Carson Rueter

Software Engineer

Self Employed • Freelance

Sep 2021 - Dec 2025 • 4 yrs 3 mos

During my previous freelancing stints, I contributed to dozens of free, open-source projects and took 50+ contracts with small businesses and teams. Some highlights: Frontend • Modernized large-scale frontend applications, improving maintainability, scalability, and ease of development ◦ Refactored legacy codebases to use modular component-based, event-driven architecture ◦ Cut onboarding time by 70% for new developers by streamlining workflows and improving code readability • Redesigned user interfaces and workflows to create intuitive, accessible experiences for users of all types ◦ Simplified complex user flows via Qt Quick’s event-based architecture ◦ Iterated on UI and UX design based on real-world feedback and usage Build Systems • Refactored and simplified complex build systems, reducing friction in development and deployment pipelines • Streamlined build configurations and matrices across a variety of environments, platforms, and architectures • Reduced build times by 43% by implementing caching strategies and migrating 60+ projects from Make/autoconf to modern CMake Embedded • Developed low-level C/C++ libraries for power-sensitive microcontrollers, maximizing performance under tight memory and processing constraints • Wrote reusable, low-overhead tooling software to facilitate system maintenance and development