Bashar Saleh, Developer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Bashar Saleh

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Software Developer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Toptal member since August 10, 2022

Bio

Bashar is a lead front-end developer with a strong focus on the JavaScript ecosystem, particularly React, Next.js, and Node.js. He has an extensive project portfolio that includes delivering eight end-to-end sales solutions and designing a low-code platform widely used by top-tier insurance companies worldwide. Bashar's experience spans mentoring developers, optimizing applications, and developing products with complete payment, rating, and accounting services.

Portfolio

House of Fraser
Next.js, GraphQL, React, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform
Freelance
React, Web3.js, NestJS, Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL, Pandas, Python 3, ÐApp...
tigerlab sdn bhd
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular

Experience

  • JavaScript - 6 years
  • TypeScript - 5 years
  • React - 4 years
  • Angular - 4 years
  • Python 3 - 3 years
  • Redis - 3 years
  • Web3.js - 2 years
  • NestJS - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), BlueJeans

The most amazing...

...product I've created is a ÐApp called Pitstop. It reduces 80% of the time needed to manage investor fleets on Star Atlas (a metaverse using Solana blockchain).

Work Experience

Lead Front-end Developer

2022 - PRESENT
House of Fraser
  • Spearheaded the optimization of React-based sales dashboards, resulting in a 30% improvement in loading speeds and a 20% increase in user engagement, validated through analytics and user feedback.
  • Orchestrated the successful migration of a legacy Next.js application to a modernized, scalable architecture, reducing load times by 40% and enhancing overall performance, as confirmed by performance benchmarks.
  • Introduced a modular architecture approach to React components, decreasing page load times by 25% and improving overall website performance, as validated by Lighthouse audits and A/B testing data.
Technologies: Next.js, GraphQL, React, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform

Senior Full-stack Developer

2022 - 2022
Freelance
  • Developed a ÐApp that reduces 80% of the time needed to manage the investors' fleets on Star Atlas. It has been used by many investors, including one with the largest wallet on Star Atlas ($5 million).
  • Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira as a reporting tool.
  • Optimized the app, leading to a reduction in the time required by the user.
Technologies: React, Web3.js, NestJS, Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL, Pandas, Python 3, ÐApp, DApps

Senior Front-end Developer

2017 - 2021
tigerlab sdn bhd
  • Developed a low-code platform (insurance product builder) used by top insurance companies worldwide.
  • Built and maintained eight end-to-end sales solutions for insurance companies.
  • Mentored six developers and helped them learn new skills and understand our tech stack.
  • Reviewed all the development work the junior developers did and ensured it met our high-quality standards.
Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular

Experience

SCORE Pitstop for Star Atlas

https://pitstop.theclubguild.com/
A web app for Star Atlas created using React and Web3.js. I was the main developer. With the help of a Blockchain developer, we built a very accurate formula that allows users to minimize the resources needed to be purchased.

Low-code Insurance Product Builder

A web app for building complete sales journeys without requiring any coding. I was the front-end developer. With the help of a back-end developer, we created a flexible and UI-rich tool that integrates with a wide variety of services such as payment services (Stripe), rating services, and accounting services (Xero).

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, Web3.js, Node.js, Pandas

Tools

Terraform

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python 3, GraphQL

Frameworks

Angular, NestJS, Django, Next.js

Storage

Redis, PostgreSQL

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Other

ÐApp, DApps

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