Team Lead
2019 - PRESENTBenScript Technologies- Developed a real estate analysis app (REAnalysis) that helps investors make better and wiser purchase decisions.
- Developed an eCommerce online store (Viertola Studios) that helps local fashion designers sell more products online.
- Provided professional advice to clients on their business ideas, and helped them grow their business utilizing web technologies.
- Developed several blazing fast web applications on delivering investigation excellence for the largest medical enterprise in North America.
Technologies: Node.js, React, JavaScript, Next.jsSenior Software Developer
2018 - PRESENTWalmart Labs- Designed, architected, and implemented the home page, store selector page, and header/footer app, used by millions of people every day, integrating various internal and external systems to enrich customer experience.
- Rendered the whole page from the server-side, applied well thought out caching strategy and minimized the bundle size that resulted in 93 bps increase on the cart addition rate than the legacy system.
- Conducted regular deployments, production maintenance, and monitored operations to make sure millions of customers to have a great online shopping experience.
- Interviewed various candidates to support fast-growing teams, and mentored junior developers to get them up to speed.
Technologies: Sagas, Redux, Hapi.js, TypeScript, Electrode, RESTful Development, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, Node.js, ReactSenior Software Developer
2015 - 2018Rangle.io- Led a team of five on React-based JavaScript application as a sole front-end developer. The success of this project led to a case study within the firm. Later on, the startup raised more than $10 million in 2018.
- Built and maintained a brand new eCommerce web application for a global fashion company, to achieve its ongoing digital transformation.
- Built initial architecture of the micro-service system from the ground up to client-specs, to provide and monitor clinical data for better diabetes diagnosis and management.
Technologies: Express.js, Redux, RESTful APIs, RESTful Development, Node.js, JavaScript, ReactFull-stack Developer
2013 - 2015Stylekick inc- Rewrote an entire AngularJS web application using React and Flux, successfully achieving server-side rendering through lowering initial page loading time from 2.2s to 250ms.
- Built and maintained a new system improving on the previous iteration with ExpressJS; this resulted in reduced sync intervals (8 min to seconds) and cost-effective hosting.
- Built server cluster from the ground up that utilized 100+ bots gathering, updating and scripting out near 12 million user-profile daily at low cost for identifying the influencers.
Technologies: MongoDB, Node.js, Angular, Redux, React
Ben Liang
Web Applications Developer in Toronto, ON, Canada
Member since January 18, 2020
With eight years of professional software development experience, Ben M Liang has delivered robust and scalable software for millions of online shoppers and developed several easy-to-use web applications for standups and internal systems for enterprises. He can't wait to participate across the entire development lifecycle with a spark of creativity and expertise in front-end development. One of the startup projects Ben built raised more than $10 million in 2018.
Ben is now available for hire
Portfolio
- BenScript TechnologiesNode.js, React, JavaScript, Next.js
- Walmart LabsSagas, Redux, Hapi.js, TypeScript, Electrode, RESTful Development...
- Rangle.ioExpress.js, Redux, RESTful APIs, RESTful Development, Node.js, JavaScript, React
Experience
- Web Applications 10 years
- RESTful APIs 8 years
- RESTful Development 8 years
- JavaScript 8 years
- Node.js 7 years
- Express.js 6 years
- React 6 years
- Redux 5 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
MongoDB, Front-end Development, Express.js, Node.js, Redux, React, Web Applications, Next.js
The most amazing...
...things I've created is a startup project that has raised more than $10 million in 2018.
Employment
Experience
- Viertola Studios | Indie Fashion Design Shophttps://viertolastudios.com
Help the client choose the proper technology stack to meet time and budget requirements. It utilized existing service and APIs to build a robust eCommerce website quickly from design to production in four weeks.
- REAnalysis | Real Estate Analysis App
I know investing in real estate is hard, especially when you start. I have been there before and made some mistakes along the way. This is why we developed the REAnalysis app for you. I want it makes your life slightly easier and better.
REAnalysis is a blazing fast web application that helps investors get numbers right in order to make better purchase decisions.
This fast, reactive, and intuitive web application is powered by React and Node.js. In order to make it this fast, we designed and built a custom dynamic form engine. The innovative technology made it fast, almost instantly. - A React App That Transform Shoppers Online Experiencehttps://www.aldoshoes.com/
A brand new React and Express.js responsive eCommerce web app that transforms shoppers online experence. One of the fun parts of this project is that I designed an algorithm for the dynamic grid display system for better user browsing experience. Check it out; it looks really cool.
- ReactJS-based JavaScript Web Applicationhttps://www.bluejlegal.com/
Led a team of five on a React-based JavaScript application as a sole front-end developer. The success of this project led to a case study within the firm. Later on, the startup raised more than $10 million in 2018.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, HTML5, TypeScriptFrameworks
Redux, Express.js, Hapi.js, Angular, Next.jsLibraries/APIs
React, Node.jsParadigms
RESTful DevelopmentOther
RESTful APIs, Web Applications, Front-end Development, Electrode, SagasStorage
MongoDB
Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology2012 - 2015York University - Toronto, ON
- Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science2007 - 2011Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications - Beijing, China
