"Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it's bad." — Cory House

When I'm not coding, you'll find me surfing the North Shore, hiking volcanic trails, or enjoying a cup of Kona coffee while watching the sunrise.

I'm Helena (she/her), a full-stack developer based in beautiful Hawaii, crafting clean code while enjoying the ocean breeze. With a strong foundation in agile methodologies, I'm dedicated to building robust, scalable applications that solve real-world problems.

• 🖥️ Full-stack developer with expertise in modern web technologies
• 🌱 Passionate about clean architecture and sustainable coding practices
• 🔄 Advocate for agile development and continuous improvement
• 🏝️ Working from Hawaii at DRFortress
• 🔙 Former Software Engineer at Meta
• 🌍 Open-source enthusiast and contributo

const helena = {
  languages: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Python", "Go", "HTML/CSS"],
  frameworks: ["React", "Vue", "Angular", "Django", "Node.js", "Express"],
  databases: ["PostgreSQL", "MongoDB", "Redis"],
  cloud: ["AWS", "GCP", "Azure"],
  devOps: ["Docker", "Kubernetes", "CI/CD", "GitHub Actions"],
  architecture: ["Microservices", "Serverless", "RESTful APIs", "GraphQL"]
};

• Building scalable cloud-native applications
• Contributing to open-source projects
• Exploring edge computing technologies
• Mentoring junior developers in the Hawaii tech community

A lightweight appointment scheduling system optimized for Hawaii's tourism businesses. Technologies: React, Node.js, MongoDB

RESTful API service for oceanographic data collection and analysis. Technologies: Python, Django, PostgreSQL

Collaborative navigation tool for exploring Hawaii's hidden treasures. Technologies: Vue, Go, Graph Databases

• Optimizing React Applications for Low-Bandwidth Areas
• Setting Up a Dev Environment in Paradise
• From Silicon Valley to Hawaii: My Remote Work Journey
• Building Serverless Applications with AWS Lambda
• The Future of Edge Computing in Web Development
• Agile Methodologies: A Developer's Perspective

• 🐦 Twitter: @HelenaJimenez
• 💼 LinkedIn: helena-jimenez-dev