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Hi, I'm Justus

CS student at Washington State University, SWE intern at PNNL. I build AI systems, cloud infra, CLI tools, and full-stack products.

  • CS @ WSU
  • SWE Intern @ PNNL
  • AWS Certified
  • CrimsonCode Winner ×2
  • Backend · Full-Stack
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Justus Jones

Software Engineer

Richland, WA
Currently building

Enterprise AI search, RAG pipelines, and backend systems at PNNL

Experience

Places I’ve worked and learned.

IT support, tutoring, and engineering work that shaped how I build and debug things.

  1. Software Engineer Intern

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    May 2026 – Present
    • Architected a backend overhaul for an enterprise search platform, building an AI agent endpoint that aggregates data from multiple sources with role-based access control.
    • Built and demoed a prototype that returns conversational answers alongside docs, links, and resources using natural language processing.
    • Worked on an AI system for smart glasses that uses voice processing and RAG for hands-free lab assistance. Also debugged, refactored, and cleaned up codebase docs.

  2. Computer Science & Math Tutor

    Washington State University Tri-Cities

    August 2025 – May 2026
    • Tutored 1-on-1 and group sessions in C/C++, Python, Discrete Math, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
    • Created learning materials and code labs that bridge theory with real software engineering.
    • Worked with faculty to align sessions with course goals and improve student understanding.

  3. IT Technician

    Cline Computers

    November 2024 – August 2025
    • Handled tech support tickets and inbound calls, providing on-site IT services for local businesses.
    • Wrote and maintained internal docs and knowledge-base articles.
    • Did on-site service calls to diagnose and fix hardware and software issues.
Work

Projects I’ve built.

Backend systems, dev tools, AI workflows, and full-stack apps. Mostly things I wanted to exist, a few just for fun.

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Tuitter

A terminal-native social platform for developers.

A keyboard-first social client with instant navigation, global hotkeys, and rich media viewing through ASCII and Braille rendering. Backend is FastAPI on Docker, deployed through AWS Lambda behind API Gateway with CDK-provisioned infra, RDS PostgreSQL, Cognito auth, and Cloudflare R2 storage.

  • Serverless FastAPI backend on AWS Lambda behind API Gateway
  • RDS PostgreSQL, Cognito JWT auth, Cloudflare R2 storage
  • ~30 registered users in 2 weeks
PythonFastAPIDockerAWS LambdaAPI GatewayAWS CDKPostgreSQLCognitoCloudflare R2JWTCLI
GitHub
def → ref

Pluk

Codebase navigation and impact analysis.

A Git-aware tool for searching symbols, finding definitions and references, and analyzing blast radius across repos. Supports Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, C, and C++.

  • Symbol search, go-to-definition, find-all-references
  • Blast-radius analysis and commit diffing
  • Powered by universal-ctags and tree-sitter
PythonFastAPICeleryPostgreSQLRedisDocker Composeuniversal-ctagstree-sitterCLIMicroservices
GitHub
census +

Nursely

AI-powered nursing assistant for live patient insights.

CrimsonCode ’26 winner. A nurse-facing desktop app that pulls live patient data, risk scores, and AI guidance into one census dashboard. Nurses can review patients, spot high-risk cases, and ask clinical questions grounded in real data.

  • CrimsonCode ’26 winner
  • Live census dashboard with risk scoring and AI guidance
  • FHIR data synced to Snowflake with Cortex AI and RAG citations
ElectronReactTailwind CSSshadcn/uiNode.jsSupabaseSnowflakeSQLFHIRRAGSnowflake Cortex
Devpost
Mon-Sun

Alyne

Find a time that works for everyone.

A team scheduling app that cuts out the back-and-forth. Alyne shows everyone's availability in one place so you can pick a meeting time and move on.

  • Interactive availability coordination for teams
  • One place to see when everyone's free
  • ~20 users in a month
ReactTypeScriptViteTailwind CSSRadix UINode.jsExpressSupabasePostgreSQL
GitHub
score: A

PageSense

AI-powered landing page audits.

Analyzes landing pages and spits out AI audit reports. Built with Next.js, OpenAI, Puppeteer PDFs, Firebase rate limiting, and Brevo email.

  • AI-powered landing page analysis
  • Auto-generated PDF audit reports
  • Rate limiting, email delivery, and Vercel deployment
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSshadcn/uiOpenAI APIPuppeteerFirebase FirestoreVercelBrevo API
GitHub
@#%*+=-:.

ASCIInator

AI text-to-ASCII art on WSU’s Kamiak HPC.

CrimsonCode ’25 winner. Generates ASCII art using Deepseek’s Janus 7B running on WSU’s supercomputer.

  • CrimsonCode ’25 winner
  • Deepseek Janus 7B for AI generation
  • Runs on WSU Kamiak HPC
PythonHTMLCSSJavaScriptDeepseek Janus 7BHPCAI/ML
Devpost
Stack

Tools I use to build.

Backend-first, full-stack when needed. I reach for tools that keep things simple and reliable.

Languages

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • C++
  • SQL
  • Bash
  • Vim

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vite
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • Radix UI

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • FastAPI
  • REST APIs
  • JWT
  • OAuth
  • SQLAlchemy
  • CLI Tooling
  • Microservices
  • Event-Driven Systems

Cloud & DevOps

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Vercel
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • HPC

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • S3 Buckets
  • RDS/Aurora
  • Supabase
  • Firebase Firestore

AI / Systems

  • RAG
  • MCP Servers
  • NLP
  • Agentic Systems
  • Prompt Design

Testing & Tools

  • Jest
  • Mocha
  • Pytest
  • ESLint
  • Prettier
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • VS Code
  • Neovim
Highlights

Wins, certifications, and leadership.

A few highlights from school, hackathons, certs, and leadership.

AWS Certified

Cloud Practitioner

CrimsonCode ’26

Hackathon Winner

CrimsonCode ’25

Hackathon Winner

Club President

WSUTC Coding Cougs

3.80 GPA

Computer Science

WSU

Computer Science Student

About

How I think about building.

I'm a CS student at Washington State University and a full-stack developer who leans backend. I build AI systems, cloud infra, CLI tools, and practical software.

Most of my projects started with real friction: terminal workflows, scheduling headaches, healthcare docs, codebase cruft, and landing page feedback loops.

I just want to build software that's useful, fast, and clear, and I try my best to build interfaces that don't get in the way.

Environment

Neovim, CLI-first workflows

Focus

Backend & systems

Routine

Small sprints, clean commits, tea breaks

Design goal

Useful, approachable tools

Contact

Interested in working together?

Open to internships, new grad roles, and projects around backend, AI tools, dev infra, or full-stack work.

Email me
EmailJustus1274@gmail.comGitHubgithub.com/JorstorsLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/justus-jones