David Xu, Developer in Denver, United States
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David Xu

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Software Developer

Location
Denver, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 20, 2016

David has taken several mobile apps from ideation to millions of users worldwide as the CTO of WhereTo, Chief Architect of Castle Global, Inc and technical lead in other companies. He has been programming since he was nine and has won medals in various competitive programming competitions, from the Australian Informatics Olympiad to ACM-ICPC. David has invaluable experience in all technical areas, from architecture and design to engineering and DevOps.

JavaCPHPMySQLjQuerySQLCSSAndroidiOSObjective-CRedisPostgreSQLNode.jsExpress.jsAmazon S3 (AWS S3)

Portfolio

WhereTo, Inc.
React, ES7, Babel, Swift, Redis, PostgreSQL, Go, Scala, Rust, Node.js...
Tessie Technology
Kotlin, Swift, Flutter, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Integration...
TruckSpy Inc.
Kotlin, Mobile Architecture, Bluetooth, Android, REST APIs...

Experience

Java - 17 yearsJavaScript - 14 yearsiOS - 11 yearsSQL - 11 yearsAndroid - 11 yearsNode.js - 10 yearsReact - 8 yearsTypeScript - 8 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

GitHub, Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, WebStorm

The most amazing...

...thing I've done was scale the Kiwi Q&A to 50 million users, all while building new features for the platform and fixing bugs.

Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer

2017 - PRESENT
WhereTo, Inc.
  • Acted as the CTO for WhereTo, a SaaS technology company that empowers the business traveler or manager to get the best travel deal, enhances their booking experience, and incentivizes their business travel.
  • Partnered with top Fortune 100 companies to solve their frustrations with traditional corporate booking tools by utilizing our proprietary algorithm to provide the most optimal choices of flights, hotels, and car rentals.
  • Oversaw all aspects of technology, infrastructure, and R&D at WhereTo.
Technologies: React, ES7, Babel, Swift, Redis, PostgreSQL, Go, Scala, Rust, Node.js, Puppeteer, APIs, Android, iOS, React Native, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Kotlin, Android Studio, API Integration, HubSpot, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Flux, Azure, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, PHP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Next.js, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Laravel, Estimations, DevOps, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Fintech, Mobile, React Redux, Travel & Leisure, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe API, Realm, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), ChatGPT, Chatbots, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Integration, Technical Project Management, OpenAI GPT-4 API

Senior Android (Kotlin) Developer

2022 - 2023
Tessie Technology
  • Built Bluetooth controls to control Tesla vehicles and phone key integration.
  • Developed the Wear OS app using Jetpack Compose and Kotlin.
  • Created Android widgets for the Android application using Kotlin.
Technologies: Kotlin, Swift, Flutter, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Integration, Technical Project Management

Android Engineer | Project Manager

2022 - 2023
TruckSpy Inc.
  • Led a team that built an electronic logging device application with a deadline of only five weeks.
  • Implemented Bluetooth (BLE) protocols for both J1939 and J1708.
  • Replaced an entire legacy application with the one that we built in-house.
  • Managed a project and a team of senior engineers.
Technologies: Kotlin, Mobile Architecture, Bluetooth, Android, REST APIs, Offline Data Synchronization, Mobile UI Design, User Interface (UI), Product Management, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Integration, Technical Project Management

Senior Engineer | Consultant

2022 - 2022
Superius d.o.o.
  • Turned a fragmented repository into a monorepo with many build targets for different markets.
  • Upgraded React and React Native to the latest versions across many major version updates.
  • Created documentation for the existing team to add new shared modules to the monorepo in a clean, modular way.
Technologies: React Native, React, JavaScript, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Technical Architecture, Integration

Senior Engineer

2022 - 2022
ReMatter, Inc.
  • Dockerized the application to make it easier to onboard new engineers.
  • Improved test runtime significantly, from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
  • Fixed logging to correlate logs with APM tracing correctly.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, Jest, React, React Native, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Integration

Developer

2017 - 2018
Overtime
  • Helped build a video editor for the Overtime app to add effects.
  • Built a commenting system for the overtime mobile app.
  • Built a leaderboard system for the Overtime mobile app.
Technologies: Node.js, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, TypeScript, TestFlight, Docker, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Estimations, Web Development, Load Testing, Mobile, JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Linux, Debugging, Authentication, Realm, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpeg, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Integration

Back-end Developer (SuiteScript)

2017 - 2018
GovDocs, Inc
  • Built a REST API on top of NetSuite to provide all sorts of information to customers.
  • Architected the build system to allow the use of typed JavaScript to build around SuiteScript faster.
  • Worked with the front-end engineer to implement the API and helped other back-end engineers get up to speed and build efficiently.
Technologies: JavaScript, SuiteScript 1, Software Architecture, Architecture, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, NoSQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Jest, Compilers, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Agile, NetSuite, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, JSON, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, Technical Architecture, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Integration

Chief Technology Officer

2016 - 2018
FlipTix, Inc
  • Managed and was responsible for all technical development, infrastructure, management, and R&D.
  • Architected the entire app with its back end.
  • Built the server in Node.js and deployed it on AWS.
  • Wrote the initial code for the iOS app in Swift.
  • Built the entire microservice architecture and architected all protocols.
Technologies: React, ES7, Babel, Java, Swift, Redis, PostgreSQL, Go, Scala, Rust, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Kotlin, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Memory Leaks, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Technical Project Management

iOS Developer

2016 - 2017
SiteLite
  • Built extra features for the SiteLite app, an app allowing users to position and preview lights.
  • Implemented APIs and the UI using UIKit and AFNetworking.
  • Fixed a lot of bugs left over from the previous developer.
Technologies: Swift, iOS, Image Processing, Software Architecture, Architecture, Event-driven Programming, REST, TestFlight, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Estimations, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Authentication, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development

Full-stack Android Developer

2016 - 2017
MudFlap App
  • Built an MVP of the Mudflap app, an app that shows vital information to truckers on a map.
  • Worked with the front-end engineer to implement APIs I developed. Scraped a lot of information from various sources and merged them to create a giant database of POIs (Points of Interest).
  • Worked with the product and design team to implement an MVP for the Mudflap Android app.
Technologies: Android, Software Architecture, Architecture, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Amazon RDS, Consulting, Estimations, DevOps, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Authentication, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, AWS Cloud Architecture, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Technical Project Management

Chief Architect

2015 - 2016
Hive AI, Inc. (previously Castle Global, Inc.)
  • Built the commenting system for Kiwi using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
  • Developed the AMA (Ask Me Anything) system for Kiwi, using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
  • Led the development of Plaza's website, Plaza.tl.
  • Managed and led the back-end team for Kiwi's site. Kiwi.qa.
  • Extended the functionality of the moderation system I built previously; worked with data science team to add machine learning for automated pornographic, violent, and medical content detection.
  • Architected and built the version 2 of Kiwi's REST API.
  • Built the Chatous spam detection system using Golang and Redis.
  • Created the public questions feature for Kiwi using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
  • Developed the topics feature for Kiwi (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
  • Rearchitected the feed, enabling more than one type of feed element to be displayed, and allowing feeds to be filtered (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
  • Developed the media questions feature for Kiwi, enabling rich media questions (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS S3).
  • Built the question curation (moderation) back-end for Kiwi, helping keep spammy questions off the site (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Webpack, and Babel).
  • Made the moderation module for Plaza, preventing pornographic, violent, and medical content from being posted on the marketplace (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Webpack, and Babel).
  • Integrated Plaza with email, enabling email based marketing to function (used Haraka and Node.js).
  • Built the mutual friends count feature for Plaza, enabling safer transactions (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
  • Rewrote the notifications system for Kiwi, adding new types of notifications for user engagement (used Node.js, Redis, and Google ProtoBuf).
  • Built the follower recommendation system for Kiwi (used Cassandra, Redis, Scala, and MySQL).
  • Set up the Jenkins integration for the CI pipeline.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Go, Cassandra, Redis, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, React, C++, Scala, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, React Native, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Jenkins, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, MongoDB, Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, NoSQL, Dating Apps, GraphQL, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Compilers, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, Realm, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpeg, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Chatbots, Kotlin, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Data Scraping, Google Maps API, Technical Project Management

Back-end Engineer

2015 - 2015
Castle Global, Inc. (previously Chatous, Inc.)
  • Built the moderation system, keeping pornographic, violent, and medical content off the service.
  • Developed the analytics system, handling more than 500 million data points daily.
  • Built the spatial search database server, powering nearby posts.
  • Created the entire back end and initial front end for Plaza.tl.
  • Introduced integration tests to Kiwi.
  • Scaled Kiwi from five million users to more than 55 million users.
  • Created various server monitoring tools.
  • Rewrote the photo resizer in Go and made it 10x faster.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Go, Cassandra, Redis, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, React, C++, Scala, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, TypeScript, Jenkins, Twilio, Twilio API, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, SQL, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Web Scraping, Scraping, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, MongoDB, Event-driven Programming, Linux, NoSQL, Dating Apps, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Amazon RDS, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpeg, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Data Scraping, Google Maps API

Founder | CEO | CTO

2014 - 2015
Aura Labs Pty Ltd
  • Built Aura, a proximity-based social network used to discover what's happening around you.
  • Developed iOS and Android apps.
  • Built the back-end server and deployed it on AWS using Elastic Beanstalk.
Technologies: Java, Objective-C, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MySQL, Redis, PHP, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Networking, Laravel, Web Development, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development

iOS Engineer

2013 - 2013
BlondGorilla Pty Ltd
  • Built the mobile app, Danny Green's Fighting Fit, which was an app developed for Danny Green. It was used to instruct people on how to become good at fighting through streaming video and social integration.
  • Integrated Facebook and Twitter.
  • Developed the embedded video player.
  • Built the serialization mechanism for feeds.
  • Worked with a designer to implement the app.
Technologies: Core Location, OpenGL ES, UIKit, Core Graphics, Facebook API, Twitter API, SQLite, Objective-C, APIs, iOS, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Agile, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development

Mobile Engineer

2013 - 2013
Theme Solutions Pty Ltd
  • Developed Shareability, an app used to help parents connect with their children's schools.
  • Built and white-labeled the app for over 20 schools.
  • Created custom features as requested by schools.
  • Published more than 20 apps to the App Store and Google Play.
Technologies: Urban Airship, PHP, Java, Objective-C, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Agile, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development

Lead Engineer

2012 - 2012
Holobyte Pty Ltd
  • Worked as the lead developer of a mobile game for iPhone and iPad called Droodl.
  • Developed the app in Objective-C, using Cocos2D.
  • Built the back-end using PHP, deployed on AWS using Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Developed the custom OpenGL-ES renderer to render drawings.
  • Integrated everything with DynamoDB.
Technologies: Amazon EC2, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Core Graphics, Cocos2d, UIKit, OpenGL ES, XML, JSON, Lua, PHP, Objective-C, APIs, Android, iOS, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, Linux, NoSQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, Mobile, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development

Developer

2011 - 2012
CREFCO (via an Online Freelance Agency)
  • Developed the system for automatic credit pulls.
  • Built the outlook integration for credit checking.
  • Deployed it on Windows Server (in house).
  • Developed the automated emailing system for credit checks.
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, C#, APIs, REST APIs, SQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, Debugging

Web Developer

2010 - 2011
TrimEla (via an Online Freelance Agency)
  • Built the eCommerce platform for TrimEla, an online retailer for fashion goods.
  • Wrote website code using jQuery, CSS, and HTML.
  • Optimized the PHP back-end code.
  • Added features for international purchasers.
  • Built coupon features and implemented them.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, APIs, REST APIs, SQL, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, Debugging

Kiwi | Q&A

Kiwi is a question and answer community of people who are curious to ask and eager to answer. We are a San Francisco-based startup with a new office in New Delhi, India. Since our launch in April 2015, more than 40 million unique users have joined Kiwi; we recently claimed the first spot on Apple App Store ahead of Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

Plaza

Plaza is a local marketplace for people to buy and sell with their community.

Chatous

https://chatous.com
Chatous is a messaging app where you can talk anonymously with people from all over the world. Discuss shared interests or freely chat.

Gold | Australian Informatics Olympiad 2010

Competed in and won a gold medal in AIO 2010.

Bronze | ACM-ICPC Regional 2011

Competed in and won the bronze medal with my team in the ACM-ICPC Regional 2011 competition.

Renoria

https://www.youtube.com/user/RenoriaDev
Renoria was a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) that I built when I was 13 years old. Built it in Java and C++, using LWJGL.

Melon

https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/In-Ripe-SME-Market-Corporate-Traveler-Rolls-Out-Melon
When it comes to business travel, you can have it all. Simpler bookings, unified systems, better user experience, convenience, tracking, 24/7 support, flexibility, savings, speed, and more. Corporate Traveler combined everything you need into one seamless travel experience. Melon, one platform powered by travel experts.
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Publication

Immutability in JavaScript Using Redux

https://www.toptal.com/javascript/immutability-in-javascript-using-redux
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Publication

Vital Concepts for Modern JS Developers

https://www.toptal.com/javascript-consultants/tips-and-practices

Languages

PHP, C, Kotlin, Objective-C, SQL, ES7, Java, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, HTML5, TypeScript, GraphQL, Stored Procedure, Go, Swift, Python, Scala, Lua, C#, C++, XML, Rust, SuiteScript 1

Frameworks

Laravel, Express.js, Koa, Redux, React Native, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Jest, Flux, Next.js, UIKit, Core Location, Cocos2d, Spark, Flutter

Libraries/APIs

React, jQuery, Node.js, REST APIs, API Development, React Redux, React Native for Web, WebRTC, Google Maps API, Stripe, Google API, Twitter API, Facebook API, RxSwift, Puppeteer, Twilio API, Stripe Connect, Stripe API, OpenAPI, FFmpeg, Core Graphics, OpenGL ES, TensorFlow, FlightAware XML3 Data APIs, GitHub API

Tools

Git, GitHub, JSX, TestFlight, GIS, Webpack, RabbitMQ, Android Studio, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Sublime Text, Atom, Babel, PostCSS, Jenkins, WebStorm, CircleCI

Paradigms

Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), Model View Controller (MVC), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Concurrent Programming, Mobile Development, Back-end Architecture, Event-driven Programming, REST, Management, Application Architecture, DevOps, Agile, Load Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Functional Programming, Mobile UI Design

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Docker, Android, iOS, Amazon EC2, Apache Kafka, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Mobile, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, Twilio, AWS Lambda, Bluetooth LE, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

JSON, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Databases, NoSQL, PostGIS, SQL Stored Procedures, MongoDB, Realm, SQLite, Amazon DynamoDB, HBase, Cassandra

Industry Expertise

Travel & Leisure

Other

Ajax, Software Development, Front-end Development, Mixed Reality (MR), Freelancing, APIs, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, App Store, Full-stack, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, API Integration, Back-end, Front-end, OAuth, Responsive Web Apps, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Team Leadership, CTO, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Amazon RDS, Consulting, Data Visualization, Compilers, Code Generators, Estimations, Marketplaces, Web Development, NetSuite, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), WebSockets, QA Automation, Debugging, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Monorepos, Memory Leaks, AWS Cloud Architecture, Technical Architecture, Data Scraping, Integration, Technical Project Management, PayPal, RHEL, Google V8, Amazon Route 53, HAProxy, Amazon API Gateway, Dating Apps, Fintech, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), ChatGPT, Chatbots, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Urban Airship, HubSpot, Image Processing, Travelport, Hotels & Lodging, SOAP, Mobile Architecture, Bluetooth, Offline Data Synchronization, User Interface (UI), Product Management

2012 - 2013

Incomplete Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

University of Western Australia - Perth, Western Australia