Martin Page Saal, Developer in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Martin Page Saal

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Architecture Developer

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Toptal member since August 3, 2021

Expertise
Software DevelopmentAlgorithmsGitJavaScriptAngularSlack DevelopmentFlashAngularJSJiraTypeScriptReact.jsNode.jsMongoDBAWSUnity
Bio

Martin is a software developer with over ten years of experience in IT. His expertise is with React and Angular, and he also enjoys back-end projects. Martin has led teams, architected web UI/UX, optimized features, deployed games, and created tools for the education and gaming industries. He developed a multi-platform game for iOS, Android, and Amazon and built a game with over 100,000 DAU. He works with a lean mindset using a wide range of cutting-edge technologies and a versatile skill set.

Portfolio

Expero
Angular, React, Team Leadership, Front-end Architecture, TypeScript, HTML5...
QuickPivot
Angular, SCSS, HTML, Git, Scrum, TypeScript, ECMAScript (ES6)
Funler
AngularJS, React, Node.js, MongoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Assembla...

Experience

  • Architecture - 8 years
  • HTML - 7 years
  • ECMAScript (ES6) - 7 years
  • JavaScript - 7 years
  • SCSS - 7 years
  • Angular - 3 years
  • TypeScript - 2 years
  • React - 1 year

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

React, Angular, Tailwind CSS, CSS, HTML5, Architecture, TypeScript, Leadership, Testing, Team Leadership

The most amazing...

...project I led was building a scalable, adaptive learning platform that personalized education for thousands of students using React and machine learning.

Work Experience

Lead Front-end Developer

2021 - PRESENT
Expero
  • Led a team of four developers to deliver front-end solutions as part of a 20-person UI team for a fintech project managing diverse investment data.
  • Designed and developed scalable features for an energy platform, enhancing grid performance and enabling modernized energy consumption management.
  • Built an adaptive learning platform integrating third-party content and Algebrakit widgets, improving personalized education experiences.
  • Created a flashcard quiz app leveraging machine learning to tailor learning paths, enhancing user engagement and learning outcomes.
  • Integrated Amazon Chime API into a virtual office chat platform, enabling seamless group messaging and direct communication.
  • Utilized React, Tailwind CSS, and XState to deliver modern, scalable front-end solutions across fintech, education, and energy sectors.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of tools supporting infrastructure upgrades and optimizing energy grid modernization efforts.
  • Collaborated with Slack and Team APIs to expand functionality in virtual office communication tools, improving team connectivity.
  • Contributed to API-first fintech solutions, streamlining investment data management and reconciliation for enterprise clients.
  • Improved scalability and performance for enterprise applications using advanced architecture and development practices with Angular and AWS.
Technologies: Angular, React, Team Leadership, Front-end Architecture, TypeScript, HTML5, SCSS, Scalable Architecture, GraphQL, Git

Senior Front-end Lead Developer

2019 - 2021
QuickPivot
  • Architected and developed the web UI/UX used as the main interface for the product.
  • Created custom schematics to add new, fully working pages (CRUD among others) to the apps with a one line command.
  • Deployed the client repository in the release cycle.
  • Mentored and trained new web developers as they joined the team.
  • Introduced the versioning, branching, tagging, code review and release standards, and protocols used for the UI.
  • Negotiated on behalf of the UI team on each decision and met with the product and design teams.
Technologies: Angular, SCSS, HTML, Git, Scrum, TypeScript, ECMAScript (ES6)

Front-end Lead and Full-stack Developer

2014 - 2019
Funler
  • Developed three hybrid client apps used to integrate a full, educational platform targeted for K12 educational plan across the US.
  • Managed the UI team that included web and mobile developing.
  • Integrated Khan Academy within the student client app, creating a communication layer between our code and a completely undocumented library that had to be reverse-engineered.
  • Assumed the back-end development along with the implementation process and DevOps tasks.
Technologies: AngularJS, React, Node.js, MongoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Assembla, ECMAScript (ES6), JavaScript

Unity 3D Developer

2013 - 2014
50 Cubes
  • Developed a multi-platform social strategy game that was released for iOS, Android, and Amazon.
  • Integrated new features and designs into the app.
  • Tracked and fixed bugs using Assembla as a reporting tool.
Technologies: Unity3D, Git, Assembla, C#

AS3 Senior Developer

2012 - 2013
Vostu
  • Developed new features for a large-scale social game called Mini Fazenda in a weekly release cycle.
  • Tracked and fixed bugs reported by the QA team with Assembla as a tracking tool.
  • Encouraged and defended a needed migration from SVN to Git that was not accepted by the managing team.
Technologies: XML

AS3 Lead Developer

2010 - 2011
Metrogames
  • Led front-end teams of up to 10 developers across multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality social games.
  • Directed the development of an isometric view framework for social resource management games, which became the foundation for all future company titles.
  • Engineered significant performance optimizations in a high-demand social game, achieving up to a 70% improvement in frame rate (FPS).
  • Designed and implemented a mini-game section within the Coco Girl social game, engaging over 100,000 daily active users (DAU).
  • Developed and led the release of the company’s first resource management game, successfully launched across multiple social networks.
Technologies: Flash, Subversion (SVN)

Experience

QuickPivot

https://quickpivot.com/
An Angular 9-based custom data platform targeted to large corporations for engaging customers, creating and managing cross channel campaigns, reporting, analytics, and managing data among others. I was in charge of the front-end architecture along with creating new features while maintaining the existing project.

Funler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p8ELo7IlE0
An AngularJS hybrid mobile and web e-learning platform for children of American elementary schools with individual applications for parents, students, and teachers. I was the front-end lead developer for the entire project and took over the back-end and DevOps tasks for over a year. This platform was later migrated to React last year.

Education

2005 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Universidad De Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js

Tools

Git, Slack, Jira, Assembla, Flash, Subversion (SVN)

Languages

SCSS, HTML, ECMAScript (ES6), JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, XML, CSS, HTML5, GraphQL

Frameworks

Angular, Material UI, AngularJS, Unity3D, Tailwind CSS

Paradigms

Object-oriented Design (OOD), Scrum, Testing

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Storage

MongoDB

Other

Software Development, Algorithms, Architecture, API Integration, Teams, Schematics, Team Mentoring, Leadership, Team Leadership, Front-end Architecture, Scalable Architecture

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