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Texas Tech University '25
B.S. Computer Science
B.S. Mathematics

Hi 👋 I'm Joshua Duplaa

I'm a Seattle-based Software Engineer working across AI coding agents, cloud infrastructure, and data

Experience

Software Engineer

Mercor

Feb 2026 – Jul 2026

  • Contract role orchestrating agentic coding workflows with Claude Code to reproduce, diagnose, and fix issues across unfamiliar repositories, reviewing agent-generated patches for correctness, regressions, and test coverage before submission.
  • Developed 135+ Python coding problems, reference solutions, and test suites across 25 repositories to train AI coding models, earning a 99%+ quality rating; these were written without AI assistance using official documentation.
  • Evaluated AI-generated code and documented actionable feedback on correctness, architecture, edge cases, and regressions, and annotated code and images for reinforcement learning pipelines using detailed rubrics.

DevOps Engineer Intern II

ResMed

May 2024 – Aug 2024

  • Restored 25+ Windows servers during the global CrowdStrike SEV-1 outage and helped automate recovery for the remaining fleet, reducing downtime.
  • Monitored production multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, using Azure Monitor and Kusto (KQL) to diagnose incidents and improve service reliability.
  • Built a self-service Kubernetes training platform on AKS with a supporting API, Azure DevOps pipelines, RBAC, and documentation, streamlining onboarding and cluster deployments for a 12-person team.

Data Analyst

Texas Tech IMSE

Oct 2023 – Jan 2025

  • Built and maintained 15+ Power BI dashboards for the IMSE department and the College of Engineering, triaging report requests from non-technical staff and sending regular status updates.
  • Designed and standardized data pipelines in Python, Pandas, SQL, and DAX, turning ad hoc reporting into repeatable, validated workflows.

DevOps Engineer Intern

ResMed

Jun 2023 – Sep 2023

  • Automated HIPAA-compliant Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) server deployments and patching with Ansible and Terraform, making deployments consistent and repeatable as infrastructure as code.
  • Built YAML CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to test, version, and deploy Terraform infrastructure as code.
  • Placed 2nd in a company-sponsored cybersecurity Hackathon (CyberRange).

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Texas Tech Applied Vision Laboratory

Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

  • Built Python data pipelines to collect, segment, and preprocess 100+ hours of video for evaluating real-time computer vision models.
  • Contributed to the development and evaluation of Mask R-CNN models in PyTorch, analyzing model performance on real-world video data.

Calculus II Tutor

Texas Tech TLPDC

Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

  • Tutored students in Calculus II, helping them understand complex mathematical concepts and improve academic performance.