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Web Applications Developer
Location
Toronto, Canada
Toptal Member Since
April 7, 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.
Portfolio
BenScript Technologies
Node.js, React, JavaScript, Next.js
Walmart Labs
Sagas, Redux, Hapi.js, TypeScript, Electrode, REST APIs, RESTful Development...
Rangle.io
Express.js, Redux, RESTful Development, REST APIs, Node.js, JavaScript, React
Experience
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.
Work Experience
Team Lead
2019 - PRESENT
BenScript 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.js
Senior Software Developer
2018 - PRESENT
Walmart 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, REST APIs, RESTful Development, JavaScript, Node.js, React
Senior Software Developer
2015 - 2018
Rangle.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 Development, REST APIs, Node.js, JavaScript, React
Full-stack Developer
2013 - 2015
Stylekick 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
Experience
Viertola Studios | Indie Fashion Design Shop
https://viertolastudios.comHelp 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.
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 Experience
https://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 Application
https://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, TypeScript
Frameworks
Redux, Express.js, Hapi.js, Angular, Next.js
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, REST APIs
Paradigms
RESTful Development
Other
Web Applications, Front-end Development, Electrode, Sagas
Storage
MongoDB
Education
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Information Technology
York University - Toronto, ON
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications - Beijing, China
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