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<h1 align="center">Braeden Sowinski</h1>
# Braeden Sowinski
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Software engineer and Computer Systems Technology student at BCIT.<br>
Focused on backend systems, APIs, data-driven software, and practical technical problem solving.<br>
Building with C, Go, Java, JavaScript, and Python while continuing to explore systems concepts and scalable software design.<br>
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Backend and systems-focused software developer and BCIT Computer Systems Technology student.
I build APIs, backend services, developer tools, self-hosted infrastructure, and software that interacts with real systems.
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<a href="https://sowinski.dev"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sowinski.dev-111111?style=flat-square&logo=firefox&logoColor=white" alt="Website" /></a>
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## Selected Work
### Languages
[![C](https://img.shields.io/badge/c-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=c)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Go](https://img.shields.io/badge/go-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=go)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=java)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![JavaScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/javascript-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=javascript)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=typescript)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=python)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![OCaml](https://img.shields.io/badge/ocaml-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=ocaml)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
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<td><b>ReforgerMods.net</b><br><sub>Public Arma Reforger Workshop API and supporting services</sub></td>
<td><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-111111?style=flat-square&logo=go" alt="Go" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/API-111111?style=flat-square&logo=fastapi" alt="API" /></td>
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<td><b>Custom Gitea</b><br><sub>Historical contributions, private activity aggregation, and profile language analytics</sub></td>
<td><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitea-111111?style=flat-square&logo=gitea" alt="Gitea" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Analytics-111111?style=flat-square&logo=chartdotjs" alt="Analytics" /></td>
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<td><b>Boker / myboker.org</b><br><sub>Poker session and balance tracking</sub></td>
<td><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-111111?style=flat-square&logo=python" alt="Python" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PostgreSQL-111111?style=flat-square&logo=postgresql" alt="PostgreSQL" /></td>
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<td><b>git-fleet</b><br><sub>Multi-host Git workflow tooling</sub></td>
<td><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Git-111111?style=flat-square&logo=git" alt="Git" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/CLI-111111?style=flat-square&logo=gnubash" alt="CLI" /></td>
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<td><b>Red Team Hacks 2026</b><br><sub>3rd-place RF signal classification and geolocation project</sub></td>
<td><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-111111?style=flat-square&logo=python" alt="Python" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/RF-111111?style=flat-square&logo=gnuradio" alt="RF" /></td>
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### Technologies and Tools
[![Node.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/node.js-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=node.js)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![PostgreSQL](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgresql-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=postgresql)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![MongoDB](https://img.shields.io/badge/mongodb-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=mongodb)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Docker](https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=docker)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Git](https://img.shields.io/badge/git-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=git)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
## Current Focus
### Operating Systems
[![Debian](https://img.shields.io/badge/debian-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=debian)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/linux-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=linux)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
[![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=windows)](https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden)
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-111111?style=flat-square&logo=go" alt="Go" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-111111?style=flat-square&logo=typescript" alt="TypeScript" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-111111?style=flat-square&logo=python" alt="Python" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Rust-111111?style=flat-square&logo=rust" alt="Rust" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Java-111111?style=flat-square&logo=openjdk" alt="Java" />
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/C-111111?style=flat-square&logo=c" alt="C" />
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### Currently Exploring
- Low-level systems (assembly and computer architecture)
- Functional programming with OCaml
- Backend engineering with Go and Java
- Relational modeling & PostgreSQL
- Scalable, data-driven software design
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