Hello, I'm

Dylan Sanders

Full-Stack Engineer building fast, reliable software.

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About Me

I'm a full-stack engineer who loves crafting clean APIs and intuitive UIs. I care about code that's easy to read, easy to change, and actually works. When I'm not writing software, you'll find me gaming or tinkering with side projects.

  • Full-stack web development (React, Python/FastAPI)
  • Database design & optimization (PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • REST API architecture with JWT authentication
  • CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure

Skills

Frontend

ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptTailwind CSSHTMLCSSNext.js

Backend

PythonFastAPINode.jsREST APIsJWT AuthSQLAlchemy

Database

PostgreSQLRedisSQLAlembicMongoDB

DevOps & Tools

DockerGitGitHub ActionsLinuxVitenpmBash

Projects

Games API

A RESTful backend service for game-related data with user authentication, PostgreSQL persistence, and Redis caching. Built with FastAPI and SQLAlchemy.

PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisJWT

Portfolio Site

This portfolio — a single-page React app with smooth-scroll navigation, dark mode, and fully static content. Built with Vite and Tailwind CSS.

ReactViteTailwind CSS

Classic Snake

Try to earn a high score with your 5 daily chances of the classic snake game

React.jsGames5 chances per day

Experience

Consultant: Software Engineer · Plebspeaks
2026
  • Architectural review
  • Implemented real-time messaging
  • Designed database schemas with SQLAlchemy and managed migrations with Alembic
  • Improved API response times with Redis caching layer
Senior Software Engineer · Likewise, Inc.
2022 - 2025
  • Built and maintained REST APIs serving production traffic
  • Optimized web app for SEO to boost organic traffic
  • Helped monetize web traffic with programatic ad serving
Software Engineer · Likewise, Inc.
2019 - 2022
  • Developed React frontends consuming internal APIs
  • Collaborated with management and design to implement new core features.
  • Wrote unit and integration tests with high coverage
Junior Software Engineer · 6 Degree Labs
2017 - 2019
  • Developed a consumer facing Angular application
  • Contributed to the backend REST APIs Node.js/express
  • Helped design database schemas (Mongoose.js) for the MongoDB database
  • Collaborated with design team on component library

Contact

I'm open to new opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi — my inbox is always open.

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