Saburo Suzuki
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Tokyo, Japan
Toptal member since October 1, 2017
Saburo is a full-time freelancer with 15 years of development experience. In his career, he has worked on web development and is exceptionally skilled in Ruby on Rails, PHP, and JavaScript and its frameworks. Saburo communicates complex ideas clearly and accurately and works well in teams of all sizes.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Angular, Vue, Redux-Saga, React Apollo, Material UI, NestJS
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is an online search portal for rentals, where I worked as a senior developer using React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.
Work Experience
Back-end Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
Beyond Finance, LLC
- Converted the business logic from the old Node.js project to a new Ruby on Rails project.
- Wrote down RSpec tests and provided 100% code coverage.
- Implemented a comprehensive job system with Sidekiq and integrated it with Salesforce API.
Software Engineer and Full-stack Developer
VacationRenter
- Implemented primary search functions for hotels, villas, houses, and resorts. The front end was built with React, and Next.js was used for server-side rendering.
- Built a multi-lingual system on the front end and optimized the bundler to improve performance.
- Introduced Cypress for front-end E2E testing and implemented A/B testing to analyze user experiences.
- Wrote REST APIs for new features and implemented administration portals to manage base information on databases.
Full-stack Developer
Thirty Madison Inc
- Developed an API with GraphQL on Ruby on Rails (RoR) for customers and doctors.
- Created the UI/UX with React and styled-components and supported a responsive design with SCSS.
- Wrote back-end and front-end test cases with RSpec and Cypress.
Senior Front-end Developer
S3: Shapiro Settlement Solutions (via Toptal)
- Developed a single-page application using React and Apollo. The app is used as a management tool for law entities.
- Created AWS Lambda functions to track and store the details of law entities.
- Updated database structure and implemented a new GraphQL API.
Lead Developer
Tose
- Developed REST APIs for web and iOS applications.
- Built a single-page application with Angular and React.
- Developed SaaS products with a team.
- Led the development of a job-posting system.
- Developing real-estate management with Laravel/Vue.js.
Web Developer
Tose
- Developed eCommerce websites.
- Built custom CMS and SaaS products.
- Contributed, as a team member, to the development of a social network.
Experience
Beyond Finance
Online Search Portal for Rentals
http://www.vacationrenter.comThe system gathers property information from 3rd-party vendors and shows it to users based on search queries. I worked primarily as a senior developer and implemented search features and multi-lingual systems, upgraded bundles, and improved server-side rendering features.
Migraine Treatments
http://www.withcove.comIt requests users to answer their questions about circumstances, and an assigned online doctor will check the result and provide the prescription and medicines.
The back end was developed using Ruby on Rails and GraphQL. The front end was built using React, Apollo, and TypeScript. I worked as a full-stack developer focusing on API and user experience.
Social Network
Technologies: PHP, CodeIgniter.
Online Beanie Shop
https://www.chemobeanies.com/The website was built with WordPress, WooCommerce, Bootstrap, and jQuery. I built it by myself from scratch.
Gift Card Store
I worked as a full-stack developer and redesigned the website from scratch.
Ruby on Rails was used to implement back-end logic, and a new responsive design was used for the front end.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, Redis, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap, and Stripe API integration.
Online Job Posting System
Technologies: Ruby on Rails
Fitness App
This was built with a REST API and as a standalone web app; the REST API also supports the iOS application.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, REST API, Sidekiq, Redis, React.
Account Management System
https://www.accountdock.comTechnologies: Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq.
Online Dating Network
This site was built with AngularJS, and the back end was built with Ruby on Rails.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information and Communication Technology
University of Tokyo - Tokyo, Japan
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Vue, Redux-Saga, Stripe, Sidekiq, Stripe API
Tools
Webpack, RSpec, React Apollo, GitHub
Languages
TypeScript, Ruby, JavaScript, PHP, CSS, HTML, Python, GraphQL
Frameworks
Angular, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Express.js, Next.js, React Native, WebApp, Material UI, NestJS, Redux, Django, Tailwind CSS, AngularJS, Cypress, Ruby on Rails 4
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, MEAN Stack, Microservices
Storage
Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Platforms
AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other
Web Development, Front-end, Back-end, Full-stack, Single-page Applications (SPA), Storybook, Front-end Development, Apollo, MERN Stack, Full-stack Development
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