Good evening 🌙
Welcome!
Hi there, welcome to my space on the internet! I'm Dickson, a Software Development Engineer at Amazon in Vancouver, BC. I recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Background
I grew up with a passion for technology and problem-solving. Starting with simple Python scripts in high school, I've evolved into a full-stack developer with a keen interest in building scalable web applications and exploring emerging technologies.
What I'm Passionate About
Web Development
Building beautiful, responsive interfaces with React and modern web technologies.
XR & Immersive Tech
Exploring the future with VR/AR applications and spatial computing.
Machine Learning
Interested in AI/ML applications and data-driven solutions.
Technologies
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of British Columbia
Graduated August 2024 | Vancouver, BC
Fun Facts
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I love hiking and spending time in nature around Vancouver
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Passionate about gaming and understanding game design
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Always learning new technologies and staying updated with tech trends
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer
September 2024 - Present
Drove regionalization of the storefront rendering orchestration service from a single mega-region to multiple smaller regions, reducing EU latency by 5% and cutting annual AWS infrastructure costs by $300K.
Built a JavaScript-based guided ticket intake workflow enforcing documentation review, integrated AWS QuickSight support agent, reducing monthly ticket volume by 50%.
Drove migration of impressions processing within the storefront rendering orchestration service (500K+ impressions/sec), building throughput dashboard to validate impression volume.
Root-caused and resolved recurring production issue driving frequent support tickets by tracing request flows through logs and metrics.
Teaching Assistant
May 2024 - August 2024
Led tutorials and provided student support for an applied machine learning course
Covered scikit-learn workflows, Pandas data analysis, and model evaluation
Mentored students on practical ML implementation and best practices
Software Developer Intern
September 2023 - December 2023
Spearheaded development of an Apple Vision Pro augmented-reality proof-of-concept in Unity (C#) with ARKit-based image recognition and object tracking.
Optimized complex aircraft CAD models (200,000+ polygons) in Blender, preventing crashes and increasing average frame rate by 300%.
Detected and tracked 20+ aircraft components for virtual mechanic workflows.
Software Developer Intern
May 2022 - December 2022
Implemented internal Groovy script that autonomously determines team ownership of 175,000+ unit and integration tests, decreasing developer triaging cost by 60%.
Enabled migration of performance monitoring KPI metrics to Grafana by implementing tool to aggregate information from 50+ test systems using Java.
Refactored test automation scripts in TypeScript using Selenium, boosting test coverage by 30% and improving execution time by 12%.
Junior Full Stack Software Developer
September 2021 - April 2022
Spearheaded refactoring of the front-end for the instructor-facing messaging page, reducing load times by 30% and simplifying code by 20%.
Wrote automated Selenium tests using Java to verify common paths and regression tests on common bugs, improving test coverage by 80%.
Extracted and reused React components to improve code maintainability.
Personal Projects
GuardNav
A safe route navigation app that allows users to plan their routes based on safety scores of areas.
React
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
DinoGamePlus
A recreation of the Google Chrome dinosaur game with added features such as abilities and a shop.
Python
Pygame
My Study Space
A web app that gamifies studying by allowing users to collect rewards for every study session they complete.
Next.js
Node.js
Flask
PostgreSQL