Joshua Edwards
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Colorado · Systems engineer

I build software that businesses trust. 

Full-stack apps, cloud and data infrastructure, and the discipline that keeps them alive — end to end, hands on the whole way. On the side, iOS and local-first tools.

Selected work. 

Seven of many · 2024 — 2026

Runs personalized glucose and heart-rate forecasts on-device with Core ML and integrates Apple Health, Dexcom, Strava, and Tandem — with one hard rule: it never recommends insulin doses.

Swift · SwiftUI · Core ML · Supabase/Postgres · Firebase · HealthKit

As tech lead I own its release discipline: staged rollouts behind build flags, a staging→production pipeline, per-PR QA verification, and conventional-commit automation that writes its own release notes — so the team ships daily without breaking a system people depend on.

React · Node · PostgreSQL/RDS · AWS · CI/CD

The Python ETL on AWS Lambda extracts from Airtable, applies transforms, and idempotently upserts on a composite key, with secrets in AWS Secrets Manager. A reporting schema maps operational data into compliance exports — replacing manual reformatting with a repeatable SQL SELECT — behind a dual-write transition layer with zero downtime.

AWS (RDS · Lambda · Secrets Manager) · PostgreSQL · Python · ETL · 3NF

It turns each meeting summary into context-specific tasks pushed straight into your task manager, so what you saw and what you said stay connected.

Swift · SwiftUI · ScreenCaptureKit · React · TypeScript · Python · Firebase · Gemini

Everything stays on-device — no audio leaves the machine — and I drove the phased build through Claude Code with measured latency gates before each stage shipped.

Python · local speech-to-text models

The pipeline cross-references CDE audit lists against Alma SIS exports to flag unenrolled or misclassified students, and generates the formatted distance reports required for audit submission.

Python · Alma SIS exports · report generation

Built the supporting tooling too: a FERPA compliance-checking slash command and a stress-test harness with sanity/smoke/stress phases, plus a phased execution model with explicit human approval gates — so AI accelerates implementation while security and compliance decisions stay under engineering control.

Claude Code · custom MCP tooling

Also shipped
Firebase · CHE

Firebase attendance tracking system

Rebuilt CHE's attendance tracking on Firebase — Firestore schema and Cloud Functions — with a parallel-run migration and zero downtime.

Web · CHE

Campus leader portal

Role-based admin portal enforcing access control server-side with Firebase Auth custom claims rather than trusting the frontend.

Google Workspace · CHE

Google Workspace 2SV rollout

Led an org-wide two-step-verification rollout — phased enforcement, exception handling, and staff-facing docs.

React Native

Financial accountability app

A household finance app connecting bank accounts through Plaid, with selective visibility between accountability partners and budget alerts.

Node · Python

Custom MCP servers

Model Context Protocol servers extending Claude Code's tool access — including an iMessage integration and an Apple docs search tool.

Windows

NeoPad

Pad software for live performance — customizable layouts, real-time effects, and audio routing, bridging beginner and professional needs.

Script

cadence-bpm

Pairs the Spotify API with a verified-BPM database to build cadence-locked running playlists from your liked songs.

I ship systems people depend on. 

Not demos. Production — under load, under audit, with real people and real stakes on the other end. I plan it, build it, and own the shipping discipline that keeps it running.

Experience. 

Design and operate full-stack systems on AWS backed by PostgreSQL/RDS. Own the security posture: access control, hardening, and safe handling of sensitive, regulated data. Built Python/Airtable/AWS automation that eliminated hours of weekly manual work.

Managed client communication in person and by phone. Addressed security issues and maintained network and hardware infrastructure, working with Active Directory.

Expanded to serve 50+ households with two employees — customer relations, time management, and a bias for ownership.

Stack. 

Languages

Swift · TypeScript · Python · SQL · PL/pgSQL · C# · C++ · JavaScript · Bash

Platform & tools

AWS · Google Cloud · PostgreSQL/RDS · React · SwiftUI · Node.js · Claude · Git · Airtable · Microsoft 365

Practices

Platform engineering · Team leadership · DevOps & CI/CD · Full-stack delivery · Security · Systems integration · API design · UI/UX

B.S. Computer Science · 2025

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Graduated December 2025 summa cum laude from the ABET-accredited program.

A.S. Computer Science · 2023

Pikes Peak State College

Earned a 4.0 associate's and Certificate of Programming by age 18, concurrently with high school.

Joshua Edwards

Let's build something. 

Systems work, a team to lead, or a hard problem that needs shipping. Say what you're building — I reply within a day.

Colorado · open to work
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