
Sergio Antonio Milici
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toptal member since May 20, 2014
Sergio is a senior software engineer adept at architecting and delivering scalable, efficient solutions for complex challenges. He has proven expertise in full-cycle product development, from initial research and design through development, deployment, scaling, and rigorous testing.
Portfolio
Experience
- UI Components - 15 years
- React - 10 years
- Front-end Development - 10 years
- Full-stack Development - 10 years
- Angular - 10 years
- TypeScript - 8 years
- Architecture - 5 years
- Node.js - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Angular, React, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, TypeScript, Full-stack, UI Components, Front-end Architecture, Leadership, Communication, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Teamwork, ECMAScript (ES6), Large-scale Projects, HTTP
The most amazing...
...project I've created is a distributed system to control all software and hardware changes on every machine in a network.
Work Experience
Senior Front-end Engineer
StubHub - Engineering
- Researched and implemented a solution for displaying thousands of transactions in a table, with features for quick filtering, grouping, and summarization.
- Analyzed, debugged, and improved UI performance, reducing page load time by 200 ms and enabling faster user interaction.
- Designed and implemented a drag-and-drop interface for matching tickets to events, reducing user on-screen time by 10 minutes.
- Developed and enhanced reusable UI components for desktop and mobile applications, significantly reducing task implementation time for the development team.
React/Full-stack Developer
Ofinno LLC
- Architected and implemented the complete project architecture, including the strategic selection of the core framework and key 3rd-party libraries, as well as the definition and management of the application state.
- Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive design system from the ground up using Storybook, ensuring consistency and reusability across the application.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to analyze project requirements and effectively managed the implementation process with other team members, ensuring alignment and efficient delivery.
- Developed and rigorously tested 100% of the project's user-facing pages and core features, guaranteeing high quality and functionality.
Front-end Architect
Veza
- Architected and implemented the foundational software framework and defined critical infrastructure requirements, enabling scalable and efficient product performance.
- Rapidly developed and delivered the initial minimum viable product (MVP) within two weeks, culminating in a successful investor presentation that secured the first funding round.
- Led and mentored a 5-engineer team to significantly accelerate product development cycles, achieving a 25% increase in feature deployment velocity.
- Implemented and maintained GitHub Actions for continuous integration (CI), automating the build process for each pull request. This included setting up a complete test environment with unit, E2E, and error reporting, as well as build generation.
Senior Front-end Software Engineer
TalentWall
- Developed an intuitive drag-and-drop grid system for customizable dashboards, empowering users to arrange and resize charts dynamically.
- Enhanced user navigation significantly by optimizing algorithms to efficiently process over 5,000 jobs, resulting in a 40% improvement in user experience.
- Improved app responsiveness by fixing internal algorithms to handle over 5,000 jobs in the UI.
- Engineered a suite of reusable UI filters, promoting consistency and efficiency across the application.
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
Social Camping
- Set up the back end with Node.js, Express, and Firestore to manage the user's assets.
- Integrated Firebase Auth to allow users to log in with Google, Facebook, and email and password.
- Created the front-end project with Angular and Bootstrap for implementing a CRUD to allow users to manage their camping assets.
- Implemented Figma design to create reusable UI system components.
Front-end Engineer
Qwil
- Architected and delivered the v1.0 of Qwil's web application leveraging AngularJS.
- Drove the technical strategy and execution for migrating the entire web application to the React ecosystem, ensuring a seamless transition and future-proofing the platform.
- Pioneered the development of reusable UI components in partnership with the lead product designer, establishing Qwil's design system for consistent and efficient UI development.
- Designed and deployed a standardized E2E testing infrastructure with Docker and Nightwatch, enabling automated testing across various environments to guarantee release quality.
- Instituted and enforced unit testing best practices across the engineering team, leading to a demonstrable 50% decrease in reported software bugs and improving overall code quality.
Mobile Engineer
Hollaback!
- Created a hybrid HTML5 mobile app from scratch for Android and iOS using Ionic.
- Designed and implemented business logic in JavaScript following design patterns and best practices.
- Deployed builds to production for Android and iOS using TestFlight and Google Play.
- Integrated native plugins like geolocation, contacts, and keyboard.
- Integrated Facebook native login and Google Maps API.
Front-end Software Engineer
Kimono (via Topta)
- Redesigned chat workflow for sending and receiving messages.
- Created the mobile version of the app using the Ionic Framework.
- Refactored and designed the OOP model to be maintainable.
- Implemented Algolia search API to show custom and fast results.
- Improved performance of startup of the mobile version and UX.
Java DevOps Consultant
L2
- Converted five existing Java projects to Maven projects.
- Designed and implemented a configuration module to support multiple environments using Typesafe Config.
- Set up automatic builds on Jenkins and integrate it with GitHub.
Software Engineer
50Cubes
- Created back-end server for an ad-targeting system for Facebook games.
- Developed a JavaScript library to serve ads based on game states.
- Designed a real-time metric system on HTML5 for showing user conversions.
- Created a Java back-end server for a Space Pirates game. Integrated it with Android and Facebook.
- Managed AWS to support all systems, including handling databases, fail-over, and performance.
Software Engineering Tech Lead
InvGate
- Created a multi-platform client-server application to control hardware and software changes over the whole network.
- Developed a multi-platform client application in C++.
- Implemented high concurrency to handle all changes on thousands of computers.
- Managed the team and development to deliver new features.
- Made the back-end to scale and processed vast amounts of data.
C++ Developer
JDB
- Designed a stock system to control all company assets.
- Designed and implemented an MFC UI application from scratch.
- Analyzed and designed MySQL schema for handling store and sales.
- Created an installer and deployment tool for control updates.
- Designed and implemented the migration of the store system to a web platform.
Experience
InvGate Assets
http://www.invgate.com/es/assets/Space Pirates
BEE Ad Server
Hollaback!
Restaurant Credits
Funler
Option 1 (emphasis on strategic leadership and technical vision):
Spearheaded a team of five engineers through the complete lifecycle of a high-concurrency learning platform, providing strategic direction and mentorship across UI/UX design, component development, responsive implementation, and a scalable back-end architecture on AWS. This included architecting a database solution optimized to support thousands of concurrent users.
Education
Master of Engineering Degree in Information Systems Engineering
National Technological University - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, RxJS, NgRx, Google Maps, Facebook API, REST APIs, Web API, Node.js, MobX, Mapbox API, Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, Socket.IO, X (formerly Twitter) API, YouTube API, jQuery, NgRx/store, Firebase Web SDK, AG Grid, Backbone.js, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)
Tools
Capacitor, Apache Maven, Webpack 4, SAP Hybris, GitHub, Webpack, Babel, Grunt, Karma, NPM, Google Analytics, Git, Flow, Auth0, GitLab, Canvas, Jenkins, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Subversion (SVN), Figma, Microsoft Teams
Languages
HTML, CSS3, TypeScript, ES7, Sass, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript 6, PHP, Xtend, Java, C++, Python, C
Frameworks
Next.js, Angular, Redux, Jasmine, Ionic, AngularJS, Tailwind CSS, Ant Design, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Selenium, Bootstrap, Express.js, Jest, Electron, Material UI, OAuth 2, PHPUnit, JUnit, Spring, Cypress, Django
Paradigms
Test-driven Development (TDD), Object-oriented Design (OOD), Cross-platform, Unit Testing, REST, Functional Reactive Programming, Model View ViewModel (MVVM), Model View Controller (MVC), Web Performance Optimization (WPO), Responsive Layout, Agile, Reactive Programming
Platforms
Web, Mobile, MacOS, Firebase, Windows, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Android, iOS, Docker, AWS Lambda
Storage
NoSQL, Firebase Realtime Database, JSON, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Memcached, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
Freelancing, Single-page Applications (SPAs), Cordova, Hybrid Apps, Front-end Development, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Front-end, Full-stack, APIs, Mobile Apps, Styled-components, Web Development, API Integration, Web Applications, CSV, Single Sign-on (SSO), UI Components, UI Testing, UI Libraries, Component Libraries, Front-end Architecture, Software Engineering, Websites, Forms, Third-party APIs, Third-party Libraries, Design Systems, Mobile Applications, Responsiveness, Communication, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Teamwork, Large-scale Projects, HTTP, SaaS, System Administration, Open Source, Architecture, Apps, Web Components, Enzyme, Full-stack Development, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Responsive Web Apps, Storybook, MERN Stack, Chrome Extensions, Vite, PWA, Leadership, Consulting, Slack App, Algorithms, CI/CD Pipelines, WebSockets, App Store, Google Play Console, Server-side Rendering (SSR), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Financial APIs, CSS-in-JS, Firebase Hosting, Web UX, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Design, Product Management, Facebook Games, Ionic Appflow
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