Jackson Rakena

Jackson Rakena

Software engineer in Wellington, New Zealand

About

I'm a cloud and software engineer with experience in a wide variety of scenarios and cases. I have experience in writing backend applications with .NET and Entity Framework, and I've got frontend experience in React and React Native.

I have in-the-field experience with a wide range of AWS and Azure technologies, in several different industries.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Wellington

I'm a software and cloud engineer at a Wellington tech company. I'm involved in delivering React-based frontend experiences, and running cloud projects with AWS and Azure.

Education

2022 — Now
Wellington, New Zealand

Currently studying towards a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.), majoring in Software Engineering, graduating in 2025.

2015 — 2021
NCEA Level 3 at Scots College
Wellington

I attended Scots College from 2015 to 2021, graduating as the College's IT Prefect and leader of the Digital Committee.

I also received the top of subject prize for Digital Technologies and History in my graduating year.

Projects

Ongoing

Abyss is a multi-platform chat and administration bot for the communities you love.

2020
LiveKit

LiveKit provides highly-personalized Twitch and YouTube Live services for creators to amplify user retention and monetization.

2020

I created a mobile-friendly, accessible timetable and knowledge base web app for students at my high school, saving students time every day.

Side Projects

2020

I created a research proposal for an application server-side management daemon & service mesh, written in Kotlin, choosing not to follow through due to time constraints.

2019

I created an open-source .NET library to interact with the Spotify Client API.

2019

I created a GTA 5 mod with over 1,000 downloads, featured by popular streamers such as DarkViperAU.

Certifications

2021

I have achieved the AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business) (Digital) and AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical) courses.

2019
DELF A2 Competency at Embassy of France, New Zealand

I received a DELF A2 competency certificate in French language awarded by the Ambassade de France à Wellington in 2019.

Awards

2021
Customer Service Excellence from New Zealand Post

As a member of the Postal Services team, we were awarded the Customer Service Excellence certificate, in recognition of delivering outstanding service to New Zealand Post customers.

2021
Role - IT Prefect from Scots College

I served as the IT Prefect at my high school in Wellington.

Contact

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