Arian Solberg
JavaScript Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Member since November 11, 2012
I'm a full-stack engineer with a day job at a YC company in San Francisco. However in my spare time I'm looking for an interesting side project where I can make an impact with my knowledge of building scalable applications and engaging user experiences.
Arian is now available for hire
Portfolio
- HelloSignPHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Symfony, APIs
- San Francisco Waldorf SchoolPython
- Obama for AmericaPHP, BASH, MySQL, nginx, Ubuntu, Git
Experience
- Linux, 5 years
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO), 5 years
- JavaScript, 5 years
- PHP, 4 years
- Google Analytics, 3 years
- Ruby, 3 years
- Google AdWords, 2 years
- SaaS, 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Max OS X or Linux, VIM or Eclipse, Virtualbox
The most amazing...
...An fully featured add-on app integrated into Google Docs using Google Apps Script and connecting to a backend PHP API
Employment
Software Engineer
2013 - PRESENTHelloSign- Built key parts of API in PHP and Symfony.
- Built an integrated product into Google's platform using Google Apps Script.
- Redesigned front-end of key pages in React.js, SCSS, and HTML5.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Symfony, APIsIT Directory
2008 - 2013San Francisco Waldorf School- Led initiative to transform paper mailings into a database-driven electronic delivery system.
- Consolidated server hardware through VMware virtualization.
- Customized data-backup solution, leveraging open-source tools (rsync, and a “3 copies, 2 locations” mantra).
- Reduced yearly expenses by approximately 20% in 2010-2011 (~$10,000) through savings in open-source software, services consolidation, and enrollment in state and federal subsidy programs.
- Led website consolidation/migration from two semi-static sites into a single dynamic PHP web app.
- Streamlined and automated back-end operations using Python scripts.
Technologies: PythonVolunteer Programmer
2012 - 2012Obama for America- Worked as co-lead for a poll-scraping application which sourced data from numerous locations.
- Resolved issues of duplication, security, and quality assurance.
- Performed QA and data organization for various other projects.
Technologies: PHP, BASH, MySQL, nginx, Ubuntu, Git
Experience
- HelloFax for Google Docs (Development)
Skills
Languages
SCSS, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, RubyFrameworks
Symfony, Ruby on Rails (RoR)Libraries/APIs
React, Google AdWords, jQuery, Node.jsTools
Google Analytics, Apache, NginxParadigms
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)Platforms
Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
Memcached, PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL, MongoDBOther
SEMrush, Digital Marketing, SaaS, API Design, Scraping, Data Analysis, OAuth
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Physics2000 - 2004University of California, Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
