Victor Moreno
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Miami, FL, United States
Toptal member since October 6, 2016
Victor is a technically strong engineering leader and individual contributor. He has developed complex features for AWS and Noom and built engineering teams for small startups. Victor is a strong proponent and believes in the lean startup methodology. His experience as a tech lead in Noom has taught him a tremendous amount about how to build and operate the tech foundation for a high-performance growth engine.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
IntelliJ IDEA
The most amazing...
...thing I've built was the gated preview front end and general availability front ends' Amazon Verified Permissions.
Work Experience
Senior Software Development Engineer
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Architected the front-end infrastructure, code design, and automated test strategy for the AWS Verified Permissions organization.
- Developed the roadmap for deployment safety for the AWS Verified Permissions team.
- Developed the WebAssembly TypeScript bindings strategy for the Cedar library.
- Influenced the roadmap of the Cloud9 team for developing a top-in-class in-browser code editing experience.
- Developed the cedarpolicy.com security strategy, infrastructure, and code architecture.
CTO
Kiddie Kredit
- Developed the MVP of the app, which helped raise an angel funding round.
- Led a team of developers in releasing the second version of the application, which helped raise $1.4mm in funding.
- Sourced, screened, and hired cost-effective nearshore talent in South America.
Tech Lead
Noom
- Developed a new platform for QA automation that saves time during the dev cycle. It became a very popular internal tool. The tool's feature set grew organically and garnered over eight contributors.
- Led holiday traffic preparation for the growth team, which included proposing and implementing a strategy for managing reserved Lambda concurrency.
- Acted as a co-lead in a massive cross-functional, cross-team project for improving the company's internal governance systems by implementing a product catalog.
- Contributed to the company's tech blog detailing the high-level architecture of the experimentation platform (https://medium.com/noom-engineering/how-noom-uses-technology-to-herd-the-experimental-cats-256d3713c761).
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon Web Services
- Developed the initial version of the dashboard for the Systems Manager Explorer product.
- Led internal campaigns for operational readiness such as migrating certificate authorities, automating fleet management, and updating infrastructure as code to match emerging best practices.
- Set a new standard for telemetry and metrics gathering for console applications.
- Spearheaded dozens of learning series and mentored new employees.
- Improved automated E2E tests and increased coverage, going from 40 tests to 62 tests and reducing failure rate from over 50% to under 10%.
Technical Screener
Triplebyte
- Evaluated the coding and technical performance of candidates who were trying to work at top-tier companies.
- Provided feedback and code reviews to people who fail.
- Evaluated the knowledge and experience of candidates as it pertains to system architecture.
React Native Developer
The Veteran's Trust
- Built and designed componentry architecture for a React Native Application.
- Constructed also Redux architecture.
- Participated in Scrum meetings to help decide the direction of the application.
- Created marketing email templates.
- Developed a RESTful service for ZIP-code distance calculations.
- Conducted cross-platform testing and deployment to the App Store and Play Store.
- Implemented Google Analytics event-tracking.
Freelance Web Developer
UV Latin Dance Online
- Developed a custom CMS for a blog platform.
- Architected asynchronous job for media transcoding.
- Managed file storage in Amazon S3 and delivery through cloudfront.
- Developed an AngularJS front end.
- Developed a billing functionality and managed a PayPal integration.
Academic/Technology Director
TechLaunch
- Developed an adaptive quizzing application to develop more dynamic exams (MEAN stack).
- Created a React/Node.js application to streamline employee ratings.
- Built a React-based dashboard to visualize student surveys.
- Developed multiple landing pages and digital marketing campaigns.
- Managed faculty members towards meeting a high bar of pedagogical and performance excellence.
IT Director
Christopher Columbus High School
- Managed 1,500 mobile devices.
- Optimized and managed a WLAN with 100+ access points.
- Managed content-filtering policies.
- Automated database integrations across various systems.
- Implemented online tuition payments.
- Developed several custom applications to automate various processes (banking reconciliations, reports, and donation captures).
Experience
AWS Systems Manager Explorer
https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/explorer/UV Latin Dance Online | Custom CMS
Codewars Ranking
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https://app.codesignal.com/profile/swolebrain
TechLaunch Website
NovoPlexus Informational Website
Education
Master's Degree in Finance
Florida International University - Miami, FL, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Florida International University - Miami, FL, USA
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
AWS Certified Developer-Associate
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React.js, HTML5, jQuery, React.js, React-Intl
Tools
Photoshop, Jamf Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Software Development, Sketch, AWS, IntelliJ IDEA, AWS, Auth0, MongoDB
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, Java, Python, SQL, Java, TypeScript, TypeScript 3, CSS, Kotlin, TypeScript
Platforms
AWS, Linux, AWS Lambda, Windows Server 2012, Android, Firebase, Amazon EC2
Frameworks
React Native, AngularJS, JavaScript, Angular, Django, Spring, Tailwind CSS
Paradigms
Functional Programming, Agile Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Storage
MariaDB, MongoDB, AWS, Amazon S3, PostgreSQL
Industry Expertise
Banking Consulting
Other
Software Development, Front-end, Algorithms, Data Structures, Cisco Switches, Financial Modeling, AWS Auto Scaling, Finance, Derivatives Consulting, Equity Derivatives, Fixed Income, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Equities, WebAssembly
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