Antoine Pham
Verified Expert in Engineering
Technical Leadership Developer
San Diego, CA, United States
Toptal member since October 18, 2018
Antoine is a software architect and engineering lead whose clients include GEICO, Zuora, Anthem, and Endeavor. He built Zuora’s Custom Objects front end, software deployed to 500+ Burger King kiosks, and ReUp Education’s AI messaging bot. At InvestorLift, he led 12 engineers and introduced AI-assisted development. He works across applications, integrations, and cloud infrastructure and holds a BS in Biomedical Physics from UC Irvine.
Portfolio
Experience
- Technical Leadership - 16 years
- Software Architecture - 16 years
- Node.js - 11 years
- React - 11 years
- TypeScript - 10 years
- NetSuite - 10 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 8 years
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) - 4 years
Work Experience
Head of Engineering
InvestorLift
- Led the engineering department, managing 12 engineers and owning technical direction and delivery.
- Overhauled engineering workflows and moved the team to AI-assisted development, rolling out Claude Code across the department.
- Led application architecture and infrastructure work across AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, deployment pipelines, and production operations.
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
GEICO
- Developed GEICO-specific features for a fork of a cloud data-science platform hosted entirely on GEICO hardware.
- Built and maintained React interfaces and MongoDB aggregation pipelines for the application’s analytics workflows.
- Worked within a platform combining React, MongoDB, and Python-based data-science components.
Software Engineer
ReUp Education
- Built ReUp Education’s AI-driven messaging bot from the ground up and owned the complete implementation.
- Integrated HubSpot and Salesforce with the bot’s messaging workflows.
- Implemented chat integrations alongside the bot and its CRM connections.
Principal Software Engineer
DriveWealth
- Developed financial-data portals and APIs for DriveWealth’s platform.
- Built JavaScript and Node.js services and supported their AWS infrastructure.
- Worked on deployment workflows and application security assessments.
Engineering Lead
Endeavor
- Led development of new applications from initial technical design through implementation using React, Node.js, and TypeScript.
- Led a small engineering team and established development and release workflows.
- Contributed to early architecture and technical design for an Olympics-related initiative.
Engineering Lead
Anthem
- Led front-end development for a health application with fitness-tracking integrations.
- Developed Express middleware and contributed to JavaScript and Java back-end services.
- Coordinated front-end implementation, architecture decisions, and release planning across teams.
Senior Software Engineer
Zuora
- Built the front end for Zuora’s Custom Objects module, used by all Zuora customers.
- Delivered the Custom Objects module’s front end as a microservice within Zuora’s platform.
- Led the UI team’s implementation, code reviews, and technical decisions.
Principal Software Engineer
AbacusNext
- Implemented two-way syncing between NetSuite, Salesforce, and a custom eCommerce site and portal.
- Migrated all on-premise servers to Azure cloud, which allowed the company to scale quickly.
- Designed a virtual machine deployment system spanning multiple systems, including API server, front end, Salesforce, NetSuite, email server, and multiple on-premise machines.
- Deployed and designed continuous integration using Jenkins and Bitbucket.
- Designed a one-button deployment system spanning multiple servers with Jenkins.
- Implemented a custom payment processor that automatically billed customers daily.
- Implemented Google Analytics and clicks, which allowed the tracking of the most used features.
- Managed the operations automation development team.
- Implemented Office 365 integrations across the organization to enhance collaboration and productivity.
- Developed and deployed single sign-on (SSO) solutions using Azure Active Directory, streamlining user authentication.
Software Engineer
Tillster
- Built, deployed, and maintained software for more than 500 Burger King kiosks across multiple countries.
- Developed tools for remotely deploying updates to kiosks behind firewalls and on wireless connections.
- Led front-end development for the kiosk interface and automated build and release processes.
Project History
Burger King Kiosk Software - Tillster
AI Messaging Bot and CRM Integrations - ReUp Education
Custom Objects Module - Zuora
Health Application and Fitness Integrations - Anthem
NetSuite Reimplementation and Employee-Data Integration - VaynerX
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Salesforce API, jQuery, Node.js, Chai, Sinon.JS, Office 365 API, Jenkins Pipeline, NetSuite API, React, React Redux, REST APIs, CreativeJS, Shopify API, Twilio API, Sockets, Socket.IO, Vue, Vue 2, MobX, Bing Maps, Google Maps, Google Analytics API, Stripe API, Stripe, PayPal API
Tools
Mocha, Mailchimp, VPN, SendGrid, Stash, JSPM, Jenkins, Webpack, Git, Bitbucket, Confluence, Atlassian, NPM, Webpack 3, HeidiSQL, Angular CLI, NGINX, JSX, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Apache Solr, Zapier, Claude Code, Gulp, Shell, Sequelize, Grunt, Vue CLI, Oracle ERP, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Exchange Online, Google Analytics, RabbitMQ, Azure Key Vault, Auth0, Apple Vision Pro
Languages
SuiteScript 2, CSS, CSS2, APEX Code, Apex, SCSS, HTML5, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Java, SuiteScript 1, Python, Excel VBA, PHP, C#, Swift, Snowflake, Batch, Solidity, GraphQL
Frameworks
Koa, Angular, Bootstrap, Express.js, Redux, Angular Material, AngularJS, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Next.js, Windows PowerShell, Hapi.js, Bootstrap 3+, Bootstrap 3, Jest, Laravel, React Native, Spring Boot, Flux, Ionic 4, Ionic 3, Ionic 2, Ionic, Bootstrap 2, Electron, Unity, Apple Vision Framework
Paradigms
API Architecture, Web Architecture, MEAN Stack, REST, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Deployment, Agile Software Development, Testing, Requirements Analysis, Scrum, Agile, DevOps, Management, ETL, Microservices, Desktop App Development, Object-relational Mapping (ORM), Test-driven Development (TDD), Azure DevOps, Penetration Testing, Kanban, Business Intelligence (BI)
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Azure PaaS, AWS Lambda, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), iOS, Docker, Unix, AMD, Kubernetes, Windows, Windows Desktop, Salesforce, CentOS, CentOS 6, Linux, SuiteCommerce, Zendesk, Shopify, HubSpot, MacOS, Blockchain Platforms, Blockchain, Ethereum, WordPress, Oracle, SuiteCRM, WooCommerce
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Storage
MongoDB, JSON, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MySQL, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Google Cloud
Other
Technical Leadership, ES6 Promises, Async/Await, Single Sign-on (SSO), MERN Stack, Software Project Management, Software Development Management, Tracking, Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Ajax, Front-end Development, Front-end Design, Front-end, User Interface (UI), Agile Sprints, Domain Name Registration, Domain DNS Setup, Office 365, Emailers, CRM Systems, Page-level Requirements, Business Requirements, Requirements & Specifications, Requirements, Product Management, NetSuite, Apex Triggers, Salesforce Apex, Apex Classes, Private NPM Modules, ESLint, Vue Router, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software Development, Single-page Applications (SPAs), Serverless, App UI, Architecture, Back-end, Software Architecture, Enterprise, Site Speed Optimization, Team Management, Communication, Leadership, CTO, Talent Management, People Management, Scraping, Web Scraping, Store Scraping, Data Scraping, API Integration, Task Scheduling, Orchestration, Applications, Reverse Engineering, Big Data, Concurrent Computing, Networking, UDP, Internet of Things (IoT), Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), SDKs, NetSuite CRM, Reports, System Design, eCommerce, Interviewing, User Experience (UX), Remote Desktop, Bootstrap UI, Message Queues, Socket Communication, WebSockets, Excel Macros, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SOAP, Chrome Extensions, Maps, SEO Content, Google SEO, SEO Testing, Social Engineering, Computer Security, Hardware, Payment Gateways, Payment APIs, Stripe Payments, PayPal, Ethereum Smart Contracts, ERC-20, Bitcoin
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