Developer • USMC Veteran • Lifelong Learner

Judah
Helland

I’m an experienced junior developer who ships practical software, communicates clearly, and learns quickly. I enjoy joining strong teams, owning real work, and improving a little every project.

How I show up

I care about steady execution more than flashy claims. My focus is writing maintainable code, asking good questions, and creating momentum for the team.

About Me

Hands-on builder,
eager to keep growing.

I spent nearly four years in the United States Marine Corps as a Network Administrator, supporting mission-critical environments where reliability and accountability were non-negotiable.

After the Corps, I worked in technical support, then transitioned into software. That path gave me a practical mindset: solve the real issue, communicate clearly, and leave systems better than I found them.

"I bring discipline and consistency now, and I’m hungry to learn from stronger engineers every day."

Today I build SaaS tools and internal products with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Cloudflare services. I’m aiming for a role where I can contribute immediately while accelerating into a stronger mid-level engineer.

Experience highlights:

• USMC Network Administrator (2018–2022): operations, maintenance, and team leadership.

• Technical Support (~3 years): high-volume issue resolution and process improvements.

• Software Developer (present): building production features, automation, and SaaS products.

What I’m optimizing for: mentorship, strong engineering culture, and opportunities to own challenging work end to end.

Selected Work

Projects & Deep Dives

01
SaaS / Infrastructure
TypeScript / React Next.js Cloudflare
Microtunnel
Secure tunnel management without traditional VPN friction
Problem
Managing secure access for distributed teams was slow, brittle, and hard to audit.
Solution
Built a central UI for provisioning and controlling cloud tunnels with sane defaults and cleaner ops workflows.
Open architecture notes

Designed around a thin API layer and deterministic setup flows so support staff could handle onboarding without deep infrastructure knowledge. This reduced handoff friction between engineering and ops.

02
Internal Tooling
Node.js / Graph API Permissions Automation
CLIO Cleaner
Folder lifecycle tool for large legal document stores
Problem
Huge OneDrive folder volumes were causing sync failures and repeated support escalations.
Solution
Built a one-click archive/thaw workflow that preserved permissions and provided reliable auditing.
Open implementation notes

Introduced explicit state transitions and idempotent operations so retries were safe. This made the tool dependable under real-world failures like partial API timeouts.

03
Consumer / AI
Alpine.js Workers AI Cloudflare Pages
TewDew AI
Goal-to-task decomposition for people who hate blank to-do lists
Problem
Users often know their goal, but not the first practical steps to start.
Solution
Used AI-assisted planning prompts to turn high-level goals into clear, actionable task sequences.
Open product notes

Iterated prompts around real user language, then tuned output structure for actionability over creativity. The key was reducing cognitive load, not generating long plans.

04
Media / Automation
RSS / Parsing Cloudflare Workers
Light News
Summarized news feed tuned for quick daily scanning
Problem
Most news experiences are noisy and time-consuming to parse every day.
Solution
Built a lightweight pipeline for collecting, filtering, and presenting clearer summaries.
Open pipeline notes

Split ingestion, normalization, and presentation to keep failures isolated. This made it easier to add or remove sources without destabilizing the full feed.

05
Desktop / Ops
Electron Node.js
Support Dashboard
Structured ticket intake for faster support handling
Problem
Email-only ticket intake buried urgent issues and made prioritization inconsistent.
Solution
Developed an Electron app with ticket templates, auth, and updater flows for cleaner daily operations.
Open reliability notes

Focused on practical offline/error handling and simple deployment mechanics so non-engineers could keep using the tool during connectivity issues.

Technical Skills

What I work with

Frontend
  • React / TypeScript
  • Alpine.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML / CSS
  • Next.js
Backend
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Express.js
  • REST APIs
  • SQLite
Cloud
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • D1 / R2 / KV
  • Durable Objects
  • Azure / Graph API
  • Firebase
Methods
  • LLM Integration
  • Troubleshooting
  • Solution Design
  • Product Ownership
  • Support Operations
Contact

Let's build something useful.

I’m open to junior software roles where I can contribute immediately, learn from experienced teammates, and grow into larger ownership over time.

Email: [email protected]
GitHub: neckbeardthepirate
LinkedIn: judah-helland