Jack Carrick

I am a Brooklyn-based software engineer and computer science graduate student at NYU Courant.

My background in music led me to build browser-based instruments and audio editing software. I have since turned my focus to security, low level computing, systems administration, and backend engineering.

Outside of programming, I play guitar in Nett.

My latest blog posts [View Blog]

• "Graphs from scratch" (see more)
• "Playing with proxies" (see more)
• "Reverse shell magic" (see more)

Selected projects

• "Wave Slicer": browser-based audio sampler [view source]
  React, TypeScript, Web Audio
• "React Sequencer": browser-based music sequencer [view source]
  React, TypeScript, Web Audio
• "Weather Systems": self-activated wind chime (prototype) [view source]
  Arduino, C++, NodeJS

Tracks I'm enjoying:

Professional Experience

• Senior Software Engineer, WeTransfer October 2021 – September 2024

  API development, system architecture, database design and optimization.
  Node, Express, MySQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, TypeScript



• Software Engineer, Cargo January 2021 – October 2021

  Built multi-user realtime + inline editing software
  React, Redux, Node

Education

• New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  M.S. Computer Science
  Expected Graduation: 2027


• Lewis & Clark College
  B.A. Philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa Honors
  Graduated: 2016


• Recurse Center
  Educational Retreat
  Fall 2020, Fall 2024

Talks and Workshops

• Delete Spotify, All You Need Is a Browser May 8, 2025
  ChinatownJS, NYC


• Delete Spotify, Host a Server With Your Friends June 4, 2025
  Re-Imagining Cryptography and Privacy Workshop (RECAP), City College of New York


• Stop Vibe Coding, Learn Assembly June 18, 2025
  ITP, NYU

Skills

• Languages Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, SQL, GoLang, C
• Technologies: NodeJS, Express, NestJS, React, Redux, MySQL, NextJS, Redis, MySQL, WebRTC, Git
• System Administration: Shell scripting, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Docker