Arsh Raza, Developer in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Arsh Raza

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Full-stack Developer

Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal Member Since
June 17, 2020

Arsh is a software engineer with experience at tech giants like Amazon, as well as smaller companies. He has a strong full-stack web development experience with an emphasis on React for front-end development and Node.js for back-end development. Arsh is customer-obsessed and loves working on challenging problems.

Web DevelopmentFull-stackJavaScriptPythonReactTypeScriptCSSDjangoKubernetesCeleryNode.jsJestReduxReact ReduxExpress.js

Portfolio

Precision Drilling
Node.js, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, Material UI
Alpha Cognition LLC (via Toptal)
Google Maps, TypeScript, Docker, NGINX, React, Recoil, Material UI, Recharts...
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Ruby

Experience

JavaScript - 5 yearsFull-stack - 5 yearsTypeScript - 4 yearsReact - 4 yearsReact Native - 4 yearsDjango - 3 yearsKubernetes - 3 yearsNode.js - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

The most amazing...

...accolade I have received is placing among the top 30 contestants in a Canada-wide competitive programming competition with thousands of contestants.

Work Experience

Software Engineer

2021 - 2021
Precision Drilling
  • Spearheaded the front-end and back-end development of a web application for visualizing and editing data for oil rigs.
  • Constructed an API to handle data fetching and editing millions of rows in an MS SQL database.
  • Implemented SQL performance tuning methods to improve query times.
  • Built the infrastructure to host the web app in Azure.
Technologies: Node.js, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, Material UI

Software Engineer

2020 - 2021
Alpha Cognition LLC (via Toptal)
  • Led the front-end development of the web app using React and TypeScript.
  • Built several data visualization prototypes in a timely manner.
  • Configured Docker and Nginx to serve the front-end bundle files.
Technologies: Google Maps, TypeScript, Docker, NGINX, React, Recoil, Material UI, Recharts, D3.js

Software Development Engineer

2020 - 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Built software for one of the fastest-growing products in AWS, Aurora Serverless, a database product.
  • Helped build a feature to quickly clone Aurora Serverless databases by utilizing copy-on-write.
  • Developed the functionality to deploy the Aurora Serverless components in local environments, allowing developers to test changes in their local environments.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Ruby

Full-stack Engineer

2019 - 2020
TOOLBX, Inc.
  • Created a web app to support two different customer types and administrator users using React.
  • Worked with product managers and UI designers to identify potential issues and improvements for upcoming features.
  • Designed and implemented RESTful and GraphQL API requests that handle client-side interactions and store data with Postgres.
  • Developed new designs for the order creation flow and login/register flow in the mobile apps using React Native.
  • Wrote high-coverage automated tests for both the front and back ends.
  • Mentored new hires and performed code reviews for all engineers.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jest, GraphQL, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redux, Node.js, React Native, React

Back-end Engineer

2019 - 2019
Wing Tel Inc.
  • Redesigned and implemented RESTful API endpoints using Node.js.
  • Added a feature to automatically forward customer service calls to specific agents using Aircall’s API.
  • Created automated testing for the back end with 100% coverage.
Technologies: SuperTest, Jest, Redis, MySQL, JavaScript

Software Enginer

2017 - 2018
Freelance
  • Collaborated with small-business owners to create designs for websites that will have high conversion rates.
  • Developed websites from scratch using HTML/CSS and JavaScript, customized WordPress themes/plugins, and created custom Shopify sites.
  • Managed email-marketing and PPC ad campaigns for several small businesses.
Technologies: CSS, Shopify, WordPress, PHP, HTML, JavaScript

TOOLBX Web App

https://www.toolbx.com/
TOOLBX is the Instacart of the construction industry: on-demand delivery of construction materials.

I worked with the team to create the web app (toolbxapp.com) within two weeks.
The web app consisted of:
- Marketplace to order different items from.
- Ability to add/update/remove job sites the user needs to deliver to.
- Sign-in/sign-up flow.
- Ability add/update/remove members from the user's crew.

TOOLBX Mobile Apps (iOS and Android)

TOOLBX is the Instacart of the construction industry: on-demand delivery of construction materials.

I built several features for the mobile apps using React Native, including:
- Sign-in/sign-up flow including the ability of passwordless login.
- Order creation flow.
- Integrated Google Maps within the app.

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, Java, GraphQL, Ruby, PHP, Swift

Frameworks

React Native, Jest, Redux, Express.js, Material UI, Django

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, Redux-Saga, React Redux, jQuery, Google Maps, Recharts, D3.js

Tools

Celery, SuperTest, NGINX, Amazon EKS

Platforms

Kubernetes, iOS, Android, MacOS, WordPress, Shopify, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), AWS Lambda

Other

Web Development, Full-stack, Recoil, Serverless

Storage

PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Redis, Microsoft SQL Server

2018 - 2019

Progress Toward a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

University of Toronto - Toronto, ON

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