Hi, welcome to my site. I am

Stephane Mbenga .

Full Stack Developer • Athlete

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A b o u t

I am an ambitious African American full-stack software engineer with a passion for building attractive, pixel-perfect, and highly functional web applications. With over 3 years of hands-on experience in full-stack web development, I have honed my skills through academic pursuits at the University of Maryland, internships, and dedicated personal projects.

Currently, I am delving deeper into the exciting world of AI and its integration with web development as a Software Engineer Fellow at Headstarter AI. My goal is to leverage these cutting-edge technologies to create innovative and impactful solutions. I am always eager to learn and adapt to new challenges, continuously seeking opportunities to grow and contribute to dynamic development teams.

S k i l l s e t

TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS Python ReactJS ExpressJS PostgreSQL

E x p e r i e n c e

Jul 2024 - Pres

Headstarter AI

Software Engineer Fellow

Will build a total of 5 AI projects using Next.js, Material UI, OpenAI, PineCone and other technologies in solo and team settings. Will also work with a startup with 3 other fellows. Will recieve advice from professionals from big companies and startups like Google, Capitol One, Amazon, and more.

Next.js OpenAI PineCone StripeAPI
May 2023 - Aug 2023

LinkedIn

UI Engineer Intern

Worked on the onboarding experience team leveraging Ember.js and TypeScript to build a widget dedicated towards amplifying the visibility of the Get Hired Editorials Newsletter. The widget was shipped to production. Other tasks included testing using QUnit, leading bug bashes with my team, and taking on extra tickets.

Ember.js TypeScript GraphQL Web Accessibility JavaScript Git
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Hack4Impact

Software Engineer (Lead)

Worked on enhancing the Hack4Impacts-UMD chapter website using React and TypeScript. I contributed towards making each page responsive. I increased the performance of the website rewriting strapi backend queries. I also tested for accessibility. I Performed code reviews giving my engineers feedback and advice on best programming practices. I also put together guides on making pull requests, how to stage, commit, and push code using git, and TypeScript. Led weekly in-person sprint meetings with the engineers and product manager.

React.js TypeScript Web Accessibility Git Strapi
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Course Hero

Software Engineer Intern

Worked with two other interns to formulate a web application (MotivateMe) for college students from. I was in charge of designing the application using figma and building the frontend using React.js, and TypeScript. I created the dashboard, login, register, social feed, and task list pages. Worked on the backend as well, and implemented some endpoints for our API for retrieving information about a user's friends. Throughout the program I learned how to create beautiful UI using React.js and JavaScript, setup a database using PostgreSQL, build REST API's with Express and Node, and implement authentication with JSON tokens.

React.js JavaScript PostgreSQL HTML CSS Chakra UI

P r o j e c t s

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Stephane's Portfolio website

My portfolio website!

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Flixster

Shows the now playing, trending, upcoming, popular, and top trending movies. Users can search for movies as well, watch the trailers, and see other info.

React.js TypeScript Styled Components Vitest React-Testing-Library
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MotivateMe

A web application for college students. Helps students stay organized, view statsitics related to their academic performance, and connect with friends!

React.js Express.js Node.js PostgreSQL Chakra UI Chart.js Heroku
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Ecommerce Store

An ecommerce store application that allows users to purchase food, clothing, tech, and more.

React.js Express.js Node.js Heroku