Nikos Atlas, Developer in Patras, Achaea, Greece
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Nikos Atlas

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Location
Patras, Achaea, Greece
Toptal Member Since
October 26, 2022

Nikos is a high-performance, versatile software engineer with solid system design and optimization skills. He is the founder of a company providing web services and hosting solutions, serving multiple clients, and providing technical solutions for their needs. Nikos has been part of large-scale international projects teams with high integrity and hundreds of millions of sessions per month, boosting the team's velocity and reducing operational costs and technical debt.

Portfolio

Sector Labs
JavaScript, Node.js, React, React Native, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Kubernetes...
AtlasTopHost
PHP, Linux, CentOS, Docker, Plesk, Git, NGINX, Apache, Node.js, Cloudflare...
Mourgos.gr
JavaScript, React, React Native, Expo, Google Cloud, Agile, Scrum, Node.js...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

PyCharm, MacOS, Slack, GitHub

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is the web portal Bayut which is the number one real estate portal in the UAE.

Work Experience

Senior Full-stack Engineer

2020 - PRESENT
Sector Labs
  • Designed and implemented a custom two-way migration system to help backport data from our single source of truth to development, stage, and test environments while testing new migrations before deployment.
  • Guided and peer-reviewed technical solutions for complex features the company needed to deliver and led other software engineers to ensure high-quality deliverables with minor technical debt.
  • Organized and led a small team to create internal tooling to ease the development, maintainability, and deployment of AWS apps and add different access roles to improve security.
  • Created custom native plugins for React Native mobile apps to optimize performance and increase profits from Google Ads by optimizing how they are retrieved and projected to the user.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, React Native, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Docker, Firebase, PostgreSQL, CircleCI, Kibana, C++, YAML, Visual Studio App Center, Slack, Python 3, Nexus, GitHub, Helm, Django, Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift, Firebase Realtime Database, Google Cloud, Google Cloud Functions, Heroku, Pivotal Tracker, Python, TypeScript, HTML, Architecture, Mobile Development, Leadership, Technical Leadership, Full-stack, Requirements Analysis, HTML5, MySQL, Software Architecture, Headless Software, iOS, Third-party APIs, Cloud, APIs, Scalability, Security, Database Architecture, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Database Design, Solution Architecture, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Android, Cross-platform, Mobile Architecture, API Integration, Redis, Agile Project Management, Team Leadership, IT Management

Founder

2010 - PRESENT
AtlasTopHost
  • Set up dedicated web servers with CentOS to host web applications.
  • Collaborated with clients to discuss their needs and propose technical solutions that can help modernize their businesses, improve them, collect insights, and plan the roadmap to scale them.
  • Migrated existing codebases to the set-up servers and provided long-term hosting solutions.
  • Developed several portals from scratch according to client needs using WordPress, PrestaShop, and Magento.
  • Performed on-call services to respond in the event of an urgent service issue.
  • Configured content delivery network (CDN) services using Cloudflare to increase speeds, reduce bandwidth, and hide server IP.
  • Designed and deployed firewall rules to increase the system's security.
Technologies: PHP, Linux, CentOS, Docker, Plesk, Git, NGINX, Apache, Node.js, Cloudflare, Magento, WordPress, PrestaShop, Joomla, GitLab, SQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), DNS Servers, Mail Servers, Firewalls, Payment APIs, HTML, Architecture, Leadership, Technical Leadership, Full-stack, Requirements Analysis, HTML5, Python, MySQL, Software Architecture, Headless Software, Third-party APIs, Cloud, APIs, Scalability, Security, Database Architecture, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Database Design, Solution Architecture, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Cross-platform, API Integration, Team Leadership

Senior Full-stack Engineer

2017 - 2018
Mourgos.gr
  • Developed and implemented two single-page applications, one administration portal, and one public portal using React.
  • Built and implemented two mobile applications using React Native that supported real-time communication through sockets.
  • Designed and implemented a Node.js back-end REST API using Express.js, enabling real-time communication via sockets using Socket.IO.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, React Native, Expo, Google Cloud, Agile, Scrum, Node.js, Express.js, Socket.IO, Payment APIs, HTML, Architecture, Mobile Development, Full-stack, Requirements Analysis, HTML5, MySQL, Software Architecture, Third-party APIs, APIs, Database Architecture, Database Design, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Early-stage Startups, Startups, Android, Cross-platform, Mobile Architecture, API Integration

Senior Full-stack Engineer

2016 - 2017
Greek Geeks (now DOPE Studio)
  • Managed whole projects from design to implementation.
  • Created multiple full-stack web apps using modular C# libraries.
  • Worked with clients, managers, and graphic designers to meet product needs, deploying and demonstrating products to the clients.
Technologies: C#.NET, AngularJS, Visual Studio, HTML, Full-stack, Requirements Analysis, HTML5, MySQL, Third-party APIs, APIs, Database Architecture, Database Design, Full-stack Development, Back-end, API Integration

Full-stack Engineer

2014 - 2015
Pobuca
  • Implemented a high-performance front-end portal that could manipulate data on the client side.
  • Developed a back-end app using Microsoft Azure Mobile Services to serve a web portal and mobile apps, supporting offline two-way data synchronization and using database sharding to scale appropriately.
  • Oversaw and mentored team members to improve their performance by reviewing code and enforcing best practices across the team.
Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, C#, C#.NET, Azure, Azure Cloud Services, IndexedDB, SQL Server 2014, Microsoft Azure Mobile Services, Node.js, Elasticsearch, Sharding, HTML5, CSS, Visual Studio, Agile, Scrum, Payment APIs, HTML, Full-stack, MySQL, Third-party APIs, Cloud, APIs, Scalability, Security, Database Architecture, Database Design, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Android, Cross-platform, API Integration, Agile Project Management

Pluginverse

https://pluginverse.com/
Pluginverse allows users to explore plugins for design tools like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. It is a pass-by for graphic designers to find the most up-to-date and productive plugins they can use to improve their workflow.

Bappy

http://bappy.tech/demo.mp4
Bappy is a no-code mobile app development platform. The platform includes a visual editor which offers a collection of customizable components.

I developed a custom library with a component loader, virtual tree representation, and I/O management for the mobile app building process.

This project is paused and waiting for funding.

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, Terragrunt, Socket.IO, React Native for Web

Tools

Slack, GitHub, Plesk, Git, PyCharm, NGINX, Apache, Terraform, CircleCI, Kibana, Visual Studio App Center, Helm, Pivotal Tracker, Expo, Visual Studio, PrestaShop, GitLab

Frameworks

React Native, Django, Express.js, AngularJS

Languages

JavaScript, Python 3, HTML5, CSS, PHP, Python, HTML, Java, C#, TypeScript, C++, YAML, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift, C#.NET, SQL, GraphQL

Paradigms

Requirements Analysis, Database Design, Cross-platform, Agile Project Management, Mobile Development, Agile, Scrum

Platforms

Linux, CentOS, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, Microsoft Azure Mobile Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Android, Firebase, Nexus, Heroku, Magento, WordPress, Joomla, MacOS, iOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Blockchain

Storage

MySQL, Database Architecture, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL, Firebase Realtime Database, Redis, Google Cloud, Azure Cloud Services, IndexedDB, SQL Server 2014, Elasticsearch

Other

Architecture, Full-stack, Software Architecture, Third-party APIs, APIs, Solution Architecture, Full-stack Development, Back-end, API Integration, Google Cloud Functions, Sharding, Cloudflare, Leadership, Technical Leadership, Headless Software, Cloud, Scalability, Security, Early-stage Startups, Startups, Mobile Architecture, Team Leadership, DNS Servers, Mail Servers, Firewalls, Strapi, Payment APIs, Smart Contracts, IT Management

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