Principal Software Engineer
2014 - PRESENTBoxed- Led all major customer-facing web application development, design, and architecture for our eCommerce SaaS product since its inception.
- Provided guidance and leadership on all technical decisions and implementations.
- Interfaced regularly with all technical and product domain owners.
Technologies: AngularJS, Flux, Isomorphic, JavaScript, React, Hapi.js, Next.js, SEO, TypeScriptContract Engineer
2015 - 2015Placemeter (Via Toptal)- Handled development of a responsive marketing site for a promising startup.
Technologies: Snap.svg, AngularJS, Express.js, JADE, Gatsby, SEOWeb Architect
2013 - 2014Code Legs- Developed a customer relations application for real-time (video, audio, SMS, email, desktop sharing, etc.) collaboration.
- Implemented client-side MVC architecture to improve the existing application structure.
- Built a file sharing vault (similar to Google Drive) to allow resource sharing between connected users.
- Implemented a responsive web framework to provide support for both the web and native application.
- Established best practices for the web development team.
Technologies: PubNub, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, Handlebars, Backbone.js, SEOPrincipal Architect
2012 - 2014Townsquare Media- Spearheaded mobile-first responsive web development for a multisite application platform servicing over 400 websites and 50+ million unique visitors a month.
- Designed and architected web services APIs in Node.js/MongoDB environment.
- Developed custom advertisement experience and integration points on over 400 of our mobile sites.
- Created custom theming framework for multisite generates.
- Researched new technologies and design principles to further advance the quality of the development team.
Technologies: WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, Zepto, Less, Handlebars, MongoDB, Express.js, Node.js, SEOSenior UI Architect
2007 - 2012The Hertz Corporation- Oversaw the development of the reservation process for eCommerce websites and mobile applications that generates over $2 billion of traffic annually.
- Implemented HTML5 web apps utilizing technologies such as responsive web, local storage, cache manifest, geolocation, the Canvas API, Backbone.js, Node.js.
- Converted mock-ups to functional websites and mobile apps based on specifications and usability standards.
- Implemented optimization techniques such as lazy loading, CSS sprinting, tableless design/semantic HTML, CSS and JavaScript aggregation, SEO tools, HTML5 polyfills, and more.
- Collaborated with developers to establish a strategy for coding standards, cross-browser compliance, code organization, and architectural design and documentation.
Technologies: JSP, Jakarta EE, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, Compass, Underscore.js, Backbone.js
Edward Lin
JavaScript Developer in San Diego, CA, United States
Member since February 11, 2014
Edward is a web architect, technology enthusiast, and problem solver. With over 15 years of industry experience, he has delivered scalable and robust software for high traffic, enterprise-level mobile web, and eCommerce applications.
Edward is now available for hire
Portfolio
- BoxedAngularJS, Flux, Isomorphic, JavaScript, React, Hapi.js, Next.js, SEO...
- Placemeter (Via Toptal)Snap.svg, AngularJS, Express.js, JADE, Gatsby, SEO
- Code LegsPubNub, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, Handlebars, Backbone.js, SEO
Experience
- HTML5 12 years
- JavaScript 12 years
- Responsive Development 10 years
- CSS3 10 years
- React 6 years
- Single-page Applications (SPA) 3 years
- Node.js 3 years
- Express.js 3 years
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Git, JavaScript, Node.js, MacOS, React
The most amazing...
...project I've built is a software which directly interfaces with $2 billion worth of customer transactions annually.
Employment
Experience
- Boxed eCommerce
A full stack eCommerce build for one of the fastest NYC startups.
Isomorphic React/Flux web application. - Mobile-first Platformhttp://www.townsquaremedia.com
Spearheaded mobile-first responsive web development for a multi-site application platform. Our mobile web solution covers over 400 websites, generating about 50+ million unique visitors a month. Currently working on migrating the desktop portion to the new application architecture.
- Reservation Client-side MVC Application
Oversaw development of the reservation process for eCommerce websites and mobile applications. The entire process is responsive and built using Backbone MVC while interfacing with a RESTful web service.
- Reservation Client-side MVC Applicationhttp://www.hertzondemand.com
Another site built using a fully responsive approach.
- Always Organised
An enterprise level, secure, real-time, customer relationship management tool. Features include but are not limited to account management, voice/video conferencing, text chat, file repository (similar to google drives), and a desktop sharing application. It features a fully client-side MVC paradigm built on Backbone.js interfacing with web services on the server side.
Skills
Languages
CSS3, PHP, HTML5, JADE, Less, JavaScript, GraphQL, Python, Go, TypeScript, Python 3Frameworks
Hapi.js, Redux, Express.js, Flux, Java Agent DEvelopment (JADE), AngularJS, Compass, Next.js, JSPLibraries/APIs
React, Zepto, Node.js, jQuery, Backbone.js, Vue, Socket.IO, Facebook API, DFP API, Handlebars, PubNub, Underscore.js, Snap.svgParadigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Model View Controller (MVC), Responsive Development, RESTOther
Web Development, Software Development, Front-end, Front-end Development, Consulting, Codebase Development, Responsive Web Apps, SEO, Single-page Applications (SPA), Gatsby, IsomorphicTools
Sublime Text 2, Sublime Text, Git, Adobe ColdFusion, SequelizePlatforms
MacOS, Windows, Linux, WordPress, Jakarta EEStorage
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, NoSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Education
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science1999 - 2003Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD, USA
