Available for SWE roles · 2026

Aidan
Soares

Full Stack Engineer ·
CS @ Oregon State University

I build full-stack web products end-to-end — data pipelines, REST APIs, and the UIs that make them usable. I came to CS from wildland fire operations and bring the same systems thinking: clear state, predictable behavior, and no surprises.

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About

Systems-minded
full-stack engineer,
careful by default

CS senior at Oregon State (remote), graduating June 2026. I build full-stack products end-to-end — data modeling, API design, UI polish — with a bias toward clarity and shipping over cleverness.

Before CS, I supervised a 20-person wildland fuel reduction crew for Santa Barbara County Fire — zero incidents over 16 months of high-consequence operations. I bring the same approach to engineering: predictable systems, clear state, no surprises.

Frontend

React Vite JavaScript Tailwind Leaflet

Backend

Node.js Express REST APIs SQL Auth

Data

Firestore MongoDB Python ETL sklearn

Tools

Git Vercel Render Postman ESLint
Work

Selected Projects

All on GitHub →
City Insight screenshot
Featured
01

City Insight

City analytics app that combines public datasets and user reviews into versioned, non-destructive metrics. Built the data pipeline + Firestore model, shipped secure REST endpoints, and designed map-driven dashboards that make the tradeoffs visible.

React Vite Firestore Google Auth ExpressJS
Live Code
Wildfire Command screenshot
02

Wildfire
Command

Browser-based wildfire management simulation. Built a modular fire spread engine influenced by terrain + weather, plus a synchronized simulation loop for predictable updates. Focused on clarity: tile states, fuel burn-down, and a HUD that makes the system readable while it runs.

Phaser 3 JavaScript Simulation Loop Grid / Tile System Weather Inputs
Live Code
Workout Tracker screenshot
03

Workout
Tracker

Full-stack workout logger with a React frontend, Node/Express REST API, and MongoDB backend. Structured around fast, consistent entry — add, edit, and delete exercises with persistent data across sessions. Deployed split across Vercel and Render.

React Node.js Express MongoDB
Demo Code
Portfolio screenshot
04

This
Portfolio

Designed and built from scratch — no frameworks, no templates. The constraint was intentional: own every pixel. Custom cursor, typewriter animation with human-paced randomized delays, scroll reveals, and a shimmer code card. Clean enough to be the first thing I show.

HTML CSS JavaScript Vercel
Code
Let's Connect

Let's build
together

I'm finishing my Computer Science degree at Oregon State and looking for a full-time software engineering role starting Summer 2026. If you're hiring or just want to connect, feel free to reach out.

aidansoares.dev@gmail.com