Julien Rioux
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal member since December 4, 2019
Julien, a skilled senior full-stack developer, boasts over seven years of expertise. His portfolio includes diverse projects, from small startups to large-scale apps with millions of daily users. Excelling in feature development, debugging, and mentorship, he leads clients to success. Julien's thirst for knowledge drives him to explore payments, UI/UX, design systems, unit testing, blockchain, ML/AI, web3, analytics, marketing, eCommerce, and more.
Portfolio
Experience
- Node.js - 5 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 5 years
- MongoDB - 5 years
- React - 5 years
- GraphQL - 3 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
- Next.js - 3 years
- Firebase - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
React, Node.js, Git, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MongoDB, TypeScript, Next.js, Firebase, Agile, Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library
The most amazing...
...thing I developed payment solutions for a major fast-food chain in North America, incorporating credit card vaulting, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
Work Experience
Lead Full-stack Engineer
Gouache.app
- Created a design data platform that allows users to change app styles within a single line of code.
- Designed a Chrome-like developer console that allows users to update the app's style easily.
- Programmed a one-time password authentication.
Lead Full-stack Engineer
Chairleader.xyz
- Built a web3 eCommerce platform from the ground up.
- Implemented a Shopify-like platform that allows stores to sell goods online.
- Developed a checkout service that takes percentage fees on each transaction.
- Managed an in-app NFT generation to allow NFT memberships (token gating and exclusivities).
Founder
Flawwwless UI
- Developed an open-source React components library to help build and update high-quality applications.
- Managed an open-source project that reached more than 250 Github stars.
- Designed a collection of more than 250 well-designed icons.
- Created high-quality documentation helping developers to use the 23 components.
- Built every component in order to be implemented to any existing application without changing with existing styles.
Front-end Developer
Analyticly
- Designed and implemented a dashboard using React and Ant Design.
- Connected the multiples app component with existing API.
Web Developer and Web Designer
e-value-action
- Designed and developed, from the ground up, an application that will be used in several Canadian hospitals to measure the quality of nursing care.
- Created multiples survey forms using highly customized input components.
- Built a results dashboard to display the user's summary output.
- Created an admin panel to manage survey forms.
- Developed the technology in order to be highly scalable.
Technical Writer
Medium
- Created technical tutorials to help developers used specifics technologies.
- Built easy to understand articles that help me reach my Medium fanbase of more than 150 followers.
Founder
Flawwwless
- Designed and developed an online interactive coding education platform used by over 2,500 users without any marketing campaign or publicity.
- Built a user-friendly in-browser coding interface.
- Built a Rest API that manages and compiles untrusted code safely.
- Created structured JavaScript tutorials easy to understand.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Okapi
- Created a headless web3 loyalty engine that empowers businesses to establish Web3 loyalty programs without the need to build a web3 loyalty engine infrastructure. This solution enhances customer retention and fosters loyalty effectively.
- Developed a universal wallet that allows users to seamlessly onboard to Web3.
- Architected a tracking dashboard and implemented a Stripe subscription system based on the app usage data.
Senior Full-stack Engineer
Restaurant Brands International
- Led the team that implemented credit card payment for Tim Hortons Canada and US.
- Implemented and maintained Apple and Google Pay for Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons.
- Created a build script to run the native app with ease, saving countless hours for the developer team and the quality assurance team.
- Mentored new engineers and colleagues about the codebase and the unit testing best practices while being one of the top codebase contributor and code reviewer weeks over weeks.
- Worked on delivering various marketing campaigns on short timelines.
Web Developer
Energy Solutions
- Designed and developed an application that monitors multiple buildings in South Africa in order to save energy and reduce operating costs.
- Implemented a real-time data visualization dashboard for each building.
Experience
Gouache
https://gouache.app/web3-tools
https://web3-tools.xyz/Flawwwless
Flawwwless UI
https://ui.flawwwless.com/Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, React Testing Library, REST APIs, Facebook API, Amazon Rekognition, Socket.IO, Web3.js
Tools
Sketch, Git, GitHub, NPM, Jira, SendGrid, Atom, Bitbucket, Google AI Platform, Mongoose, CircleCI, Xcode, Android Studio, MongoDB Atlas, Figma
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, CSS, HTML, HTML5, SCSS, Sass, Less, Python, Java, Swift, SQL
Frameworks
Express.js, Jest, Next.js, Redux, Ant Design, React Native, Cypress, Serverless Framework
Paradigms
Unit Testing, Agile Software Development, Web UI Design, Modular CSS, Agile
Platforms
Netlify, Vercel, Firebase, Heroku, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Ethereum
Storage
MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL
Other
Styled-components, Full-stack, OpenAI, OpenAI GPT-3 API, OpenAI GPT-4 API, API Documentation, Documentation, Apollo, Apollo Server, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Serverless, Storybook, Crypto, SVG, Packaging, WebSockets, Solana, CI/CD Pipelines, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Accessibility, Web3
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