Merzough is available for hire

Merzough Münker

Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Developer

Location

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Toptal Member Since

February 16, 2022

Merzough started his career as a front-end developer working with the first alpha versions of Angular 2. Since then, he's contributed to many Angular-related projects, leading some of those projects. A few years ago, he started to expand his knowledge in DevOps and, in the process, got involved with GitLab CI/CD and GCP. Over the last few years, Merzough started working with NestJS to complete his full-stack skillset.

Full-stack Authentication OAuth Open Source WebStorm TypeScript JavaScript REST APIs Node.js MEAN Stack Docker NPM Software Engineering WebSockets Linux Microsoft Intune

Portfolio

DigitAIX

Angular, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), NestJS, Scrum, MongoDB, REST...

RWTH Chair of Software Engineering

Angular, TypeScript, Java, Docker, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), NestJS...

UPE Consulting

Angular, REST, NgRx, WebStorm, Docker, TypeScript...

Experience

TypeScript - 7 years Linux - 7 years Angular - 7 years Object-oriented Programming (OOP) - 7 years GitLab CI/CD - 5 years Docker - 5 years NestJS - 3 years Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Linux, WebStorm, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, TypeScript, Angular, NestJS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Object-oriented Programming (OOP)

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on included creating packages to generate parts of an IoT management application from abstract XML definitions.

Work Experience

Full-stack Developer

2018 - PRESENT

DigitAIX

Developed a web application for managing industry 4.0 IoT devices.
Built a personnel and time management application for a packaging company.
Created a set of GitLab CI pipelines for application release automation.
Designed a collection of Angular packages for generative software development.
Built a generator to create the client code for communication with the REST API compatible with OpenAPI.

Technologies: Angular, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), NestJS, Scrum, MongoDB, REST, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, OpenAPI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), WebStorm, GitLab CI/CD, TypeScript, Schematics, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Software Engineering, Express.js, Cloud Firestore, Firebase, JavaScript, Node.js, APIs, REST APIs, Git, CSS, HTML, Linux, Google Cloud Functions, Google Cloud, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Microservices, OAuth 2, Microsoft Intune, Full-stack, Product Strategy, MEAN Stack, NPM, OAuth, WebSockets, SDKs, Open Source, Authentication, SAML

Research Assistant

2016 - 2018

RWTH Chair of Software Engineering

Developed an Angular application for controlling university chairs.
Worked with Scrum sprint cycles and retro perspectives.
Introduced new staff and students to the Angular framework.

Technologies: Angular, TypeScript, Java, Docker, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), NestJS, APIs, Git, JavaScript, Scrum, Linux, GitLab CI/CD, CSS, HTML, REST APIs, Schematics, REST, WebStorm, Software Engineering, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth 2, Full-stack, MEAN Stack, Authentication

Front-end Developer

2015 - 2018

UPE Consulting

Developed an ERP application for project time management.
Provided consultancy to small businesses in the field of IT management.
Designed applications' architecture and OOP patterns.

Technologies: Angular, REST, NgRx, WebStorm, Docker, TypeScript, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), JavaScript, Git, CSS, HTML, Linux, GraphQL, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth 2, AngularJS, SDKs, Authentication

Experience

Repair Rebels

https://www.repair-rebels.com/

A React and NestJS based application to connect customers with tailors. I was the senior back-end developer and responsible for the architecture design. Created the CI/CD strategy and integration with the front end.

Eurogard Productive Cloud

An Angular-based front end for monitoring and managing IoT devices.

I was the front-end developer owning the application's architecture creation and implementation. I also spearheaded the integration of the REST API and deployment strategies.

Reactive Application Platform

https://gitlab.com/rxap

A reactive application platform, or RxAP for short, stands for a collection of software modules and tools. With the help of RxAP, the development effort of web and cloud applications can be significantly reduced.

Education

2021 - 2024

Master's Degree in Computer Science

RWTH Aachen University - Aachen, Germany

2015 - 2019

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

RWTH Aachen University - Aachen, Germany

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, REST APIs, OpenAPI, NgRx

Tools

WebStorm, GitLab CI/CD, NPM, Git, Terraform, Helm, Microsoft Intune

Frameworks

Angular, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), NestJS, Express.js, OAuth 2, AngularJS

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Java, GraphQL, SAML

Paradigms

REST, MEAN Stack, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Scrum, Microservices

Platforms

Docker, Linux, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes

Storage

Cloud Firestore, Google Cloud, MongoDB

Other

Schematics, APIs, Full-stack, OAuth, Open Source, Authentication, Software Engineering, Google Cloud Functions, Product Strategy, WebSockets, SDKs, Complexity Theory, Data Structures, Web Project Management, Architecture, Deployment, Software QA

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