Paul Jeong
Full-Stack Developer & Musician
Building scalable web applications with React, Django, and AWS. Computer Science & Music recent grad from Brown University with a 4.0 GPA.
About Me
Hi I'm Paul 👋 I'm a full-stack developer @ Buddisystems passionate about creating efficient, scalable applications that solve real-world problems. With a unique background in both computer science and music, I bring creativity and technical precision to every project.
When I'm not coding or playing my bass guitar, I love to 🍖 eat, 🚙 drive around, and get a 💪 workout in.
Education
Brown University
B.A. Computer Science
B.A. Music
GPA: 4.0
Sep 2021 - May 2025
Development
Experienced in building full-stack applications with modern frameworks. Specialized in React, Django, AWS, and AI integration. Passionate about clean code and user experience.
Music
Dual degree in Music from Brown University. I believe the discipline and creativity from music enhances my approach to software development and problem-solving.
Relevant Coursework
Experience
Building impactful solutions at fast-paced startups
Full-Stack Developer
- ▹Engineered Django REST APIs for transactions, job matching, and messaging, powering 200+ monthly users
- ▹Implemented Redis caching to cut redundant queries, reducing page load times by 35% and improving responsiveness
- ▹Executed zero-downtime migrations to launch shareable profiles and posts, with 70% of active users visiting profiles within the first two weeks
- ▹Integrated Google Auth for secure login and account management, streamlining signup and enterprise-level security, cutting drop-off by 40%
- ▹Redesigned BuddiBot, an AI-powered tax assistant, with a modern conversational UI that improved clarity and boosted feature adoption by 25%
- ▹Shipped a LinkedIn-style feed with link previews, messaging, and profile enhancements, raising user engagement by 50% among freelancers and creative professionals
Software Engineering Intern
- ▹Built and maintained Google Cloud Functions for backend logic, Firestore operations, and API interactions, cutting server response times by 25%
- ▹Built production-ready pipelines using LangChain, LangSmith, and OpenAI with safe API handling and real-time tracing, increasing engagement by 40%
- ▹Implemented structured logging and monitoring on Google Cloud Functions, detecting and resolving 50% of critical issues before they reached users
- ▹Developed interactive category-based game flows (Food, Fears, Values, Works of Art) in Flutter, growing the early user base by 30% and increasing daily sessions
- ▹Integrated AI-generated personality profiles into the UI, giving users clear, engaging insights that boosted engagement by 40%
Projects
Building innovative solutions from AI-powered apps to full-stack platforms
PracticeDex
Full-stack web app enabling musicians to track and manage practice data with AI-powered goal suggestions
- ▹Built with React and serverless AWS backend (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3)
- ▹Prototyping AI-powered goal suggestion system using OpenAI API for personalized practice recommendations
- ▹Developed RESTful APIs with secure authentication and real-time data synchronization using Firebase and DynamoDB
- ▹Optimized performance and scalability through caching strategies and efficient data modeling
Musical.ly (Music Genre Classifier)
Audio classification system using deep learning to identify music genres from audio spectrograms
- ▹Built audio classification pipelines using PyTorch CNNs trained on 60K+ spectrograms, reaching 64% accuracy, 0.90 AUC
- ▹Optimized data preprocessing and GPU workflows, cutting training time on compute clusters by 40%
- ▹Applied model tuning and evaluation automation, improving inference reliability and training efficiency
Book of P's
Virtual cookbook web application for recording, searching, and sharing recipes with friends
- ▹Developed full-stack web application using MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js)
- ▹Built dynamic recipe linking and search functionality with MongoDB queries and Express.js backend APIs
- ▹Implemented secure user authentication and authorization, ensuring safe account management and data privacy
Skills & Technologies
A comprehensive toolkit for building modern, scalable applications
Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Cloud Platforms
Databases
Developer Tools
Professional Skills
Beyond technical expertise, I bring strong collaboration and communication skills honed through startup environments and academic projects.
Music
My Music!
One of my favorite performances in college!
Weird sounds and cool visuals.
Me in my classical era.
Old but gold. Or should I say young...
Let's Work Together
I'm currently seeking full-time opportunities as a software engineer. If you're looking for a dedicated developer with a unique blend of technical skills and creative thinking, let's connect!
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Open to full-time opportunities • Available for interviews • U.S. Citizen