Gabriel Nechita
Verified Expert in Engineering
Growth Engineer and Software Developer
Brașov, Brașov County, Romania
Toptal member since March 25, 2024
Gabriel was a senior growth engineer at Toptal for nearly four years, boosting traffic via the SEO channel by enhancing page performance, creating internal SEO systems, and fixing technical SEO issues. He built solutions primarily in JavaScript-based technologies like Next.js, React, and Node.js while diving into other stacks like Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Gabriel solely built and grew one of Romania's top personal development blogs, attracting 100,000+ monthly visitors before selling ownership.
Portfolio
Experience
- TypeScript - 6 years
- SEO Tools - 5 years
- SQL - 4 years
- React - 4 years
- Node.js - 4 years
- Next.js - 3 years
- Tailwind CSS - 2 years
- Docker - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), TypeScript, Next.js, Sass, Tailwind CSS, SQL, Python, MacOS, React, Node.js, JavaScript, Content Management Systems (CMS)
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is create, manage, and monetize—and then sell my ownership of—the most popular personal development blog in Romania.
Work Experience
Growth Engineer
ElevenLabs
- Improved technical SEO across the board by refactoring all the public pages. Increased autonomy for growth by separating the code between the app functionality and the SEO pages, which were initially intertwined.
- Fixed UI issues on all pages and all technical SEO issues reported by Semrush and ContentKing.
- Boosted website ranking through effective technical SEO and increased website traffic from non-branded searches.
- Managed a team of three who were producing some of our content.
Senior Growth Engineer
Toptal, LLC
- Collaborated with a team of 50+ engineers and a mature codebase. Focused on delivering exceptional UX while developing internal tools and practices to ensure optimal page performance for our public-facing web pages.
- Contributed significantly to the front and back end of multiple Toptal web properties, including the main website and free online tools, such as Subtle Patterns and HTML Arrows (www.toptal.com/designers/htmlarrows/).
- Created pages that align with marketing objectives, optimizing website performance through front and back-end code refactoring and participating in short-term projects involving SEO, SEM, CRO, and content marketing.
- Implemented Core Web Vitals improvements as the main specialist in page performance, on-page SEO, and technical SEO, conducting performance audits, implementing enhancements, and developing automated tests.
- Improved accessibility on the main website by performing accessibility audits, addressing related issues, and automating accessibility testing through Storybook add-ons.
- Applied various technologies across my work, including Go, GraphQL, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Next.js, Storybook, Webpack, Lighthouse, Tailwind CSS, and CSS Modules.
Experience
Toptal | Subtle Patterns
https://www.toptal.com/designers/subtlepatterns/Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management, Economics
Transylvania University - Brasov, Romania
Certifications
Learn SQL Course
Boot.dev
Learn Docker Course
Boot.dev
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js
Tools
Knex.js, Webpack, Lighthouse, Majestic
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Sass, Python, Go, GraphQL, Ruby, CSS
Paradigms
Management, On-page SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, Docker
Frameworks
Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Storage
PostgreSQL
Other
Content Management Systems (CMS), Full-stack Development, SEO Tools, IT Project Management, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Economics, Business Administration, Business Management, Semrush, Storybook, Technical SEO
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