Alex Traher, Developer in London, United Kingdom
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Alex Traher

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Software Developer

London, United Kingdom

Toptal member since May 4, 2022

Expertise
Front-endJavaScriptReact.jsCSSTypeScriptNext.jsEmber.jsData VisualizationNode.jsAWSTerraformD3.js
Bio

Alex is a senior JavaScript engineer specializing in process optimization and developer experience. He's an expert in micro front ends and React. A web aficionado, he's built numerous applications from trading platforms to onboarding journeys to blogs. During this time, he has worked with multiple frameworks and technologies and can turn his hand to any problem in the webspace.

Portfolio

IG
JavaScript, React, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ember.js, TypeScript, HTML, CSS...
Talking Circles
JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, Front-end, APIs, Data Visualization...
AstraZeneca
JavaScript, Spotfire, HTML5, CSS, Node.js, Front-end, APIs, D3.js...

Experience

  • JavaScript - 5 years
  • HTML - 5 years
  • CSS - 5 years
  • TypeScript - 3 years
  • React - 3 years
  • Node.js - 3 years
  • Microfrontends - 3 years
  • Ember.js - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Node.js

The most amazing...

...thing I've done as a developer is leading the technical migration to a micro front-end architecture at an FTSE 250 company.

Work Experience

Technical Specialist

2018 - PRESENT
IG
  • Led the technical transition to a micro front-end architecture for the IG web trading platform. This paved the way for teams to deliver features up to 50% faster.
  • Oversaw front-end development on a product-driven team that worked to deliver an increase in sign-up conversion from 13% to 18%.
  • Delivered a PWA against challenging regulatory timelines, providing an alternate trading application and protecting a multimillion-pound revenue stream.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ember.js, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Terraform, Java, React Query, Front-end, APIs, Data Visualization, Tailwind CSS, Storybook, Responsive Web Apps, React Redux

Full-stack Developer

2017 - 2017
Talking Circles
  • Built a CI/CD pipeline in AWS, allowing one-click releases and automatic gating to ensure application quality and stability.
  • Increased test coverage by 10% within a month of joining the team.
  • Worked alongside CTO and CEO to improve the process within the team, resulting in sprints with a two-week cadence being adopted.
Technologies: JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, Front-end, APIs, Data Visualization, Responsive Web Apps

Associate Solutions Engineer

2015 - 2017
AstraZeneca
  • Led the technical development on a multimillion-pound project that projected drug development pipelines as a placement student.
  • Built a prototype data visualization tool that helped identify potentially successful drugs earlier. This tool was adopted by senior leadership to help inform investment decisions.
  • Continued my role in a part-time capacity alongside my degree after a highly successful placement.
Technologies: JavaScript, Spotfire, HTML5, CSS, Node.js, Front-end, APIs, D3.js, Data Visualization

Experience

Conference Talk at CityJS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24NxNEy7SaE
As part of the transition to a micro-frontend architecture at IG, I wanted to share my work with the broader developer community.

In order to do this, I presented our micro front-end architecture at CityJS Conference 2022 in London.

Education

2013 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Physics

University of Surrey - Surrey, UK

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, React Redux, Node.js, React Query, D3.js

Tools

Terraform, Spotfire

Languages

JavaScript, HTML, TypeScript, CSS, Java, Python, HTML5

Paradigms

Microfrontends

Frameworks

Ember.js, Next.js, Angular, AngularJS, Tailwind CSS

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Other

Front-end, UI Testing, Software Engineering, APIs, Storybook, Responsive Web Apps, Physics, Data Visualization

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