Harry Carter JUNIOR BACKEND SOFTWARE ENGINEER Personal Info Email harrycarteruk@gmail.com Phone 07983868700 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/harry-oliver-carter GitHub github.com/HarryCarter1998/moba MOBA youtube.com/watch?v=b2Kh-83hH3o Discord Video Essay youtube.com/watch?=qYpaXSUmjac Hypixel Inc, Quebec, 2022-04-09 Dear Hypixel Inc: As someone who has thoroughly enjoyed playing on Hypixel for many years and also a computer scientist with a desire to develop games, I was excited to see that you had a job opening available for Junior Backend Software Engineer. This role not only matches up with my own career aspirations, but also fits perfectly with my skills and experience. My 4 years of experience in Java from both university projects and Spigot plugin development has given me confidence that I can make significant contributions to your back end . My university modules such as Programming Fundamentals, Software Engineering and Mobile Development have all given me a solid foundation in Java programming, and my Minecraft plugin project has given me a deep understanding of the Spigot API. My Minecraft plugin, called Minecraft MOBA, allows players to set up a Multi Online Battle Arena style minigame within a Minecraft Spigot server. This project involved a large amount of NMS development and an understanding of packets. The code can be found on my GitHub linked in the side headings and a video showcasing the minigame can be found under the MOBA heading. I am currently working as a software developer for Investment Software Limited, which offers an application called IMiX, aimed at providing investment companies a platform to manage the wealth of their clients. I have seen my skills in SQL, C# and TypeScript massively improve over this period as well as important experience in working in both large and small agile teams. I believe that working on such a large scale application has given me an insight into what it would be like working at Hypixel, where you often see over a hundred thousand concurrent players. During my year in industry, I worked full-time at Royal Surrey County Hospital as a Computer Scientist Trainee. My role was to develop software for the hospital's web app platform, this not only developed my technical skills in languages such as SQL, PHP and JavaScript but also gave me important skills in presentation, teamwork and professionalism. These transferable skills will allow me to fit in to the Hypixel team and be easy to work with. I also have a good understanding of the challenges involved in supporting scalable services, in my final year of university, I made a video essay on how Discord managed to overcome their scalability issues as their user base grew. I hope to apply some of these principals to ensure that Hypixel's back end can keep up with the growing demand seen over the last few years. I look forward to contributing my skills and experiences to this role at Hypixel and hope to have the opportunity to speak with you further about how I can be an asset to your team. Sincerely, Harry Carter 07983868700 harrycarteruk@gmail.com