Qusai Jouda, Developer in Washington, DC, United States
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Qusai Jouda

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Full-stack Developer

Location
Washington, DC, United States
Toptal Member Since
August 5, 2015

Quasi is a full-stack developer with several years of professional experience, initially focusing on JavaScript and related frameworks/libraries and more recently on blockchain development. He holds a Master of Science in software technology from Stuttgart University of Applied Science and was a visiting academic at ETH Zurich. He has led UNICEF Innovation's explorations and demystification of blockchain networks.

ReactBitcoinCryptocurrencyJavaScriptNoSQLREST APIsJestReduxNode.jsSQLMySQLGoMongoDBElmCSSGolang

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git

The most amazing...

...thing I've co-founded and developed is TheApp.io, which was an online mobile app builder.

Work Experience

Senior Front-end Developer

2021 - 2021
Glossier
  • Developed the front-end features for the Glossier community app.
  • Matched the UI designs based on designers' feedback and QA reviews.
  • Closed many fitted and finished user stories and bugs.
Technologies: JavaScript, React

API Developer

2020 - 2021
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Developed a SMART on an FHIR app to do prior authorization attestations.
  • Built a JavaScript app that can be launched from within the Epic Windows desktop app.
  • Built a Node.js back-end API for SMART's EHR launch sequence.
  • Built a front-end questionnaire dynamic rendering of SMART attestations.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, SMART on FHIR

React Developer

2019 - 2020
Invitae
  • Developed the basis of a front-end framework called Arc Reactor. The framework utilizes a three-layer pattern—data, renderers, and layout—to construct and compose user views.
  • Created a developer documentation application that the Invitae team used to document the code within its Git repo. The docs have the ability to demonstrate React components alongside other Markdown-supported content.
  • Expanded my knowledge on the Django (Python) back-end software and worked on back-end tasks and bugs.
Technologies: Docker, Cypress, Jest, JavaScript, React

Visiting Academic

2018 - 2018
ETH Zurich
  • Explored and studied various crypto-economic designs.
  • Built a rudimentary demonstrator on Ethereum Rinkeby Testnet.
  • Participated in building a proof-of-concept with IoT devices, servers, and blockchain interactions.
Technologies: SQL, Docker, REST APIs, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Elm, Go

Software Developer | Blockchain Lead

2016 - 2018
UNICEF
  • Advised UNICEF on blockchain capacity building internally and with their partners.
  • Designed and presented training sessions on Bitcoin and Ethereum to UNICEF, the World Bank, the US Department of State, and the UN blockchain group.
  • Developed prototypes and tested them with UNICEF and NYU.
Technologies: SQL, REST APIs, Node.js, JavaScript, Elm, Go, Solidity, Blockchain, Bitcoin

Front-end Engineer

2015 - 2016
Lighter.world
  • Bootstrapped the Lighter.world's codebase and launched the Lighter MVP.
  • Worked closely with the design team to develop UI as per their design files.
  • Participated in maintaining the development of the Lighter MVP for the first year.
Technologies: Jest, REST APIs, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, Go, Webpack, Redux, React

React Developer

2015 - 2015
Delivery Hero
  • Advised the Delivery Hero team to auto generate 10,000 white-label solutions for their clients.
Technologies: Jest, Node.js, JavaScript, Redux, React

Author (Master Thesis Project)

2014 - 2014
Conceptboard.com
  • Finished my master's thesis at Conceptboard as a full-time job.
  • Created a cooperating web application using ShareJS (Google OT algorithm).
  • Compared COT and Google OT for use in the web environment.
Technologies: JavaScript, Express.js, Node.js

Software Engineer

2011 - 2013
Exalt Technologies
  • Developed software using JavaScript Dojo/Dijit.
Technologies: HTML, Dojo, JavaScript

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, REST APIs

Languages

SQL, Elm, Go, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Solidity, TypeScript

Frameworks

Jest, Cypress, Redux, Dojo, Express.js

Storage

NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

Other

Bitcoin, Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrency

Tools

Git, Webpack, SMART on FHIR

Platforms

Ethereum, Docker, Blockchain

2013 - 2014

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Software Technology

Suttgart University of Applied Sciences - Stuttgart, Germany

2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

An-Najah National University - Nablus, Palestine

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