Hi, I'm Melvin Whitaker.
Software Developer.
Full-stack developer focused on crafting clean, performant, and accessible digital experiences. I love turning complex problems into simple, elegant solutions.
Skills & Tools
Things I work with on a regular basis.
Featured Projects
A few things I've built recently.
Full-Stack Web App
BYU CS Autograder
Helped develop and maintain a system that grades the work of students taking the Advanced Software Construction Course at BYU, greatly reducing help-wait time by reducing in-person pass-offs, and eliminating manual grading.
Browser Extension
GDDL Demon Recommender
A Chrome extension + FastAPI python backend that recommends Geometry Dash demons from gdladder.com based on a user's skill profile. It embeds levels as semantic vectors using community-voted skill tags, then performs cosine similarity search via ChromaDB.
Online Software Platform
Barter Beans
Helped develop an innovative online software platform designed to modernize and streamline the practice of bartering.