Hi, I'm Evan Varan

Full-Stack Developer & Electrical Engineer

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Evan Varan

About Me

I'm a Full-Stack Developer and Electrical Engineer passionate about creating innovative solutions that seamlessly integrate hardware and software. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, specialized in Computer Engineering, and am currently applying to graduate programs in Computer Science. With a strong foundation in both software development and electrical systems, I bring a unique, interdisciplinary perspective to every project I work on.

Projects

Check out some of my recent work.

Juno Application Assistant

AI powered software engineer job application builder

Personal

Grow As One

ACTS Research

Timing Circuit

Texas State, NLE

The Lab

AI Drone Detection

Python ML Algorithm

Texas State

NASA TSGC Federal Research Grant

Autonomous lighting and camera system for lunar rovers

Texas State, NASA

Unlocking Access

Lucky Shrub Website

Gardening landing page

Meta Course

Unlocking Access

Digital Filter Design

Python filters

Texas State

Unlocking Access

Linux Shell

Networks shell in C

Texas State

Little Lemon Restaurant

Mediterranian restaurant website

Meta Course

NLE ACTS Research

8-bit Adder

CMOS transistor schematic

Texas State

NASA Research

Decompiler in Go

ARM Decompiler

Texas State

From the Heart Tutoring

A tutoring company I founded.

FTHT

Career

My professional journey as a software developer & electrical engineer.

Software Engineer (Contract)

Outlier AI

04/2025 – Present | Remote, CA

  • Built internal AI tooling UIs using Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS for efficient data annotation
  • Developed backend services in C#, Python, and Java, contributing code reviewed for quality and reliability.
  • Designed and optimized SQL schemas and queries to support versioned, large-scale training data

Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering

Texas State University

12/2024

Speciality in Computer Engineering. Minors in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics.

Associates of Science in Computer Science

Austin Community College

08/2024

Co-Founder and Engineering Instructor

From the Heart Tutoring

04/2022 – Present | Austin, TX

  • Designed, developed, and deployed the company website using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AWS
  • Tutored students in areas of programming, engineering, math, and science
  • Led all marketing, strategy, branding, and management of personnel

Software Engineering Instructor

Zinkerz, Inc

02/2022 – 06/2022 | Remote, MA

  • Coached and lectured software design concepts to students of differing ages
  • Established a core curriculum on C# and Lua development
  • Launched the first classes for Unity and Roblox Studio utilization

Software Engineering Instructor

Codewiz

06/2019 – 02/2022 | Remote, MA

  • Coordinated team as lead C# and Unity software engineer
  • Instructed and taught programming and design concepts to students of all ages
  • Created videos on a variety of programming implementation and design topics

Education

My academic background.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Texas State University

08/2021 – 12/2024 | San Marcos, TX

  • Specialization in Computer Engineering
  • Minor in Computer Science
  • Minor in Applied Mathematics
  • Dean's List, 2022 – 2024
  • Honor's College Member, 2022 – 2024
  • 3.41 GPA

Associate of Science in Computer Science

Austin Community College

05/2020 – 08/2024 | Austin, TX

  • Phi Theta Kappa Honors Member 2020 - 2024
  • 3.63 GPA

Specialized Expertise

What I can contribute to a project.

Core Expertise

Backend Development

Building robust server-side applications, APIs, and database systems

Frontend Development

Creating responsive, user-friendly websites with modern frameworks and design principles

Full-Stack & Cloud

Combining front-end and back-end development with API design and cloud technologies, including REST APIs, AWS, and Azure.

Integrated Systems

Designing and developing embedded solutions with Arduino, microcontrollers, and custom IC chip integration for smart devices and automation

Skills

How I like to build a project. Favorites are marked in gold.

Languages

C# Java Python C++ Go Lua C SQL T-SQL NoSQL JavaScript HTML CSS TypeScript

Frameworks & Libraries

.NET REST APIs ASP.NET React Node.js Next.js Vite Tailwind Java SDK GitHub Sklearn Tensorflow PyTorch MySQL Microsoft SQL Server SSMS Entity Framework Jupyter Notebooks Pandas Numpy

Cloud & Deployment Tools

AWS Azure Vercel App Runner Lambda S3 ECR Docker AWS SDK

IDEs & Platforms

Visual Studio Visual Studio Code PyCharm IntelliJ Rider Clion IDLE Arduino IDE Vim Windows Ubuntu Linux Debian Linux Raspberry Pi Arduino ESP32 Postman

Certifications

Professional certifications I've earned

Professional Frontend Developer

Issued by Meta

Advanced React

Issued by Meta

React

Issued by Meta

Programming with JavaScript

Issued by Meta

TypeScript

Issued by CodeAcademy

Principles of UI/UX

Issued by Meta

HTML & CSS in Depth

Issued by Meta

Intermediate SQL

Issued by HackerRank

SQL

Issued by HackerRank

C#

Issued by HackerRank

Python

Issued by HackerRank

Coding Interview Prep

Issued by Meta

Version Control

Issued by Meta

Awards & Organizations

Recognition and affiliations

  • NASA 2024 Engineering Design Scholarship Recipient
  • 4th place at NASA's 2024 Space Grant Conference
  • National Scholastic Leadership Award 2020
  • First Place at Dell's 2019 Allegiance Cybersecurity Converge Tour
  • President and founder of CPHS Cybersecurity Club
  • IEEE Member

Get In Touch

Feel free to reach out if you're looking for a developer, have a question, or just want to connect.

evan.varan@gmail.com (512) 966-6064
Austin, TX