Hi,
I'm Bennett

Software developer based in Melbourne.

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Experiences

Full Stack Developer

Jun 2025 — Present

Stormrake

Built automated email systems with AWS Lambda/SQS/SES, a one-click PDF report generator replacing manual Excel workflows for 500+ VIP clients, and secure MFA interfaces with React and Cognito.

Summer Researcher

Nov 2024 — Feb 2025

ShortestPathLab · Monash University

Modernised a visualisation tool with a Monaco-based editor in React/TypeScript and built a Google Drive sharing feature for algorithm visualisations.

Software Engineer

Aug 2022 — Oct 2022

Content Turbine

Engineered a Tiptap rich text editor with integrated commenting, connected to a fine-tuned transformer model via a Python/Flask REST API.

Full Stack Developer Intern

May 2022 — Jul 2022

TGH Tech

Led backend development of a community platform with Express.js and DynamoDB, implemented multi-role auth via AWS Cognito, and managed a team of 3 interns.

Projects

Things I've built on the side.

Full Stack

DoNote ↗

A Google Keep variation with rich text editing, built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Supabase with automated CI/CD deployment.

Chrome Extension

Stky ↗

A productivity-focused Chrome extension for persistent web page annotations using DOM manipulation and local storage.

Get in Touch

Always up for building something interesting. Let's talk.

Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonReact.jsNext.jsNode.jsExpress.jsFlaskAWSSupabaseFirebaseJestCypress

Contact

bennettmadavana@gmail.comLinkedInGitHubPortfolio

Education

Master of Information Technology

Monash University, Clayton

Jul 2023 — Jul 2025 · WAM: 83 · GPA: 3.75/4.00

Highlights

🎓 Monash University Summer Research Scholarship for work on sequential decision-making visualisations.

🤝 Mentored at a girls-only hackathon with MindEmpowered NGO, contributing to children's mood assessment tools.

Designed with the rhythm of the seasons. 2026.