Ross Baquir

Carson, California, United States

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Ross Baquir is a software engineer with nine years of experience who currently focuses on improving AI training and LLM performance at Scale AI while shipping full‑stack solutions in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python. He combines practical front‑end expertise—rebuilt a legacy React SPA and improved DX/UX—with a growing passion for Rust and functional programming, reflecting a mindset that seeks better abstractions and safer systems. A former coding instructor who taught underserved middle schoolers, Ross brings strong communication and mentorship skills alongside technical chops honed through a competitive Formation fellowship in algorithms and distributed systems. His background in photography and live music informs a detail-oriented, creative approach to product and UI design, and family priorities drive his interest in building technology that is equitable for future generations.

9 years of coding experience

2 years of employment as a software developer

Photography, Art, and Design, Photography, Art, and Design at El Camino College

Fellowship, Computer Software Engineering, Fellowship, Computer Software Engineering at Formation

Bachelor’s Degree, Japanese Studies, minor in Computer Science Applications, Bachelor’s Degree, Japanese Studies, minor in Computer Science Applications at California State University, Long Beach

Bootcamp, Full-stack Web Development, Bootcamp, Full-stack Web Development at Thinkful

Study Abroad, Japanese Studies, Study Abroad, Japanese Studies at Tenri University

Cyber Security Accelerator, Cyber Security Accelerator at NGT Academy

English, Japanese, Tagalog

Stackoverflow

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Github Skills (51)

end-to-end-encryption10

react-native10

identity10

firmware10

key-management10

authentication10

usb10

mattermost10

authorization10

golang10

monorepo10

trust10

credentials10

zero-trust10

collaboration10

Programming languages (9)

TypeScriptCSSCRustJavaScriptGoInno SetupHTML

Github contributions (5)

StreakInTheSky/qmk_firmware

Jun 2019 - Oct 2024

Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families

Contributions:1 PR, 42 pushes, 73 branches in 5 years 4 months

rp2040nrf52840firmwareavratmel

StreakInTheSky/dotfiles

Jun 2018 - Nov 2022

Contributions:85 commits, 61 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 6 months

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