Romeo Van Snick
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Toptal member since May 11, 2021
Romeo is a software engineer with seven years of experience building React websites and web applications. He created a virtual showroom for Paris Fashion Week that enabled his client to showcase a clothing line resulting in increased brand recognition and sales. Romeo has a strong eye for design and cares about building joyful user experiences. The code he delivers is well-tested and follows industry best practices that solve real-world problems.
Portfolio
Experience
- React - 9 years
- HTML5 - 9 years
- TypeScript - 8 years
- Node.js - 8 years
- CSS - 8 years
- SQL - 5 years
- GraphQL - 5 years
- Go - 4 years
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Go, TypeScript, MacOS, Jest, NPM, React
The most amazing...
...tool I've built is a reusable data entry form that allowed my company to experiment with new products quickly while maintaining a solid end user experience.
Work Experience
Full-stack Software Engineer
Discogs
- Redesigned the front-end architecture, improving usability and performance metrics significantly for millions of end users on a daily basis, while helping teams iterate more effectively.
- Set up testing and code quality infrastructure that helped the company deliver high-quality features faster and more effectively.
- Coached and mentored less experienced engineers while still maintaining deep individual and team-level contributions.
- Involved in product discussions, ideation and decisions with members of different cross-functional, product-focused team.
Software Developer
The Things Industries
- Built the network management console, the success of which helped foster the public community.
- Built and maintained open source tooling, including user-facing APIs, SDKs, and integrations; engaging with end users in the community on a regular basis.
- Set up CI and QA processes in the company to help teams be more effective.
- Facilitated workshops and meetups for professional clients and business leads as well as community members, helping them build solutions on the Things Network platform.
Web Developer
Milk and Cookies
- Assisted the creative team to come up with daring projects that needed creative use of web technologies.
- Made technical decisions and guided freelancers and external contractors.
- Involved in creative decisions, bringing design and technology together into one process.
Experience
The Things Network SDKs and Node-RED Nodes
Using these nodes helped our community and potential clients better understand the technology on an abstract level, increasing the wow factor during workshops and driving conversion rate in return.
Virtual Showroom for Paris Fashion Week
The showroom featured a short film that showcased all the new items in interesting ways. The resulting experience was received with great enthusiasm by Jan-Jan's clients, resulting in increased brand recognition and more sales.
Webshop for Atelier Solarshop
The webshop is customized to the customer's demands and needs and operates successfully in a global setting thanks to well-tuned SEO.
Education
Specialization in Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels, Belgium
Bachelor's Degree in Physics
University Of Antwerp - Antwerpen, Belgium
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, React Router, Atomic CSS, Shopify API, OpenAPI
Tools
GitHub, Git, NGINX, Webpack, Babel, Rollup, Node-RED, NPM, Docker Swarm, React Apollo, Yarn Workspaces
Languages
Go, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML, GraphQL, SQL, Python, Lua
Frameworks
Jest, Next.js, Swagger, Yarn, Electron
Paradigms
HTML DOM, Unit Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment, Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD)
Platforms
Linux, MacOS, Kubernetes, Docker, Shopify
Storage
Redis
Other
Web Development, Web Applications, Cloudflare, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Mathematics, Numerical Methods, Enzyme, LoRa, LoRaWAN, SDKs, APIs, Interactive UX, Web Video, Web Shops, SEO Tools
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