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

Bitcoin Developer in Washington, DC, United States

Member since June 11, 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.
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Portfolio

  • Invitae
    Docker, Cypress.io, Jest, JavaScript, React
  • ETH Zurich
    SQL, Docker, REST API, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Elm, Go
  • UNICEF
    SQL, REST API, Node.js, JavaScript, Elm, Go, Solidity, Blockchain, Bitcoin

Experience

Location

Washington, DC, United States

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.

Employment

  • 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.
    • Crated 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.io, Jest, JavaScript, React

  • Visiting Academic

    2018 - 2018
    ETH Zurich
    • Explored crypto-economic designs.
    • Built a rudimentary demonstrator on Ethereum Rinkeby Testnet.
    Technologies: SQL, Docker, REST API, 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.
    Technologies: SQL, REST API, Node.js, JavaScript, Elm, Go, Solidity, Blockchain, Bitcoin

  • Front-end Engineer

    2015 - 2016
    Lighter.world
    • Bootstrapped the www.lighter.world codebase, launched the Lighter MVP, and maintained the development for the first year.
    Technologies: Jest, REST API, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, Go, Webpack, Less, Redux, React

  • Co-founder/Full-stack Software Engineer

    2014 - 2016
    TheApp.io
    • Developed seven full modules (Coupons, Gallery, Feedback, Courses, Jobs, Events, Info Systems).
    • Contributed to the React/PhoneGap boilerplate.
    Technologies: SQL, Jest, REST API, JavaScript, MySQL, Sequelize, Webpack, Bower, Gulp.js, PhoneGap, CSS, HTML, React, Node.js, Express.js

  • 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

  • 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, OpenCoweb, ShareJS, Express.js, Node.js

  • Software Engineer

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

Skills

  • Libraries/APIs

    React, Node.js, REST API, ShareJS

  • Languages

    SQL, Elm, Go, JavaScript, HTML, Java, Ruby, CSS, Less, Python, Solidity

  • Frameworks

    Jest, Cypress.io, Redux, Dojo, Express.js, PhoneGap

  • Storage

    NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

  • Other

    Bitcoin, Smart Contracts, OpenCoweb

  • Tools

    Git, Gulp.js, Bower, Webpack, Sequelize

  • Platforms

    Ethereum, Docker, Blockchain

Education

  • Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Software Technology
    2013 - 2014
    Suttgart University of Applied Sciences - Stuttgart, Germany
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
    2007 - 2011
    An-Najah National University - Nablus, Palestine

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