About Andrew
Andrew Slayton is an adventurist and an up and coming software engineer. He has a love for exploration that spans back to his childhood. He discovered his love for tinkering when he took apart his XBOX 360 in 6th grade(and broke it). Once he discovered his passion for tinkering with electronics, he was set on computer science. Ever since then, he has been on a journey to simply learn and tinker more.
As previously stated, Andrew loves to adventure. He has been across the United States, including hiking in Arizona, snowboarding in Colorado, and climbing in the Badlands. He plans to backpack across Europe and live in the mountains of Colorado in the future. Sources say he is a big lifter and prioritizes his health.
Classes
Data Structures and Analysis
Overview of data structures and algorithms, taught in Java, focusing on linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs, as well as analysis of algorithms and their time complexity.
Discrete Structures
Foundations of mathematical logic, set theory, and graph theory. Projects included Python scripts for bipartite graphs, degree sequences, and coloring algorithms such as minimum spanning tree.
Computer Org and Assembly
Focused on low-level computing concepts. Projects included creating adders, multipliers, and equations using gates and x86 assembly.
System Level Programming
Focused on the C programming language and the Unix operating system. Projects included Gawk, Bash, Sed, and a recreation of the Game of Life in C.
Data Communications
Focused on the OSI model and the implementation of networking protocols. The course was taught in Java.
Mobile Development
Covered Android and Apple development using Kotlin and Swift.
Applied Machine Learning
Introduction to machine learning and its application, covering implementation of ML algorithms in Python with libraries like TensorFlow and Keras, and different neural network architectures.
Structure of Programming Languages
In-depth look at how programming languages evolved and the strengths and weaknesses of each, covering C++, Python, Scala, and more, including implementation of a compiler in C++.
Experience
Best Buy
Associate Software Engineer / Feb. 2026 – Present
• Contributed to performance improvements that reduced mobile application memory leaks by 85%. • Reduced unnecessary component re-renders by up to 20x through targeted React Native refactoring. • Develop mobile-focused features within a unified architecture supporting both mobile and web platforms. • Collaborate across engineering teams to build and integrate Product Display Page features using React Native, TypeScript, and GraphQL. • Triage and resolve high-priority platform-specific issues across the mobile application.
Best Buy
Associate Software Engineer Intern / Jun. 2025 – Aug. 2025
• Investigated bot traffic and developed middleware to route malformed search queries to 404 responses. • Contributed to a reusable React and GraphQL package enabling the Product List Page to be embedded across multiple component teams.
Compose
Software Engineer / Dec. 2024 – Jan. 2026
• Led the architecture and development of a car detailing platform processing more than 1,000 vehicles per month. • Designed and developed event-driven .NET 8 applications to process daily vehicle data through SFTP in coordination with vAuto. • Automated database migrations across 13 AWS EC2 instances, synchronizing schema changes in under 2 minutes. • Contributed to migrating deployments from AWS EC2 to AWS ECS, reducing cloud infrastructure costs by approximately $1,000 per month. • Partnered directly with clients to design configurable features while minimizing performance and maintenance overhead.
Projects
React and Next.js web app allowing users to log in using Google, interact with a Google Map to select an exact location, select workouts, and connect with other users if they have selected the same muscle groups. All information is stored in AWS DynamoDB.
Python executable program built upon real-time video processing to predict when a user is looking down at their phone, using an algorithm constructed through various testing. Includes a connected website to handle API requests and display a leaderboard.
Group project built to understand the software development process while working with a team in the Agile workflow. Features a leaderboard, daily challenges, user storage, user data manipulation, Strava integration, and SQL for data storage.
Python-Flask dating website with HTML, CSS, and SQLite, enabling users to create profiles and browse through a selection of other profiles to facilitate a match.
A collection of Discord bots including a games bot, intro and outro bot, and various others, enhancing Discord server interactions.
Unity engine plugin for the game R.E.P.O that helps new players understand the game by making them invincible and spawning valuables. Hosted a community and over 40,000 downloads.
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Arizona, March 2025.
Los Angeles, California February 2025.
Traverse City, Michigan August 2024.