Emily Daykin
Projects
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Gifter
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux, Sass, Jest, RTL, Stripe, Firebase, Netlify
<ย soloย >
๐ A full-stack, tested & responsive e-commerce site to browse and buy gifts for any occasion. Users can browse from 100 gifts across 5 categories, add, edit and remove items from their cart, and checkout and pay.
Holistars
React, Redux, JavaScript, Sass, Django, Python, Beautiful Soup and PostgreSQL, Netlify, Heroku
<ย pairย >
๐บ A full-stack social media app for travellers that lets users browse web-scraped destinations, follow users, and create a holiday timeline on their profile. Users can upload an image when registering, and leave city reviews and ratings.
ISDb
React, JavaScript, Sass, Python, Node, Express, MongoDB, JWT, Jest, RTL, Mocha, Chai, Supertest, Netlify, Cyclic
<ย soloย >
๐ฌ A fully-tested full-stack MERN application with CRUD functionality where users can browse and filter web-scraped TV series, 'favourite' them, get recommendations and leave reviews.
Dynamic Web Scraper
Python, Pytest (fixtures & `capsys`), Beautiful Soup
<ย soloย >
โ๏ธ A tested Python package that scrapes the dynamic search results page of Lonely Planet and IMDB, as well as their targeted result pages.
Green Country Data
JavaScript, React, Sass, Chart.js, Netlify
<ย soloย >
๐ A responsive React SPA website visualising green country data using multiple API endpoints and chart.js. Users can browse through 192 countries and interact with green, economic and geographic data.
Neighbour Needs
JavaScript, React, Sass, Node, Express, JWT, MongoDB, Netlify, Render
<ย trioย >
๐ฅ A responsive, full-stack MERN application with CRUD functionality that allows users to find people in their neighbourhood who can help with anything from plumbing and therapy to maths tutoring. Authenticated users can create posts and leave reviews and ratings.
Pub Quiz Generator
JavaScript, React, Sass
<ย pairย >
๐ป A responsive React SPA application consuming an API (17 endpoints) that lets users browse over 400 quiz questions across 14 categories, add/remove questions to/from their list, and generate randomised quizzes of various lengths.
Goals
React Native, JavaScript
<ย soloย >
๐ฏ An iOS- and Android-compatible mobile app built in React Native, where users can add and remove goals, and see and scroll their list of added goals.
Basketball Connect4
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
<ย soloย >
๐ A basketball-themed Connect Four game built with vanilla JS, CSS and HTML. Users can choose between the one-player or two-player mode, and can track their score and start a new 'tournament'. Also features a pre-game landing page.
Technical Skills
Languages (Computer)
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
R
Full Stack Development & Data Science
ReactJS
Redux
NextJS
VueJS
NuxtJS
Django
HTML
CSS
Sass
Tailwind
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Numpy
Pandas
TensorFlow
Scikit-Learn
Latex
Markdown
MySQL
SQLite
Node.JS
Express
NPM
Yarn
Supabase
Firebase
Bash
Vim
Pytest
Storybook
AWS
GCP
Jest
Mocha
Git
Github
Gitlab
CircleCI
Docker
ESLint
Figma
Heroku
Netlify
Postman
Stripe
GraphQL
PyCharm
IntelliJ
Anaconda
VS Code
R Studio
Jupyter
Recent Experience
I decided to take all of 2022 as a sabbatical year to venture deeper into software engineering, have fun building a range of cool projects, do more travelling, and spend more time with family celebrating important milestones.
Blinkist
Software Engineer (Web)
tech ~ Remote
Mar 2023 โ present
KIZO Agency
Freelance Software Engineer
tech ~ Remote
Jan 2023 โ present
General Assembly
Software Engineering Bootcamp
tech ~ Remote
Jan โ Apr 2022
Corrily Inc.* (YC W21)
Data Scientist
Fintech ~ Remote
Oct โ Dec 2021
*ย ceased operations
BlackRock Inc.
Data Scientist (Quant Researcher)
Finance ~ London
2018 โ 2021
Accenture
Data Science Intern
Healthcare
Barcelonaย ~ย Apr โ Jul 2018
F.C. Barcelona
Data Science Master's Thesis
Sports Analytics
Barcelonaย ~ย Feb โ Jul 2018
Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)
M.Sc. Data Science
Post-Graduate Studies
Barcelonaย ~ย 2017 โ 2018
University of Bristol
B.Sc. Economics with Spanish
Undergratudate Studies
Bristol, UK
For all earlier internships (McKinsey & Co., UBS, PWC, Chevron etc), please see myย LinkedIn.
Hackathons
About Me
History
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Languages (Human)
I love venturing into new languages (& cultures), here are some of my favourites...
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English ๐ฌ๐ง
Thai ๐น๐ญ
Castilian Spanish ๐ช๐ธ
Mandarin Chinese ๐จ๐ณ
French ๐ซ๐ท
German ๐ฉ๐ช
Italian ๐ฎ๐น
Greek ๐ฌ๐ท
Polish ๐ต๐ฑ
Norwegian ๐ณ๐ด
Teochew Chinese ๐จ๐ณ
Native
Native
Fluent
Studied for 7 years
Studied for 6 years
Currently self-teaching (~5 years)
Taught by friends for a few months
4 words (Taught by friends prior to a trip)
3 phrases (Taught by friends)
Self-taught for a week (after discovering some fantastic Norwegian crime novels)
A number of phrases conversing with grandparents growing up
Sports
I love sports ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ โธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ด๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ช ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ฅพ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Competitive Level
Basketballย (England National League (Junior) & University Level)
Volleyballย (University Level)
Swimmingย (School Level)
Cross Country Running ย (School Level)
For Fun
Beach Volleyball
Tennis
Boxing (Muay Thai)
Ice Skating
Badminton
Cycling
Strength Training
Tried Once
Kite Surfing
Skiing
Canyoning
Bouldering
Media
I was featured in two sporting articles in Thailand (๐คฏ) after releasing a video showcasing my experience working in data science with F.C. Barcelona.ย
I was interviewed by the local paper! I was asked about my work, living in Mรกlaga, working remotely and the rise of Mรกlaga as a digital nomad hub.ย Here's the article!
