old. My favorite outdoor activities include boating, hiking, and camping. I taught myself guitar in high school. I love playing all different kinds of music. Music has always been an important part of my life.