Ivan Figueroa

Software Developer

About me

Hello! I'm a Computer Science grad student at FIU building full-stack web and mobile apps. I'm currently working as a Full Stack Software Engineer Intern at Sports Excitement, where I contribute to the development of a social sports platform as part of an Agile Scrum team. I enjoy developing responsive interfaces and scalable APIs, and I'm passionate about writing clean, reliable code.

Techs I've been using recently:

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

Next.js

React & Native

Tailwind CSS

Express

MongoDB

Firebase

Projects

CreatorsFIU

CreatorsFIU is a student-built web marketplace for the FIU community. I contributed as a frontend developer, building reusable UI components with React and Tailwind CSS, and translating Figma designs into production-ready pages.

HTML + CSS

JavaScript

Tailwind

React

Figma

RewardMe

RewardMe is a mobile rewards app prototype designed to strengthen student engagement at FIU. I contributed as a full-stack developer, implementing secure authentication, building RESTful APIs, and developing interactive mobile screens with React Native.

React Native

Expo

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

Express

MongoDB

Postman

Figma

CookEasy API

CookEasy is a smart cooking app that generates AI-powered recipes using OpenAI. I contributed to both frontend and backend development, building ingredient tracking logic, RESTful APIs, and integrating Firebase Authentication.

JavaScript

Node.js

Express

MongoDB

OpenAI API

Postman

Experience and Involvement

Full Stack Software Engineer Intern

May. 2025 - Present

Sports Excitement

Contributing to the development of a global sports community platform, working on both front-end and back-end features. Collaborating with the team to implement innovative solutions using React.js, MongoDB, and modern web technologies in an Agile Scrum environment.

React.js

MongoDB

JavaScript

CSS

Agile Scrum

Full Stack Development

Project Coordinator

Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2024

AI4ALL

Mentored 5 student teams on machine learning projects, assisting with Python debugging, data preprocessing, and applying techniques such as regression and feature selection. Coordinated technical tasks to support successful project completion.

Python

Machine learning

Remote Coordination

Project Management

Leadership

Guild Mentor

Dec. 2023

Break Through Tech

Served as a mentor for Break Through Tech Miami Winter Guild program, guiding a high school student team in designing and building a mobile app prototype for study group matching, all within a 5 day sprint.

Mentorship

Leadership

Prototyping

MIT App inventor

Python Instructor Volunteer

Aug. 2023 - Dec. 2023

Paul Bell middle school

Taught Python programming and computer science fundamentals to 10+ middle school students through a volunteer-led program. Delivered hands-on exercises, games, and live coding demos to make coding engaging and build confidence in logic and problem-solving.

Python

Teaching

Community impact

Volunteering

Hackathon Participant

Sep. 2023

Shellhacks 2023

Collaborated with peers to analyze a Spotify dataset and develop a music popularity prediction model using Python and machine learning libraries. Gained hands-on experience with data cleaning, visualization, and teamwork during a first-time hackathon.

Python

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Matplotlib

Data Visualization

IT Intern

May. 2023 - Jul. 2023

Memorial Healthcare System

Wrote Python scripts to assist with data migration during the transition from Lawson to Workday. Focused on parsing and formatting CSV invoice data, reducing manual entry and supporting cleaner system handoffs.

Python

CSV parsing

Automation

Scripting