Resume
Professional experience and qualifications

Steven Ortega
Computer Science Student · Founder · Full-stack Engineer
Summary
Computer Science student and full-stack SWE intern candidate with 1–2 years of experience building and shipping web apps using React, Next.js, Supabase, SQL, and Java. Co-founder / CEO of a tech startup with 33 waitlisted users, plus freelance experience delivering production websites. A product-minded builder who enjoys turning ambiguous ideas into clean, working software.
Experience
4 rolesCo-founder/CEO
Building Krowe Portal — a secure portal where SMB operators scope, pay, and ship internal systems with an AI-native builder, all in one workspace. The portal is the moat: it makes it safe to hire a fast, low-cost, unproven builder by containing the risk and verifying the work.
- Co-founded and built a tech startup to 33 waitlisted users
- Shipped the two-sided portal — builder & operator dashboards — on Next.js + Supabase with role-gated RLS
- Partnered with SH1P, an Austin-based accelerator
In-House Full Stack Developer
In-house full-stack developer for Patel Gaines, a Texas property tax law firm — owning the firm's web presence and building internal tools for the marketing and legal teams.
- Built and maintain the firm's marketing site
- Shipped internal tools to streamline client intake and case workflows
- Partnered with the marketing team on SEO and campaign landing pages
Growth Engineer
Growth engineering for Cal AI — building and shipping experiments across landing pages, funnels, and analytics to drive user acquisition.
- Shipped A/B-tested landing pages and onboarding flows
- Instrumented analytics funnels to measure activation and retention
- Automated growth reporting dashboards
Co-founder/President
RLRowdy LaunchCo-founded a startup club to help students launch their own software companies — hosting events and workshops on startups, and teaching efficient ways to build an MVP.
- Grew the club to 100+ members
- Built and maintained the club website on Vercel + Supabase
- Hosted 4 guest speakers for students
Education
B.S. Computer Science
University of Texas at Austin
2026 - 2029
- Incoming Fall 2026
B.S Computer Science
University of Texas at San Antonio
2025 - 2026
- Co-Founder and President of Rowdy Launch
- Member of AKPsi