Nayeli De Jesus

San Jose, CA · (831)245-7176 · nayelidjm142@gmail.com

Hello my name is Nayeli De Jesus. I have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a focus in Software Engineering, and am certified as an AWS Cloud Practitioner. I'm currently deepening my skills in Python and backend technologies, mastering tools, systems, and frameworks that power reliable, scalable applications.


Experience

THE W.I.S.E. FOUNDATION

Volunteer Full Stack Developer

Designed and optimized RESTful APIs to enhance application functionality. Designed and managed a MongoDB database for data storage and retrieval. Implemented secure user authentication and session management. Integrated DonorBox into the website to make it easy and secure for users to donate.

Sep 2024 - Present

FORXA INC.

Game Design Instructor

Teach construct 3 to K-12 students, helping them develop game design and programming skills. Assist students in debugging and troubleshooting coding projects.

Dec 2024 - Present

Codeday

Internship

Worked on creating a web app that allows people to create initiatives, for any cause of their choosing, that can allow people to visit their web page and create prefilled emails that send some message to their local politician and allows them to manage and monitor the progress of that initiative.

July 2020 - August 2021

CoderDojo

Instructor

Help students learn the fundamentals of programming. Teach students variables, loops, functions, conditional statements, data types, operators, and debugging in Python. Also assisted teacher with helping students understand the basic concepts of Web Development.

September 2019 - May 2020

Technical Projects

WeatherFetch

Personal Project

Developed a fullstack Flask app delivering real time, color coded dog walking safety alerts. Added a feature that displays product suggestions based on the weather. Optimized backend API integration for scalable, maintainable performance. Designed a responsive, user-friendly interface with dynamic visuals.

Tech Stack: Python(Flask), HTML/CSS, OpenWeather API

June 2025

Expense Tracker

Personal Project

Developed a command line expense tracker with user registration and secure login using password hashing. Also created a menu system, to manage budgets, expenses, and reports. I also integrated MongoDB for persistent data storage and retrieval. Implemented input validation and error handling.

Tech Stack: Python, MongoDB

May 2025

DocsGPT

Open Source Project

A specialized AI chatbot designed to assist users with their documents; content generation, summarization, answering, formatting, editting, etc. Implemented a feature to automatically close the modal window upon the completion of document training, enhancing user experience by providing immediate feedback and reducing manual actions.

Tech Stack: Python, TypeScript

Nov 2024 - Present

Food Recipe App

Personal Project

Developed a Node.js based food recipe application with MongoDB for efficient recipe and category storage. Users can select recipes from diverse categories, submit their own, and perform searches within the app.

Tech Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, MongoDB

Jan 2024

To-Do App

Personal Project

Used React.js to build a todo app. Programmed a to-do app that allows users to make lists. Implemented functions that allows users to cross the item that is completed. Also implemented update, and delete feature.

Tech Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Dec 2023

Quote Generator

Personal Project

Used React.js to build a quote generator app. Implemented a quote API to generate random quotes from famous people. Also worked on building the frontend using CSS.

Tech Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Nov 2023

Otter Connect

Group Project

Developed front end of a social media website. Worked on the socia media's database, and implemented a weather page to the site.

Tech Stack: JavaScript, EJS, CSS

Spring 2021

Otter Weather

Group Project

The website was created as a final project for our Multimedia Design and Programming class. The modules used are Flask, Open CV, Pillow, and Requests. The user is able to enter their zip code, and it’ll show the location and weather description.

Tech Stack: Python, HTML, CSS

Spring 2020

SAM's Guide

Group Project

Website was created to make it easier for the user to search for what they are looking for in the Sam's Guide Monterey County Resources PDF instead of constantly having to scroll through the long PDF.

Tech Stack: Python, HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Summer 2019

Involvement

Rewriting The Code

Member

A nonprofit organization empowering college and early career women in tech. Collaborate with a network of 30,000+ members to gain career development resources, mentorship, and opportunities in the tech industry.

Aug 2024 - Present

Grace Hopper Conference 2020

Member

Receives access to career and academic workshops, and networking opportunities.

Jul 2020 - Present

Latinas Engineering Leadership 2019

Member

Selected as one of ten members to participate in a professional development program designed to prepare students for internship interviews and help them land their first technical internship. Throughout the program we cover the fundamentals of career development, learn about networking and resume tips, develop a personal website, apply to several internship opportunities, participate in mock interviews, and connect with Latina guest speakers.

Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

Computer Science Summer Institute Extension

Member

Participated in a 3-week intensive programming institute, where we learned how to build a web application with HTML, CSS, and Javascript, to learning Python, and Google AppEngine.

Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

Harvest Hacks Hackathon

Volunteer

Volunteered to provide asssitance and guidance to the middle school and high school students who attended the Hackathon.

Oct 2019

Education

California State University, Monterey Bay

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science - Software Engineer Track

GPA: 3.35

Graduated: May 2022

Hartnell Community College

Associates
Computer Science - Software Engineer Track

GPA: 3.09

Graduated: May 2021


Greenfield High School

High School Diploma

GPA: 3.30

Graduated: May 2019

Skills

Languages
  • English (Daily use)
  • Spanish (Mother Tongue)


Programming Languages
  • PYTHON
  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript


Databases
  • Postgres
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • MongoDB


Backend & API Technologies
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • RESTful APIs
  • AWS


Frontend Technologies
  • React.js
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Tailwind CSS


Tools and Other Skills
  • Bash
  • Command Line
  • Git

Interests

Outside of tech, I enjoy gardening, and taking care of my indoor plants too. I enjoy swimming, and going out for walks. I also love playing chess, and video games.

I'm passionate about continuous learning, weather it's deepening my backend development skills or staying up to date with tech trends.


Awards & Certifications

  • 2025 AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
  • 2020 From Zero to Hero in Python
  • 2020 Grace Hopper Celebration Student Scholarship Award
  • 2019 Latinas Engineering Leadership Program Graduate
  • 2019 Google Comptuer Science Summer Institute Completion
  • 2019 National Honor Society