Andrew Gow

full-stack & front-end engineer OPEN TO WORK
a@gows.us· 630-240-8602· github.com/zargow· Yorkville, IL· remote or Chicago west suburbs

Positions

frontendTypeScript · React · Next.js · Tailwind · TanStack Query · three.js / R3F · JavaScript · HTML/CSS
backendNode.js · Express · tRPC · REST APIs · WebSockets · Prisma · Zod · Python · Java · C#
dataPostgreSQL · DB2 · SQL · schema design · query optimization
platformLinux · nginx · systemd · Git · CI and deployment
domainregulated and audited systems · low-latency state sync · third-party integrations

Blotter

Independent real-time systems & interfaces 09/2025 — present
self-directed
  • Built a web application in Next.js, React and TypeScript, using tRPC, TanStack Query, Tailwind, Prisma over PostgreSQL, with OAuth sign-in and HMAC-signed single sign-on into a connected platform. Live at gows.io.
  • Built a real-time server in Node.js and Express with WebSockets over PostgreSQL. Server-authoritative state, persistent user data, and a live editor built into the client.
  • Building a 3D application for desktop, web and mobile from a single codebase, including a procedural audio engine that synthesizes every sound at runtime, an in-editor authoring layer, and a live performance overlay that runs inside the frame budget.
  • Set up and run the servers, deploys, and production support. nginx, PostgreSQL and systemd, with separate production and staging environments.
Christian Brothers Services Full Stack Developer 05/2020 — 09/2025
Romeoville, IL · 5y 5m
  • Built and maintained full-stack applications over sensitive records in a regulated, audited industry, on business-critical workflows.
  • Designed and documented REST APIs in Python and Java, consumed by internal teams and third-party integrations. Front end in JavaScript.
  • Built a VIN decoding pipeline against third-party APIs, replacing a manual process.
  • Tuned queries and schema design across PostgreSQL and DB2 for throughput and reliability.
Audit Technology Group Full Stack Developer 12/2017 — 06/2019
Libertyville, IL · 1y 7m
  • Built and maintained internal audit tools in C# and JavaScript.
  • Modernized legacy systems and introduced structured deployment and testing.

Education

B.S. Computer Science · Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL