Hi, I'm

Joseph Ampfer

Software Engineer

I build real-time systems, mobile apps, and cloud infrastructure.

Resume

About

Software engineer with a background in molecular biology and clinical research. I bring the same rigor to building software that I brought to the lab—methodical, evidence-driven, and relentless about quality.

Currently finishing my B.S. in Applied Software Engineering at NKU with a 4.0 GPA while shipping production software as Lead Mobile Developer at 3K Equalizer and former DevOps intern at GE Aerospace.

8+ Languages
11+ Frameworks & Tools
1st Place Hackathon

Experience

GE Aerospace

DevOps & Cloud Engineering DT Intern

May – Aug 2025
  • Architected a self-service CI/CD platform with AWS CodePipeline (GitHub → CodeBuild → ECR → ECS Fargate → ELB), cutting build-to-deployment time to 5 minutes
  • Built a FastAPI backend and web UI for one-click repo setup with OIDC authentication and auth middleware proxy
  • Selected as Tech Committee Focal for 12-member group; managed $1.5K budget and launched educational events

3K Equalizer LLC

Lead Mobile Developer

May 2025 – Present
  • Architect and ship a React Native (TypeScript) app with workout tracking, real-time chat, and injury-screening modules
  • Manage the full mobile release process including App Store and Play Store review submissions
  • Collaborate with co-founder, UI designer, and domain experts to gather requirements and iterate on features

Featured Projects

Spell Arena

Multiplayer combat game using webcam-based hand-gesture machine learning for a VR-like spellcasting experience. Host-authoritative peer-to-peer networking via Steam with real-time projectile and animation synchronization across clients.

Unity C# Machine Learning Computer Vision Steam Networking

Liar's Deck

Real-time multiplayer card game with server-authoritative logic and hidden state enforcement to prevent cheating. Private lobbies with join-by-code for friend-based matches, built with live turn-based gameplay over WebSockets.

React Node.js TypeScript WebSockets
GitHub

Chat 220

AI-powered multimodal chat platform integrating 8 models including reasoning, vision, and image generation. Led a team of 3 to build and deploy with Google OAuth2 and 99.9% uptime on GCP Cloud Run.

Node.js Express MongoDB Docker GCP AWS S3
Live Site GitHub

Touch Grass Royale

Full-stack mobile app gamifying reduced screen time through competitions, rewards, and cosmetic unlocks. Scalable backend on GCP Cloud Run with scheduled point calculations and push notifications.

React Native FastAPI GCP PostgreSQL Firebase Docker
Demo Video

Self-Service Deployment Platform

Enterprise CI/CD platform at GE Aerospace enabling one-click Streamlit app deployments. Automated the full pipeline from GitHub to production with AWS CodePipeline, cutting build-to-deployment time to 5 minutes. Designed, built, and deployed the entire system solo.

AWS FastAPI Docker OIDC ECS Fargate CodePipeline

Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • C#
  • Java
  • PHP
  • C

Frameworks

  • React Native
  • React
  • Node.js
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • Unity

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Docker
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • WebSockets

Databases

  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • Firebase

Education & Awards

Northern Kentucky University

B.S. Applied Software Engineering

May 2026 · GPA: 4.00

Northern Kentucky University

B.S. Molecular Biology

May 2021 · GPA: 3.99

1st Place — Fidelity Hackathon

“Options, Please” options-trading game built in 24 hours

Sept 2025 · 1st of 10 teams

Get in Touch

I'm open to new opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to connect, feel free to reach out.

joseph.ampfer@gmail.com