Career
November 2019 - Present
Software Engineer
Ecosia — Berlin/Remote
- Built and migrated to a new modular and flexible in-house framework based on Astro.js, Typescript, Vue and Web Components, which reduced server memory usage by 60% and latency by 80%, while eliminating whole classes of critical bugs.
- Led the successful migration of our main application used by millions of users to a new technology stack, including establishing test plans, success criteria, and coordinating communication between various dependent teams;
- Implemented rich content features used by millions of search page users, leading to a significant user retention increase in 5%;
- Delivered high-quality code following best practices, namely responsive design, accessibilty, high test coverage and maintainability;
- Established analytics, success metrics, and user feedback systems for implemented features to measure impact and guide iterative improvements;
- Set up and used monitoring systems to observe system health and performance;
- Developed full-stack features, including databases, backend Go services, server-side- and client-side-rendered components, and Cloudflare workers;
- Collaborated with lead designer to establish a unified design system and brand identity, replacing a fragmented, undocumented component landscape.
May 2019 - July 2019
Freelance Frontend Developer
Simplesurance — Remote
- Implemented and tested a new REST API for the partner relationship portal;
- Maintained and extended a legacy Angular 1.7 / jQuery SPA under significant technical constraints;
- Built and integrated JavaScript widgets into third-party client websites.
August 2015 - January 2019
Frontend Developer
Simplesurance — Berlin, Germany
- Built the customer care dashboard SPA from scratch, automating and centralising claim status and document management for internal operations.
- Collaborated with a designer to implement a company-wide design system.
- Enhanced the main website and integrated dozens of whitelabel widgets into third-party websites.
June 2014 - June 2015
Junior Fullstack Developer
VentureOak — Porto, Portugal
- Developed fullstack backoffice web applications.