Marin is available for hire

Marin Begic

Verified Expert in Engineering

Chrome Extensions Developer

Location

Split, Croatia

Toptal Member Since

June 6, 2016

Marin specializes in Chrome extension development and automation. Having worked as a full-time freelancer over the past five years, he's developed dozens of Chrome extensions and automation systems and built several websites mainly using JavaScript-based technologies. Marin is not limited to web technologies—he has also handled electronics projects, search engine optimization, growth hacking, and affiliate marketing.

Data Scraping Chrome Extensions Web Extensions Web Scraping JavaScript Automation JSON jQuery Social Media APIs Arduino GCM WordPress PHP Java CSS

Portfolio

Freelance

MongoDB, Node.js, JavaScript

Experience

Chrome Extensions - 7 years Web Scraping - 6 years JavaScript - 6 years Automation - 6 years Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - 6 years iMacros - 6 years Affiliate Marketing - 6 years Node.js - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Cloud9, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...project was connecting Arduino boards and smartphones with mobile push notifications. Also, a Chrome extension I've built for Amazon sellers has 10,000 users!

Work Experience

Web Developer, Automation Specialist

2013 - PRESENT

Freelance

Built automated bidding strategies for marketing campaigns.
Parsed and organized data.
Automated social networks.
Developed a system for managing patient data for medical clinics.
Built websites from scratch using Node.js and MongoDB.
Scraped data.
Automated business proceses.
Boosted rankings on search engines by applying SEO techniques.
Promoted mobile apps and websites with affiliate programs.
Ran affiliate campaigns on traffic sources like AdWords, Facebook, ZeroPark, PopAds, and AdCash.
Growth-hacked social profiles for musicians, eCommerce owners, and personal coaches.

Technologies: MongoDB, Node.js, JavaScript

Experience

Backers Directory

Organizing data about crowdfunding campaigns backers on a single website. Project built using Node.js and MongoDB.

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, HTML, PHP, Java, CSS, C++

Frameworks

Chrome, Bootstrap, Express.js, Android SDK, Angular

Libraries/APIs

Chrome API, Social Media APIs, jQuery, GCM, Google AdWords, LinkedIn API, Node.js

Tools

iMacros, Construct 2, Basecamp, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, Campfire

Paradigms

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Automation

Platforms

Google Chrome, Arduino, YouTube, Amazon Web Services (AWS), DigitalOcean, WordPress, Android, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

JSON, MongoDB, MySQL

Other

Automation Software, Automation Scripting, Web Scraping, Proxies, Data Scraping, Scraping, Chrome Extensions, Extensions, Web Extensions, Affiliate Marketing, Cloud9

Education

2013 - 2015

Master's Degree in Computer Engineering

University of Split-Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture - Split, Croatia

2010 - 2013

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

University of Split-Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture - Split, Croatia

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