Skills
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Event Driven Architecture
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Javascript
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
Skills
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Event Driven Architecture
ffmpeg
Javascript
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
Skills
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Event Driven Architecture
ffmpeg
Javascript
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
About Me
Highly accomplished Software Engineer leveraging 20 years of experience, with a specialized focus in the past decade on creating robust, scalable backends using Node.js, along with JavaScript and TypeScript. Proficient in utilizing AWS for secure and efficient cloud-based solutions, and well-versed in front-end development with React. A track record of successful projects and technology stack mastery has resulted in exceptional product outcomes and consistently met business objectives.
About Me
Highly accomplished Software Engineer leveraging 20 years of experience, with a specialized focus in the past decade on creating robust, scalable backends using Node.js, along with JavaScript and TypeScript. Proficient in utilizing AWS for secure and efficient cloud-based solutions, and well-versed in front-end development with React. A track record of successful projects and technology stack mastery has resulted in exceptional product outcomes and consistently met business objectives.
About Me
Highly accomplished Software Engineer leveraging 20 years of experience, with a specialized focus in the past decade on creating robust, scalable backends using Node.js, along with JavaScript and TypeScript. Proficient in utilizing AWS for secure and efficient cloud-based solutions, and well-versed in front-end development with React. A track record of successful projects and technology stack mastery has resulted in exceptional product outcomes and consistently met business objectives.
Senior Backend Developer
2021 - 2024
Klarna
Following Hero's acquisition by Klarna, he seamlessly transitioned and continued his work as a Backend Engineer in Klarna.
Shoppable Videos Project (September 2021 – August 2023):
Strategically restructured product architecture to transition from store produced to influencer-created videos, facilitating a significant business model pivot.
Restructured product architecture for influencer-created videos, supporting a major business model shift.
Developed a scalable backend for high traffic handling from the Klarna app, ensuring smooth user experiences.
Live Streaming Project (August 2023 – December 2023):
Key contributor from project inception, involved in requirements, service provider selection, and architecture design.
Led technical planning and backend development for integrating live streaming into the Klarna app.
Successfully launched the initial product version in December 2023 with 2 smooth, technical issue-free live streams.
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Event Driven Architecture
Express
ffmpeg
Javascript
Koa
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
Senior Backend Developer
2020
Hero
Worked as a backend engineer in the Shoppable Stories team.
Led the design of a robust and scalable architecture to support the encoding of shoppable videos, thereby enhancing the e-commerce experience.
AWS
Express
ffmpeg
Koa
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2020 - 2021
Lyst
Served as a Full Stack Engineer at Lyst, where I was instrumental in the successful rebranding of the Lyst.com website, ensuring a seamless transition and enhancing the site's visual appeal and usability. I also spearheaded the development of a Facebook catalogue, thereby enabling Instagram shoppable posts and expanding our social media engagement and reach.
Django
Javascript
Python
React
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2017 - 2020
Financial Times
As a Full-Stack Engineer at Financial Times, he played a key role in various initiatives aimed at optimizing user experience and engagement. One of his major contributions was restructuring the A/B testing framework, transitioning it from a frequentist analysis model to a Bayesian model, thereby enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of our data-driven decision-making process.
Additionally, he assisted in the successful delivery of a user comments section, enhancing reader interaction. 3 of 2 Prior to concluding his tenure, his efforts were largely focused on the live blogs project, where he was part of a team dedicated to providing dynamic, real-time content for the ft.com platform.
AWS
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Heroku
Javascript
NodeJS
React
Typescript
Lead Full Stack Developer
2016 - 2017
Worm App Limited
As the Lead Developer at Worm, a niche social app focused on extreme sports videos, he took a hands-on approach from the startup's early stages. he spearheaded the development and successful launch of both iOS and Android apps, employing Objective-C and Swift for native iOS development, navigating the unique challenges of an early-stage startup.
In a small but dynamic team, he assumed a multifaceted role, engaging in various tasks from backend development to native iOS development. A key achievement was managing the scaling of the app to support a significant increase in usage, growing from a fledgling user base to over a million registered users, with daily active users peaking at 10,000.
One of the most complex challenges was the implementation of a feature called "The League". This required the development of a real-time interactive system to facilitate competition among content creators based on user interactions with their videos, demonstrating the ability to create compelling, user-oriented features under pressure
AVFramework
AWS
ffmpeg
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
Lead Full Stack Developer
2013 - 2016
Jack and Anna Group
As the Lead Developer for Jack & Anna Ltd.'s "Quiet Riots" social media app, he was instrumental in driving the project from conception to successful launch on the iOS App Store. In an agile development environment, one of his primary challenges was rapidly implementing updates to user experience design and ensuring their effectiveness through rigorous production testing.
Heroku
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
Senior Backend Developer
2021 - 2024
Klarna
Following Hero's acquisition by Klarna, he seamlessly transitioned and continued his work as a Backend Engineer in Klarna.
Shoppable Videos Project (September 2021 – August 2023):
Strategically restructured product architecture to transition from store produced to influencer-created videos, facilitating a significant business model pivot.
Restructured product architecture for influencer-created videos, supporting a major business model shift.
Developed a scalable backend for high traffic handling from the Klarna app, ensuring smooth user experiences.
Live Streaming Project (August 2023 – December 2023):
Key contributor from project inception, involved in requirements, service provider selection, and architecture design.
Led technical planning and backend development for integrating live streaming into the Klarna app.
Successfully launched the initial product version in December 2023 with 2 smooth, technical issue-free live streams.
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Event Driven Architecture
Express
ffmpeg
Javascript
Koa
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
Senior Backend Developer
2020
Hero
Worked as a backend engineer in the Shoppable Stories team.
Led the design of a robust and scalable architecture to support the encoding of shoppable videos, thereby enhancing the e-commerce experience.
AWS
Express
ffmpeg
Koa
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2020 - 2021
Lyst
Served as a Full Stack Engineer at Lyst, where I was instrumental in the successful rebranding of the Lyst.com website, ensuring a seamless transition and enhancing the site's visual appeal and usability. I also spearheaded the development of a Facebook catalogue, thereby enabling Instagram shoppable posts and expanding our social media engagement and reach.
Django
Javascript
Python
React
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2017 - 2020
Financial Times
As a Full-Stack Engineer at Financial Times, he played a key role in various initiatives aimed at optimizing user experience and engagement. One of his major contributions was restructuring the A/B testing framework, transitioning it from a frequentist analysis model to a Bayesian model, thereby enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of our data-driven decision-making process.
Additionally, he assisted in the successful delivery of a user comments section, enhancing reader interaction. 3 of 2 Prior to concluding his tenure, his efforts were largely focused on the live blogs project, where he was part of a team dedicated to providing dynamic, real-time content for the ft.com platform.
AWS
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Heroku
Javascript
NodeJS
React
Typescript
Lead Full Stack Developer
2016 - 2017
Worm App Limited
As the Lead Developer at Worm, a niche social app focused on extreme sports videos, he took a hands-on approach from the startup's early stages. he spearheaded the development and successful launch of both iOS and Android apps, employing Objective-C and Swift for native iOS development, navigating the unique challenges of an early-stage startup.
In a small but dynamic team, he assumed a multifaceted role, engaging in various tasks from backend development to native iOS development. A key achievement was managing the scaling of the app to support a significant increase in usage, growing from a fledgling user base to over a million registered users, with daily active users peaking at 10,000.
One of the most complex challenges was the implementation of a feature called "The League". This required the development of a real-time interactive system to facilitate competition among content creators based on user interactions with their videos, demonstrating the ability to create compelling, user-oriented features under pressure
AVFramework
AWS
ffmpeg
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
Lead Full Stack Developer
2013 - 2016
Jack and Anna Group
As the Lead Developer for Jack & Anna Ltd.'s "Quiet Riots" social media app, he was instrumental in driving the project from conception to successful launch on the iOS App Store. In an agile development environment, one of his primary challenges was rapidly implementing updates to user experience design and ensuring their effectiveness through rigorous production testing.
Heroku
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
Senior Backend Developer
2021 - 2024
Klarna
Following Hero's acquisition by Klarna, he seamlessly transitioned and continued his work as a Backend Engineer in Klarna.
Shoppable Videos Project (September 2021 – August 2023):
Strategically restructured product architecture to transition from store produced to influencer-created videos, facilitating a significant business model pivot.
Restructured product architecture for influencer-created videos, supporting a major business model shift.
Developed a scalable backend for high traffic handling from the Klarna app, ensuring smooth user experiences.
Live Streaming Project (August 2023 – December 2023):
Key contributor from project inception, involved in requirements, service provider selection, and architecture design.
Led technical planning and backend development for integrating live streaming into the Klarna app.
Successfully launched the initial product version in December 2023 with 2 smooth, technical issue-free live streams.
AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Event Driven Architecture
Express
ffmpeg
Javascript
Koa
Kubernetes
MediaConvert
MongoDB
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Typescript
Senior Backend Developer
2020
Hero
Worked as a backend engineer in the Shoppable Stories team.
Led the design of a robust and scalable architecture to support the encoding of shoppable videos, thereby enhancing the e-commerce experience.
AWS
Express
ffmpeg
Koa
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2020 - 2021
Lyst
Served as a Full Stack Engineer at Lyst, where I was instrumental in the successful rebranding of the Lyst.com website, ensuring a seamless transition and enhancing the site's visual appeal and usability. I also spearheaded the development of a Facebook catalogue, thereby enabling Instagram shoppable posts and expanding our social media engagement and reach.
Django
Javascript
Python
React
Typescript
Senior Full Stack Developer
2017 - 2020
Financial Times
As a Full-Stack Engineer at Financial Times, he played a key role in various initiatives aimed at optimizing user experience and engagement. One of his major contributions was restructuring the A/B testing framework, transitioning it from a frequentist analysis model to a Bayesian model, thereby enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of our data-driven decision-making process.
Additionally, he assisted in the successful delivery of a user comments section, enhancing reader interaction. 3 of 2 Prior to concluding his tenure, his efforts were largely focused on the live blogs project, where he was part of a team dedicated to providing dynamic, real-time content for the ft.com platform.
AWS
DynamoDB
Elastic Search
Heroku
Javascript
NodeJS
React
Typescript
Lead Full Stack Developer
2016 - 2017
Worm App Limited
As the Lead Developer at Worm, a niche social app focused on extreme sports videos, he took a hands-on approach from the startup's early stages. he spearheaded the development and successful launch of both iOS and Android apps, employing Objective-C and Swift for native iOS development, navigating the unique challenges of an early-stage startup.
In a small but dynamic team, he assumed a multifaceted role, engaging in various tasks from backend development to native iOS development. A key achievement was managing the scaling of the app to support a significant increase in usage, growing from a fledgling user base to over a million registered users, with daily active users peaking at 10,000.
One of the most complex challenges was the implementation of a feature called "The League". This required the development of a real-time interactive system to facilitate competition among content creators based on user interactions with their videos, demonstrating the ability to create compelling, user-oriented features under pressure
AVFramework
AWS
ffmpeg
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
Lead Full Stack Developer
2013 - 2016
Jack and Anna Group
As the Lead Developer for Jack & Anna Ltd.'s "Quiet Riots" social media app, he was instrumental in driving the project from conception to successful launch on the iOS App Store. In an agile development environment, one of his primary challenges was rapidly implementing updates to user experience design and ensuring their effectiveness through rigorous production testing.
Heroku
Javascript
MongoDB
NodeJS
Objective C
Swift
UIKit
How it Works
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Talk to One of Our Engineers
An engineer on our team will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and your company culture.
2
Review Candidates
Within days, we'll introduce you to the right talent for your project hand picked by our experts.
3
The Right Fit
Once you are happy with the candidate, they can immediately start working on your project.
How it Works
Hiring Made Simple
1
2
3
Talk to One of Our Engineers
An engineer on our team will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and your company culture.
Review Candidates
Within days, we'll introduce you to the right talent for your project hand picked by our experts.
The Right Fit
Once you are happy with the candidate, they can immediately start working on your project.
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Who are you?
Where are your talents located?
What type of companies do you work with?
What happens if I’m not satisfied with an Aya talent?
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Are there any upfront recruiting or contractual costs?
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are you?
Where are your talents located?
What type of companies do you work with?
What happens if I’m not satisfied with an Aya talent?
Do I have to sign a contract?
Are there any upfront recruiting or contractual costs?