Romeo Van Snick, Developer in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Romeo Van Snick

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Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
May 11, 2021

Romeo is a software engineer with seven years of experience building React websites and web applications. He created a virtual showroom for Paris Fashion Week that enabled his client to showcase a clothing line resulting in increased brand recognition and sales. Romeo has a strong eye for design and cares about building joyful user experiences. The code he delivers is well-tested and follows industry best practices that solve real-world problems.

Web DevelopmentGitReactHTML5GitHubTypeScriptCSSNode.jsJavaScriptJestGoCloudflareReact RouterGraphQLNGINXNode-RED

Portfolio

Discogs
TypeScript, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, GraphQL, CSS, Next.js, Python, Jest...
The Things Industries
Go, SQL, LoRa, LoRaWAN, Node-RED, Swagger, OpenAPI, NPM, Docker, Docker Swarm...
Milk and Cookies
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, NGINX

Experience

React - 9 yearsHTML5 - 9 yearsTypeScript - 8 yearsNode.js - 8 yearsCSS - 8 yearsSQL - 5 yearsGraphQL - 5 yearsGo - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

GitHub, Go, TypeScript, MacOS, Jest, NPM, React

The most amazing...

...tool I've built is a reusable data entry form that allowed my company to experiment with new products quickly while maintaining a solid end user experience.

Work Experience

Full-stack Software Engineer

2018 - PRESENT
Discogs
  • Redesigned the front-end architecture, improving usability and performance metrics significantly for millions of end users on a daily basis, while helping teams iterate more effectively.
  • Set up testing and code quality infrastructure that helped the company deliver high-quality features faster and more effectively.
  • Coached and mentored less experienced engineers while still maintaining deep individual and team-level contributions.
  • Involved in product discussions, ideation and decisions with members of different cross-functional, product-focused team.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, GraphQL, CSS, Next.js, Python, Jest, Enzyme, Redis, NGINX, Webpack, Babel

Software Developer

2016 - 2018
The Things Industries
  • Built the network management console, the success of which helped foster the public community.
  • Built and maintained open source tooling, including user-facing APIs, SDKs, and integrations; engaging with end users in the community on a regular basis.
  • Set up CI and QA processes in the company to help teams be more effective.
  • Facilitated workshops and meetups for professional clients and business leads as well as community members, helping them build solutions on the Things Network platform.
Technologies: Go, SQL, LoRa, LoRaWAN, Node-RED, Swagger, OpenAPI, NPM, Docker, Docker Swarm, NGINX

Web Developer

2015 - 2016
Milk and Cookies
  • Assisted the creative team to come up with daring projects that needed creative use of web technologies.
  • Made technical decisions and guided freelancers and external contractors.
  • Involved in creative decisions, bringing design and technology together into one process.
Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, NGINX

The Things Network SDKs and Node-RED Nodes

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/applications/nodered/quick-start
At The Things Industries, I was responsible for most of the SDK and API integrations. To help our clients prototype their products quickly during our workshops and product tours, I built The Thing Network node SDK from scratch and implemented the Node-RED nodes on top of it.
Using these nodes helped our community and potential clients better understand the technology on an abstract level, increasing the wow factor during workshops and driving conversion rate in return.

Virtual Showroom for Paris Fashion Week

Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, my client, Jan-Jan Van Essche, could not attend Paris Fashion Week, where he would normally showcase the new season of his clothing line. Instead, we developed a virtual showroom, integrating detailed information about the clothing and used fabrics.

The showroom featured a short film that showcased all the new items in interesting ways. The resulting experience was received with great enthusiasm by Jan-Jan's clients, resulting in increased brand recognition and more sales.

Webshop for Atelier Solarshop

https://www.ateliersolarhsop.com
For Atelier Solarshop, I built a Shopify storefront on top of TypeScript, Next.js, and React.

The webshop is customized to the customer's demands and needs and operates successfully in a global setting thanks to well-tuned SEO.

Languages

Go, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML, GraphQL, SQL, Python, Lua

Frameworks

Jest, Next.js, Swagger, YARN, Electron

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, React Router, Atomic CSS, Shopify API, OpenAPI

Tools

GitHub, Git, NGINX, Webpack, Babel, Rollup, Node-RED, NPM, Docker Swarm, React Apollo, Yarn Workspaces

Paradigms

HTML DOM, Unit Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment, Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD)

Other

Web Development, Web Applications, Cloudflare, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Mathematics, Numerical Methods, Enzyme, LoRa, LoRaWAN, SDKs, APIs, Interactive UX, Web Video, Web Shops, SEO Tools

Platforms

Linux, MacOS, Kubernetes, Docker, Shopify

Storage

Redis

2012 - 2015

Specialization in Computer Science

Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels, Belgium

2009 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Physics

University Of Antwerp - Antwerpen, Belgium

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