Reeka Maharaj  new_releases

Web Developer with a background in civil engineering and a Certificate in Full Stack Web Development from the University of Texas, Austin. Skills in both front and backend web development with a preference working on the backend. I particularly enjoy working with NodeJS as well as PHP. Experience working with REST, Express, TypeScript and React. Engineering empowered my skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, and required seeing problems from multiple perspectives. Those skills will translate to work as a full stack developer to help create applications that work efficiently.

I pride myself on being a hard worker and will always take the opportunity to learn. I enjoy taking on challenging projects and learning to work in new environments.

I had a short career in Civil Engineering before I decided to take a step back to reevaluate my life goals. I took some time to volunteer with nonprofits, substitute for my public school district, become a support group leader and start a small art business. Through each option, there was a connecting factor. The importance of software development. I saw gaps that could be filled with the right software application.

I got tired of saying, "if only someone would build..." Why wait for someone else to build it? I could do that, I just needed to learn how. So I started learning on my own but soon realized that I needed some guidance. With so much out there, I didn't know what I should concentrate on. I enrolled and completed the UT Austin Full Stack Web Development program and am ready to start my journey as a junior web developer.