Darragh Elbel
Software Engineer
├── /about
In 2024, I graduated from MTU Kerry as Computing Student of the Year. My professional experience is primarily in backend development for SaaS, working on Node.js APIs, FastAPI services, and PHP-based cron scripts. I am passionate about system design, optimization, and developer tooling.
├── /skills
Languages
- • JavaScript
- • Go
- • Python
- • PHP
- • SQL
Tech/Frameworks
- • React
- • Node.js
- • Express
- • Tailwind
Data
- • MySQL
- • SQLite
- • Elasticsearch
- • Redis
├── /education
Munster Technological University Kerry
Computing with Software Development • 2020-2024
1.1 Bsc (Hons) Computing Student of the Year
└── /contact
elbeldarragh@gmail.com
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Curlew
curlew.devDesktop HTTP testing client built with Go and React. Created to address issues with existing clients including application bloat, poor multi-request support, and limited offline functionality.
Features: ├── Multi-request support ├── Offline functionality ├── Lightweight design └── Account-free usage
Gen AI For Road Hazard Detection Training
FYP
Final year poject using Stable Diffusion inpainting to generate semi-synthetic imagery for training road hazard detection models.
Components: ├── Stable Diffusion inpainting ├── OpenCV bounding-box annotation ├── YOLOv8 detection training ├── Road segmentation model └── Flask API integration
MyNoteNarrator
🏆 Award WinnerWinner of Best Business/Market Opportunity in the 2024 MTU Prize for Innovation. Prototype application that converts college notes into podcasts using OpenAI API for content generation and text-to-speech for narration.
Workflow: ├── Parse uploaded files ├── Generate topic lists (OpenAI) ├── Create podcast scripts └── Text-to-speech narration