About Me

I'm Jonathan Deiss, a software developer from Austin, Texas currently studying Computer Science at Baylor University (graduates May 2028). I've been tinkering with computers as long as I can remember and am pursuing a career as a software engineer. I got into game development in eighth grade and spent my first two years of high school focused on Gamemaker Studio 2 and Godot. I later took a fullstack developer bootcamp from MITxPro and have more recently been exploring topics in language design and systems development alongside my University Studies. In my free time I like to read science fiction and play tennis.

Personal Projects

You can view everything on my github. Here are some of the top highlights:

Inksync

Inksync is the remedy for my file synchronization woes. I want encrypted files on my phone, laptop, and desktop to stay in sync with some central server that I own and can run scripts on (for example, automatically managing my daily journal).

Inkdocs

Inkdocs is a static site builder (that this site is built on!). It provides a simple build system to have your markdown files built with JSX component layouts and has a tight integration with htmx for creating snappy sites.

Dodge Roll

Dodge roll is a game made in 72 hours for the GMTK game jam. It's a top down shooter built in the Godot game engine.

NixOS Config

I have a multi-system NixOS config that can run anywhere from a vps to a vm to my laptop. I use hyprland as my primary window manager, firefox as my browser, neovim as my editor, and tmux + alacritty. I have many custom tools such as a project browser, pomodoro timer, and project templating system.

Professional Work

Game Developer Intern at Spicy Lobster Studios

Summer 2023 - Spring 2024

Spicy Lobster Studios is a small independent game studio that makes educational math games for children. I built three new levels in a Godot codebase to reach the minimum viable product. I also spent time refactoring our level organization system.

Vice Tech Lead at STEMist Education

Summer 2024

STEMist education is a nonprofit led by high schoolers that provides STEM education and camps to middle and high schoolers. Within six weeks I was promoted to the Vice Tech Lead to spearhead the migration of our website from a bloated Next.JS site to Astro. I mentored less experienced members to increase velocity and migrate the website one week earlier than expected. I also refactored a google form to spreadsheet pipeline despite two previous failed or broken attempts.

Contact

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