Hey, I'm Elias

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Passionate developer and student; React.js + FastAPI + PostgreSQL stack advocate; Docker champion; Feel free to learn more about me 😉.

Technologies 💻

Experience 💼

Software Engineer

@ DBMI PITT

May 2023 - Presently

● Scripted SAS and SQL programs that generate statistical summaries of patient electronic health records in the PCORnet database, a national medical network of hundreds of hospitals and over 30 million patients yearly. ● Designed a service for PCORnet patients to query or chart drug, condition, and demographic data with React.js and FastAPI. ● Deployed a high-performance Linux server for research on large medical datasets packaged with locked-down Jupyter and RStudio environments in user-isolated and GPU-enabled Docker containers. ● Desgned a dashboard with React.js for care coordinators to predict possible prescription errors during cross-center patient transitions with machine learning ● Developed a REST API for querying various self-hosted AI language models optimized with block-wise quantization and request queuing to manage high GPU loads in a shared environment. Skills: Python, TypeScript, R, React.js, FastAPI, SAS, SQL, PyTorch, Jupyter, Docker

Software Engineering Consultant ← Full Stack Developer Intern

@ CAASI

May 2023 - Sep 2023

● Migrated the 412Connect project, a service to educate and inform the public about local businesses, to an entirely new stack and was responsible for backend, frontend, and database design in a Django, React.js, and SQLite stack. ● Developed a user analytics and tracking system for 412Connect featuring a dashboard, charts, graphs, and search/filtering. ● Introduced new DevOps pipelines, including CI/CD building, testing, and deployment to AWS using GitHub Actions. ● Was promoted to a consulting role to provide guidance and strategic direction for the project beyond my internship tenure. Skills: Python, TypeScript, React.js, Django, SQLite, Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions, Jest.js

Software Developer

@ Levy Lab

Dec 2022 - May 2023

● Refactored SQL tables containing billions of rows in a TimescaleDB database to optimize indexing. ● Maintained Grafana fork, which involved full-stack development with Go and React.js to integrate features for TimescaleDB. ● Wrote GitHub Actions pipelines to automate building and deployment of Docker images for AWS EC2 containers. ● Served as a webmaster, handling DNS management, SSL certificate installation, and web hosting for the lab's websites. Skills: Go, TypeScript, React.js, TimescaleDB, Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions

Help Desk Technician

@ University of Pittsburgh

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

● Operated a help desk phone line, where I provided support for software, hardware, and non-technical issues. ● Documented all incoming calls, emails, and live chats with detailed solutions and troubleshooting steps taken to solve issues. Skills: Salesforce, Avaya

Projects 🛠️

Check me out on GitHub, where I contribute to various open-source projects. In total, I've earned 306 stars and 565 forks. Feel free to check out my heavy hitters:

Elias Benbourenane

Software Engineer • 2024