Abbass-Ali Siwjee
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Vaughan, ON, Canada
Toptal member since September 27, 2021
Abbass-Ali is a full-stack developer with a computer science degree from the University of Toronto and over five years of experience in web development. He is proficient in several languages but has a special knack for React and React Native development. Programming is Abbass-Ali's passion and starting innovative projects always gives him a thrill. On whatever project he's on, Abbass-Ali always goes above and beyond to ensure an exemplary product that meets or exceeds the client's expectations.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 7 years
- Web Development - 5 years
- React - 5 years
- Agile Software Development - 3 years
- Express.js - 2 years
- GraphQL - 2 years
- Prisma - 2 years
- React Native - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, iOS, CSS
The most amazing...
...app I've built is a mobile app in React Native for tracking car damages—making the flow for selecting the damaged area was especially challenging and fun.
Work Experience
Software Developer
Ritual
- Responsible for the critical onboarding features in our application that would be viewed by merchants for steps on their introduction to the platform and used by almost every single ritual client.
- Implemented XState (React state machine) into one of our newer platforms to create a catered onboarding flow that would change based on users' decisions to onboard numerous building owners and tenants from the Toronto downtown area.
- Updated the OpenAPI Specification to match back-end requirements for the platform in order to help smoothen the development process for back-end and front-end developers going forward.
- Presented new technologies to the 8-member front-end web development team specifically on the benefits, usage instructions, and future goals for the use of said technologies.
Full-stack Developer
Integrated Automotive Experience
- Maintained and developed an application that many of the top automotive manufacturers used daily to keep track of vehicles for the fleet and media.
- Migrated an entire Laravel app to Laravel API and a React front end (decoupled) to streamline the development process.
- Built an entirely new app in React Native that kept track of vehicle releases/returns along with damages and user agreements; also demoed in real-time the application to some of the top OEMs in Canada.
- Led daily standups and scrum sessions for team members which included prioritizing tasks and managing deliverables.
Full-stack Developer
Leasii
- Developed a chat platform for clients and agents that helped to generate over $10,000 in just two months after starting the business.
- Coordinated with the sales team regularly to help drive new features which would help them connect to clients quickly; also developed platforms for them to keep track of their clients that fit the market.
- Built numerous web apps from scratch to help users find properties that were for sale or available to lease or rent.
Experience
Adaptive Overlay for Community Center Screens
An example can be seen at the following link:
• https://youtu.be/y6iurRnLY5Y?t=23m22s
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Toronto - Ontario, Canada
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, REST APIs, OpenAPI, React Query, React Navigation
Tools
Prisma, React Apollo
Languages
CSS, JavaScript, HTML, GraphQL
Paradigms
Agile Software Development
Storage
JSON, Databases
Frameworks
React Native, Express.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR), RedwoodJS, Jest, Next.js, Laravel
Platforms
MacOS, iOS
Other
Web Development, Algorithms, Storybook
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