Software Engineer | Backend & Automation Systems | Scalable SaaS Architectures
Software Engineer and current Computer Science student focused on backend, automation, and scalable architectures. Iβve built SaaS-like platforms with real-world adoption, serving 900+ users and archiving 1000+ records. Skilled in Node.js, MongoDB, OCR pipelines, and security-first design. Currently exploring modern frontend frameworks to expand beyond HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- π Built & deployed 2 automation platforms with 900+ live users.
- π Archived 1000+ records, streamlining community operations.
- πΌ Generated 5 paid offers from open-source projects.
- π€ Contributed to a team web app, delivering auth, cart, and rewards features.
- What it is: A modular automation platform for community management with subsystems for moderation, tickets, leveling, giveaways, and roles.
- Tech: Node.js, discord.js v14, MongoDB, GitHub Gist, VPS/Discloud.
- Impact: Deployed across 8 servers (~900 users), archived 1000+ transcripts, and generated 3 paid offers.
- Links: Landing Page
- What it is: An automation service using ADB, OCR, and MongoDB to handle in-game title assignment and player location tracking.
- Tech: Node.js, MongoDB, ADBKit, Tesseract.js, Sharp, Pixelmatch.
- Impact: Automated title rotations and location detection, reducing manual work for leadership teams, and generated 2 paid offers.
- Links: YouTube Demo β Set Location | YouTube Demo β Title Assignment
- Delivered user authentication (sign-up/sign-in) with validation and feedback.
- Built core e-commerce features including shopping cart, checkout, and rewards.
- Collaborated on UI improvements, bug fixes, and merges, enabling a full user flow from account creation to purchase.
- Languages: JavaScript/Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, C++, HTML, CSS
- Backend & APIs: REST, GraphQL, MongoDB, MySQL
- Automation & OCR: ADBKit, Tesseract.js, Sharp, Pixelmatch
- Security: Secrets management, permission gating, cooldown systems, least privilege
- DevOps & Cloud Familiarity: VPS hosting, Discloud deployment, GitHub Actions (lint/test pipelines), dotenv for secrets, GitHub Pages
- Testing & QA: Manual QA in staging environments, log monitoring, and error handling
- Frontend Growth: Exploring modern frameworks while experienced with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- π§ Email: jacobrushinski@gmail.com
- πΌ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacob-rushinski
- π View My Resume
β Actively seeking opportunities in Backend, Automation, and Scalable Systems Engineering.