Stephen
From United States
Stephen – React, Node.js, Typescript
Stephen is a React and Node.js engineer who has been the sole developer at a startup, building its web app from scratch and doubling customer acquisition capacity. More recently, he cut page load times by 50% for a healthcare platform and built a ChatGPT-based assistant proof of concept.
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Senior Software Engineer
It's a digital strategy, design, and technology agency for enterprise-scale brands in regulated industries.
- Led cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and Fortune 100 clients to architect and develop enterprise solutions;
- Developed a no-code AEM integration using TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL, significantly reducing implementation time for users from days to hours;
- Decreased page load times by 50% on a healthcare client’s website by improving API design, significantly enhancing UX and site efficiency;
- Boosted engagement by 25% for a financial client by aligning business needs in meetings and creating market metric charts for daily emails with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript;
- Designed and developed a proof-of-concept healthcare AI Assistant leveraging ChatGPT, Next.js, React, and Node.js.
Software Engineer
It's the #1 audio company in the United States.
- Developed full-stack TypeScript features requiring database design in PostgreSQL, API, and ETL microservice design using AWS, Node.js, and GraphQL;
- Built front-end rendering with React and Styled Components;
- Led technical planning to align product and design teams, translating specs into engineering tasks with clear priorities and acceptance criteria;
- Enhanced app performance by reducing feature rendering time from ~3 seconds to 300 milliseconds, leveraging Recoil for state management optimization;
- Migrated and refactored data models from DynamoDB to PostgreSQL and incorporated Redis for caching, reducing query response times by 40%;
- Managed CI/CD deployments using GitHub Actions and AWS CloudFormation infrastructure-as-code;
- Served as Game Master during team Happy Hours.
Lead Software Engineer
It was an all-in-one concierge that set up essential services, such as electricity, internet, and security, for tenants moving into new apartments.
- Designed, architected, and launched the company web app from scratch;
- Improved customer acquisition capacity by 100% post-production deployment by automating manual sales workflows through the web app, significantly enhancing operational efficiency;
- Saved $10,000 by researching and leveraging free public API calls from the FCC and Census;
- Collaborated closely and daily with the company founder to quickly iterate on and design features as the only developer in a startup environment.
Software Engineer
It's a cloud-based solution that manages all aspects of logistics while optimizing operators' supply chain and maximizing carrier efficiencies through automation.
- Solved and debugged complex problems in microservices architecture;
- Owned large components of the front end, including analytics dashboard widgets;
- Organized ticket backlog and worked with systems architects to prioritize and articulate complex technical ideas in a straightforward manner;
- Won first place in company-wide hackathon.