Software Development Engineer

JordanBui

I build distributed systems at AWS CloudFormation and ship side projects that scratch a real itch. Seattle, WA.

Projects

Things I've designed, built, and shipped.

Voice Dictation

2026

A menu-bar dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and the text appears at your cursor in whatever app is focused. Runs a polished batch mode (local Whisper transcription plus Bedrock cleanup) or a fully-offline live streaming mode.

  • Python
  • mlx-whisper
  • AWS Bedrock
  • macOS

Match-day Board

2026

An editorial match-day board for grassroots 11v11 football. Share a public RSVP link in your team chat, watch replies land in real time, then build the starting XI on a drag-and-drop tactics board and export it as PNG or PDF.

  • TypeScript
  • Vite
  • Supabase
  • html-to-image
  • jsPDF
  • Vitest

Restaurant Stats

2026

A personal data pipeline that consolidates restaurant spending across Bank of America, Chase, Capital One, and Venmo from PDF statements, then computes per-restaurant stats: visits, total spend, average ticket, first and last visit, and cards used.

  • Python
  • pandas
  • PDF parsing

RocketLeague Insider Scraper

2023

A Rocket League trading price scraper that texts you SMS updates on the prices of specified items at set intervals. Runs daily on AWS Lambda and delivers the latest prices via Twilio.

  • Python
  • AWS Lambda
  • BeautifulSoup
  • Twilio

Job Search Bot

2026

An automated job-searching bot that scans listings and streamlines the application hunt.

  • Python

Spotify Visualizer

2022

A program that visualizes extended Spotify streaming history, turning years of listening data into charts and insights about your habits.

  • Python
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • pandas

Instagram Follower App

2022

A Windows Forms app that logs into an Instagram account and reports who does not follow you back, using an automated Selenium-driven login and data-gathering flow.

  • C#
  • .NET
  • Selenium
  • Windows Forms

Experience

Software Development Engineer - AWS CloudFormationAug 2024 - Present

Seattle, WA - Java, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS

  • Architected a distributed account-level deployment model for enterprise-scale customers; cut bootstrapping from days to hours and scaled 10X from 5K to 50K accounts with headroom for further growth without major re-architecture.
  • Designed a deployment-monitoring workflow with a dedicated Lambda flagging abnormal stage durations; reduced time-to-detection for stalled deployments to under 5 minutes with proactive customer latency alerts.
  • Led investigations across 35+ critical infrastructure pipelines with 100+ day merge delays; resolved cross-region deployments and cut merge latency from 3+ months to under 14 days across all pipelines.
  • Created a zero-touch region-build automation template; cut manual dev effort by 160+ hours per region and removed recurring operational overhead.
  • Monthly on-call rotations resolving ~20+ tickets/week of real-time service issues; primary mentor for new teammates during org transitions.
Software Development Engineer Intern - AmazonMay 2023 - Aug 2023

Irvine, CA - TypeScript, Lambda, API Gateway, S3

  • Refreshed dynamic content on cached pages to enhance shopping; cut page load times 20% and improved engagement via real-time product updates.
  • Ran performance analysis comparing client-side vs server-side product-data retrieval.
Software Engineer Intern - ZinniaMay 2022 - Feb 2023

Topeka, KS - Python, pandas, C#, .NET

  • Built in-house automation bots eliminating third-party dependencies for $40k+ annual cost savings.
  • Optimized bot architecture for a 900%+ runtime speed improvement.
Full Stack Software Engineer Intern - Purple Wave Auction Inc.Jan 2022 - May 2022

Manhattan, KS - React, JavaScript, MySQL, Linux

  • Built and enhanced customer-facing apps serving 350k+ registered users and 100+ internal users.
  • Authored 5+ pages of onboarding docs for new hires.

Education

B.S. Computer Science - Kansas State UniversityMay 2024

Manhattan, KS - GPA 3.70

Leadership

President - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, Kansas State UniversityMay 2022 - Jul 2023

Led biweekly exec meetings toward annual objectives; served as interim treasurer budgeting $1000+ for club events.

Co-Founder - Investment Club, Saint Thomas Aquinas High SchoolAug 2019 - May 2020

Recruited 80+ members via marketing and club fairs; ran a simulated stock-market game teaching investing.