Hello! 👋

I'm Jose Torres

Backend & iOS Software Engineer

About Me

I’m a backend and iOS engineer studying Electrical Engineering at San Francisco State University, graduating in December 2025. I’ve built scalable systems with FastAPI, Redis, and Docker, as well as production-grade iOS apps using SwiftUI and Swift Concurrency. My background in electrical engineering gives me a strong foundation in hardware and system-level problem solving. I enjoy designing software that combines performance, clarity, and great user experience.

Swift SwiftUI FastAPI Python TypeScript C C++ MongoDB Redis Docker Firebase Milvus Celery TaskIQ LlamaIndex LangChain

Projects

01

MultiFit — iOS App Development

iOS app for social fitness tracking built in SwiftUI, featuring real-time friend system with Firebase Firestore, structured concurrency, reusable components, and scalable analytics.

SwiftUIFirebaseSwift ConcurrencyMVVM
02

AI Chat App (iOS)

SwiftUI chat app powered by a custom backend, featuring streaming response architecture, async networking, and markdown-rendered chat interface.

SwiftUISwift ConcurrencyREST APIs
03

Dual Store/Owner iOS App

Two SwiftUI apps connected via Firebase Firestore and Realtime Database for synchronized orders, inventory, and analytics dashboards.

SwiftUIFirebaseChartsSwift Concurrency
04

AICO — Student-Faculty Learning Platform

Full-stack educational platform serving 100+ students and faculty, integrating Canvas API with FastAPI and Next.js microservices for real-time data and analytics.

FastAPINext.jsDockerRedisMongoDB
05

StructLLM — Research Backend System

Retrieval-based backend built with FastAPI, Milvus, and TaskIQ for traceable document-driven querying and performance benchmarking.

FastAPIMilvusTaskIQCelery

Experience

Software Engineer

MIC Lab, San Francisco State University

Aug 2024 – Present
  • Developed and deployed backend infrastructure for a university-wide learning platform using FastAPI, Redis, and Docker.
  • Integrated Canvas REST API for automated course data synchronization and analytics visualization.
  • Built retrieval and data-processing pipelines to improve performance and contextual search reliability.

Electrical Engineer Intern

Sunnaudio

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Designed, assembled, and tested high-fidelity analog audio preamplifiers for production.
  • Collaborated on PCB design and performed signal integrity testing for audio performance validation.
  • Used oscilloscopes and multimeters to debug, verify, and calibrate audio circuits.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

San Francisco State University

Expected Dec 2025
  • Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Machine Learning