
Neil Zhao
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since March 4, 2019
Neil is a full-stack SDE with both front-end and back-end skills. He's adept at an assortment of languages such as Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Scala, and SQL and tools like Git, AWS, Rails, Node.js, Terraform, and Elasticsearch. All in all, Neil would characterize himself as a robust functional programmer with proficiency in algorithm optimization. He also possesses reliable concurrency and asynchronous skills with proper utilities under modern theories.
Experience
- Django - 6 years
- TypeScript - 6 years
- React - 6 years
- Python - 6 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 6 years
- Ruby on Rails 5 - 5 years
- Salesforce API - 5 years
- Scala - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Slack, Git, Ubuntu, MacOS, JetBrains
The most amazing...
...web application I've created has a modern, seamless, and data-intensive design under a highly stable architecture for the front end, back end, and cloud hosts.
Experience
High-speed Message and Email Automation System
Features:
• Message and email automation and scheduler.
• High-speed SMS pipeline for about 2,000,000 outbound messages per day.
• Salesforce, Eloqua, and other marketing tools integration.
SAML2.0 Authentication Integration Support for a Web App
Customized Map Product
Implementation of Authentication for RN Expo Project with Clerk.dev
Education
Bachelor's Degree with Honors in Computer Science
University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Certifications
Google Cloud Certified — Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud Platform
AWS Certified Developer — Associate (DVA)
AWS | Amazon Web Services
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Salesforce API, Node.js, React, Web3.js, Mapbox GL
Tools
RSpec, Git, Terraform, Geocoding
Languages
Python, TypeScript, Ruby, Scala, SAML, Python 3
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails 5, Jest, Django, Flask, Play 2, Redux, Capybara, React Native
Paradigms
Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda, Salesforce, OneLogin, Clerk
Storage
Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Redis
Other
Web Scraping, Enzyme, Single Sign-on (SSO), SIEM, SAML-auth, Security
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