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Boris Y. Full-stack tech lead with React.js, Node.js

Boris Y.

  • $80/hour
  • Bulgaria
  • 8 years
  • Full-time (40 hrs/week)
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I revel in working remotely, I've been doing it for 20+ years. I'm looking for opportunities in fully distributed teams.
I like the internet.
I like it so much I quit my career in Civil Engineering to become a web developеr. I taught myself to code through books, online courses and working with others.
After some experimenting, I tried out JavaScript and it felt like a great fit. It bridged my previous experience in engineering with my passion for all things online. I'm very happy where this decision took me and haven't looked back!

Skills and experiences

Skills and experiences

Technical Lead

Remo Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Engineering Manager

Toptal Jul 2020 - Mar 2021 · 9 mos

My team is responsible for the frontend architecture of apps at Toptal, we develop the component library all our apps are built with and maintain a CLI that empowers our developers to be productive.

- Hired two new team members
- Facilitated the promotion of two other team members
- Planned and released a new major version of our component library
- Product Manager of 3 open source projects
- Scrum Master to a team of 6

Senior Frontend Engineer

Toptal Apr 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

After being part of their freelancing network for almost 2 years I was approached by Toptal with an offer to join the Talent Activation Team. I accepted the offer an am now helping build the next version of Toptal's platform.

My team is rebuilding, redesigning and modernising the onboarding and profile creation/editing of new freelancers.

Tech Stack: React, TypeScript, GraphQL (Apollo), styled-components

Full-Stack Engineer

Toptal Jul 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

Frontend Engineer

Brickshare Oct 2018 - Apr 2019 · 7 mos

Brickshare is a property crowdfunding platform that allows you to build your own property portfolio.

- built and maintained all of the front-end applications at Brickshare
- built a component library for sharing code between projects
- Practised test-driven development and 2-week sprints

Tech stack: React, Typescript, GraphQL, Apollo, Jest, Enzyme, Styled components, Docker

Full-stack Developer

Copenhagen University (Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research) 2018 - 2018
  • Built apps that are used for medical research.
  • Implemented a Flask-based back-end and AngularJS-based front-end.
  • Developed with PostgreSQL and SQL Alchemy.

Technologies: PostgreSQL, Flask, Python, Angular

Full-stack Developer

Enjoy Copenhagen Ltd 2017 - 2018
  • Created a platform for selling tours for various tourist attractions in Copenhagen.
  • Developed the front-end with React and Sass.
  • Built the back-end up with a combination of Firebase and Node.js.

Technologies: Node.js, Firebase, Sass, React

Full-stack Developer

Systems Engineering Ltd. (Syseng.dk) 2017 - 2018
  • Developed a prototype for a web app that allows users to apply the systems engineering concept to their projects; built with React.
  • Built the UI with the Material UI React library and a React template.
  • Developed the back-end using Firebase's real-time database.
  • Set up the build process with Webpack.

Technologies: Sass, Firebase, React

Junior Front End Developer

MentorMateMentorMate Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 · 5 mos

- Went through a 3-month internship
- Took part in the Scrum lifecycle
- Turned designs and specifications into working apps
- Had daily meetings with US clients, where stakeholders were informed of our progress and tasks were planned ahead

Product Manager

Gidr.ioGidr.io Nov 2016 - Jun 2017 · 8 mos

We are a software company, that specialises in building web apps with Meteor.js. Apart from working on our clients' project we're developing the next big thing in Project Management. My duties included:

- Managing client's projects, which we built with MeteorJS.
- Managing our own product, a project management tool that competes with Jira, built with MeteorJS.
- Designed mocks and features for our clients and our own apps.
- End to end testing with Nightwatch.js and Sikuli.
- Manual testing of our various projects.
- Doing business analysis (BA).

Project Manager

SmarTest.bg May 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

We automate the examination process. Tests are generated, published and graded in a matter of clicks.
- I coordinated a 4 person, multi-national team and assign tasks to each member.
- Communication is mostly done online.
- We won 3rd place @ SoftUni Techfest (techfest.softuni.bg)
- We won 3rd place in a social entrepreneurship competition (ideinik.tuk-tam.bg).
- Our MVP is live and is currently being tested on a small scale (individual teachers use it and give us feedback).
- We are currently in the process of selecting a school for a large scale pilot project.

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