Victor Hugo, Developer in Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Victor Hugo

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Bio

Victor is a seasoned software engineer with 9+ years of experience building web applications across a wide range of languages and frameworks. He brings deep expertise in JavaScript for both front- and back-end development and a strong track record of leading engineering teams. Victor has contributed to large-scale systems at companies serving millions of users, consistently delivering high-quality, scalable software.

Portfolio

Daily AI
TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, React, MongoDB, Firebase, Google Cloud...
SecureKey Technologies
Go, Vue, Full-stack, HTML5, Web Development, HTML, Front-end, Back-end...
FullStack Labs
React, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Functions, TypeScript, HTML5, Web Development...

Experience

  • JavaScript - 12 years
  • CSS - 8 years
  • TypeScript - 5 years
  • Node.js - 5 years
  • Java - 4 years
  • React - 4 years
  • MongoDB - 3 years
  • Azure Functions - 1 year

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Visual Studio, Node.js

The most amazing...

...thing I've done is lead front-end teams across identity and job platforms, mentoring engineers and delivering scalable, user-focused web apps at a large scale.

Work Experience

Full-stack Developer

2022 - 2022
Daily AI
  • Delivered core features using React and Next.js, contributing to a fast-moving product roadmap with on-time releases and solid code quality despite a short ramp-up period.
  • Led implementation of responsive layouts that worked seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices, aligning with accessibility and usability best practices.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with design and back-end teams to refine UI/UX and ensure pixel-perfect execution while maintaining performance and scalability across multiple screen sizes.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, React, MongoDB, Firebase, Google Cloud, Microservices, Microservices Architecture

Software Engineer

2022 - 2022
SecureKey Technologies
  • Developed OpenID Connect (OIDC) endpoints using Go, enabling secure registration and communication between Relying Parties and Self-Issued OpenID Providers (SIOP) for a national digital identity platform.
  • Implemented front-end views and API integrations for SIOP workflows using Vue, focusing on responsive design and secure data flows.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver a gateway for trusted digital identity services in Canada, contributing to early-stage architecture and implementation of decentralized identity protocols.
Technologies: Go, Vue, Full-stack, HTML5, Web Development, HTML, Front-end, Back-end, API Integration, REST APIs

Senior Software Engineer

2021 - 2022
FullStack Labs
  • Led a front-end development team building enterprise-grade UIs using React, Ant Design, and LESS, ensuring scalable design patterns and performance optimizations.
  • Designed and implemented back-end APIs using Azure cloud services, enabling secure and scalable data integration for enterprise clients.
  • Integrated with the Microsoft Graph API to provide seamless experiences with Microsoft Teams and Outlook, improving user productivity and engagement across platforms.
  • Collaborated with visual designers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver features on schedule while mentoring junior developers and conducting code reviews to ensure quality.
Technologies: React, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Functions, TypeScript, HTML5, Web Development, HTML, Front-end, Back-end, API Integration, REST APIs

Software Engineer III

2020 - 2021
Avantica (acquired by Encora)
  • Led a team of four front-end engineers, overseeing feature delivery and enforcing best practices through code reviews and architectural guidance.
  • Contributed to full-stack development using Java Spring, React, and SASS, building new features and resolving complex bugs across multiple services.
  • Assisted in standardizing UX across a large-scale recruitment platform serving millions of daily users, contributing to the design system and cross-product consistency.
  • Operated in a globally distributed team within a high-traffic production environment, ensuring code quality, scalability, and performance.
Technologies: React, Sass, CSS, Less, TypeScript, HTML5, Web Development, HTML, Front-end, Back-end, REST APIs

Front-end Software Engineer

2016 - 2020
Crossover
  • Operated in a globally distributed team within a high-traffic production environment, ensuring code quality, scalability, and performance.
  • Spearheaded ADA/WCAG compliance initiatives across multiple applications, ensuring accessibility for users with disabilities and aligning with global standards.
  • Developed user interfaces for innovative retail platforms using AngularJS (1.x) and React, contributing to highly interactive and responsive experiences.
  • Maintained and enhanced legacy Java Spring and JSP applications, optimizing front-end performance and reducing tech debt.
  • Mentored junior engineers, conducted technical interviews, and focused strongly on reusable components and consistent UI patterns.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Angular, AngularJS, Java, Material UI, HTML5, Web Development, HTML, Front-end, REST APIs

Experience

Section Scheduler for a TV Show

Created a project that allows the creation and organization of sections of a TV show from different user accounts. As soon as users add a new section or submit alterations, the results are immediately visible since they were implemented using WebSockets with a library in Node.js called Socket.IO. The back end was developed using Node.js and MongoDB, while the front end was created using react hooks.

Education

2021 - 2022

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona, USA

2013 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering

University of the Andes - La Paz, Bolivia

Certifications

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Skills

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, Node.js, React, Vue

Tools

Visual Studio, Mongoose

Languages

JavaScript, HTML5, HTML, Sass, TypeScript, Python 3, Go, CSS, Less, Java

Frameworks

Material UI, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Angular, AngularJS

Paradigms

Microservices, Microservices Architecture

Platforms

MacOS, Azure Functions, Firebase

Storage

MongoDB, Google Cloud

Other

Web Development, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, API Integration, Distributed Systems, Algorithms, Data Structures, Networking, Web Security, Cryptography, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Graph API

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