Software Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2026

Gage Fulwood

Software Engineering Student / Full-Stack Developer

I build full-stack web applications and backend APIs with React, Next.js, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript, with a focus on clear data models and practical product workflows.

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Open to software engineering internship and entry-level opportunities.

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Technical Focus

What I am building toward

I am focused on practical full-stack engineering: building usable product workflows, modeling backend data clearly, connecting interfaces to real APIs, and keeping work maintainable enough to review and extend.

01

Product Systems

Building connected frontend and backend workflows rather than isolated UI demos.

Shows up in: Social Journal
02

API + Data Modeling

Designing REST APIs, relational models, validation rules, and test-backed business logic.

Shows up in: Social Journal, Mock Server Manager API
03

Interface Quality

Creating typed React/Next.js screens, forms, API clients, hooks, and stateful user flows.

Shows up in: Social Journal
04

Delivery Discipline

Documenting status honestly, separating finished work from rough edges, and prioritizing maintainable architecture.

Shows up in: Mock Server Manager API, Social Journal

Why this matters: I focus on building real software with clear architecture, strong data models, and test-backed backend logic, not just adding more tools.

Projects

Featured Engineering Work

Selected projects showing full-stack product work, backend API design, relational data modeling, and test-backed implementation.

1 / 2Social Journal
Full-stack web application

Social Journal

A private-first relationship journaling app for contacts, events, journal entries, media, and relationship activity signals.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQL

What this proves

Modeled connected data — contacts, facts, observations, events, journal entries, media, lookup data, and dashboard summaries as connected resources.

Built full-stack product workflows — typed frontend API clients, hooks, protected routes, forms, filters, cards, and dashboard views.

Test-backed backend foundations — added backend test coverage across main resource domains, with 181 passing Django tests reported during audit.

Take-home backend assignment

Mock Server Manager API

A Dockerized Django REST Framework mock server manager API built for the Homerun desktop interview process, covering devices, servers, generated subdomains, and server status transitions.

PythonDjangoDRFPostgreSQLDockerGunicorn

What this proves

Modeled server/device behavior — implemented Device and Server models with a relationship between servers and assigned devices.

Built validation-heavy API workflows — created DRF endpoints for registration, listing, retrieval, status updates, and transition rules.

Covered assignment logic with tests — created tests covering endpoints, validation, transitions, subdomain behavior, and device assignment.

Skills

Skills with Project Evidence

Technologies are grouped by where they appear in actual project work, not as a detached keyword list.

Frontend

Used in Social Journal to build typed app routes, protected screens, forms, dashboard views, API clients, hooks, and reusable UI patterns.

Key Technologies

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Used in:Social Journal

Backend APIs

Used across Social Journal and a mock server manager API to model resources, expose API endpoints, enforce workflow rules, and verify behavior with Django tests.

Key Technologies

PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkREST APIsValidationTesting
Used in:Social Journal, Mock Server Manager API

Data Modeling

Used for contact/event/journal relationships in Social Journal and server/device relationships in the mock server manager API.

Key Technologies

PostgreSQLDjango ORMRelational modelingAggregations
Used in:Social Journal, Mock Server Manager API

Delivery & Tooling

Used to package local backend services, document API behavior, and keep projects runnable for review.

Key Technologies

GitDockerDocker ComposeGunicornOpenAPI docs
Used in:Mock Server Manager API, Social Journal

Why this matters: These are not just tools I have used. They are technologies I have applied to solve real problems in in-progress or test-backed projects.

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