Louis Ye

Louis Ye is a seasoned Sr. full-stack engineer (frontend heavy) with around 10 years of solid experience. He has contributed to startups & enterprise companies such as Fabric, Virtually Human, Measure, Hexact, etc boosting them as mass consumer services. His background in computer science and ability as a web developer allows him to create everything from small business websites to custom web applications.

My goal is to be essential in support of the business strategy and ensure that technology solutions are aligned with the long-term architecture strategy. Throughout my career, I always pay attention to the creation of high-quality, sustainable applications writing the code in a high-paced and challenging environment emphasizing using best practices. I offer my services as a full-stack developer for hire to work with businesses of all sizes.

Senior Front-End Engineer, Fabric

Jun 2021 – Jul 2023 | 2 yrs 2 mos, Contract Full-time 

Skills:  React/React Native, Redux, Next.js, Vue, Vuex, Nuxt.js, Vuetify, GraphQL, TypeScript, styled-component, Storybook, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Webpack, Npm, Ruby On Rails, Python, PostgreSQL, API Integration, Azure, Documentation 

 - Worked at XM/Storefront team for building Headless E- Commerce web and mobile apps working as as Sr. frontend engineer.
 - Resolved some critical technical problems for performance in Knowledge Base, API Docs while working at FSA team. 
 - Involved in making technical decisions and writing descriptive wiki documents for them.

 - Applied atomic design focusing on code cleanliness and structure and exposed usage of reusable components with examples on Storybook.

 - Enhanced npm registry release and install workflow on multiple projects on Gitlab.

 
Senior Full-stack Engineer, KMATech
Oct 2020 – Jun 2021 | 9 mos, Contract Full-time

Skills: React/React Native, Redux-saga, Next.js, Vue, Vuex, Nuxt.js, AntD, Google Map API, Foursquare API, Java/Spring/Hibernate, C#/.NET, Mailgun, MongoDB, CI/CD, Wix, Godaddy, AWS S3/EC2/Cloudfront, Ubuntu, Nginx, Gitlab

Responsibilities:
- Developed the restaurant web and mobile apps where customers and food places can communicate directly working as a Sr. full-stack engineer.
- Applied atomic design & SOLID principles in the frontend side focusing on the high quality of code for performance, maintainability, and scalability.
- Integrated Mailgun for email delivery, tracking, and marketing functionality.
- Set up CI/CD using Gitlab pipeline, Wix, Godaddy, S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Ubuntu, and Nginx, etc.
- Improved user experience significantly building mobile-friendly UX with great accessibility.
- Contributed to launching a MVP within a deadline.


Senior Front-End Engineer, Virtually Human 
Mar 2020 – Oct 2020 | 8 mos, Contract Part-time 

Skills:  React/React Native, Redux-thunk, TailwindCSS, Next.js, Vue, Vuex, Quasar, GraphQL, Storybook, Emotion, PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Animation, HTML5/SCSS, SendGrid, Microsoft Azure 

 - Developed the blockchain-based digital horse racing app working as a Sr. frontend engineer, etc.
 - Integrated with SendGrid and Google Cloud Function for email subscription functionality.
 - Built a few sub-projects from scratch such as Zest Play, Dez Run, Zed Ton, Zed Subscribe, etc.
 - Boosted email signups by over 15%.
 - Enhanced user experience updating pages as mobile-friendly layout keeping consistency across all the browsers.
 - Contributed to launching a new version of the product in time and got a great reputation from the clients. 


Senior Full-stack Engineer, Arthub365 
Feb 2020 – Sep 2020 | 8mos, Contract Part-time 

Skills:  React/Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, styled-components, Node/Sails.js, MongoDB, Payment Integration, API integration, AWS Route 53/S3/Cloudfront/EC2, Ubuntu, Nginx, Docker, CI/CD, Gitlab, SEO 

Responsibilities:
 - Developed a peer-to-peer original art marketplace platform working as a Sr. full-stack engineer etc.

 - Reskinned all the web pages with new designs and put responsiveness including tablet and mobile versions. 
 - Integrated SendGrid for an email delivery service and implemented payment integration using Paypal focusing on the ability of a 100% money-back guarantee.

 - Built communication chat app for artists, collectors, dealers, and galleries using Talk.js chat API with pre-built UI.
 - Set up CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab, Docker, AWS Route 53, S3, Cloudfront, EC2, Ubuntu and Nginx, etc
 - Enhanced codebase as a more readable & stable version introducing Typescript, removing type-checking errors, etc.
 - Improved organic search rankings with SEO enhancements.
 - Boosted user experience with UX improvements and collected thousands of users.


Lead Front-End Engineer, Measure 
May 2018 – Jan 2020 | 1yr 9 mos, Contract Full-time 

Skills:  React.js, Redux, TypeScript, Next.js, Ant Design/CSS-in-JS, Storybook, Gatsby, Twilio.js, Ruby on Rails, Python, AWS Lambda/S3/Cognito, Social integration 

 - Developed a drone management system and its marketing website working as lead frontend engineer.
 - Contributed to enhancing user experience across applications focusing on reusability and performance of the components.
 - Built wiki documentation of a project and technical decisions and contributed to code review guiding the Jr. developers.
 - Optimized imagery uploader performance which is one of the core features of the product to be worked as fast as possible without any trouble even on bad connections.
 - Collaborated with clients to develop designs, build features
 - Built Pixel Chat project from scratch which is a video chat app between drone pilots using React and Twilio.js.
 - Troubleshot some critical bugs and advanced performance and code quality etc.
 - Collected thousands of users additionally boosting the platform's services & functionalities.
 - Achieved business goals of the company in the roadmap as expected or even more.


Senior Full-stack Engineer, Hexact
Dec 2016 – Apr 2018 | 1yr 5mos, Contract Full-time

Skills:  React/React Native, Redux, TypeScript, GraphQL, Vue, Vuex, Java, C#/.NET, TailwindCSS, Jest/Enzyme, Cypress, Unit Testing/E2E Testing, TDD, HTML5/CSS3/SCSS, D3.js, Data Visualization, Agile/Scrum, Sentry, SEO 

 - Built an AI sidekick platform for protecting & growing eCommerce businesses working as a Sr. full-stack engineer. 
 - Introduced D3.js for displaying availability, user experience, health, and security problems visually in a more intuitive way.
 - Worked in Agile/Scrum methodology with design and backend team members directly running daily standups and used Sentry as an error tracking tool.
 - Contributed to building microservice tools such as page analyzer, stack checker, SSL certificate checker, etc.
 - Advanced Jest/Enzyme unit testing coverage from 30% to 80 ~ 100% working on TDD strategy.
 - Helped to release new versions of products within deadlines.
 - Improved SEO, accessibility, best practices, and performance up to 95% based on lighthouse score. 

Senior Full-stack Developer, Cgcircuit - LLC
Mar 2017 – Jan 2018 | 9mos, Contract Part-time

Skills: React/React Native, Redux, Typescript, PHP, Laravel, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, API integration, Responsive UI/UX, Prototyping, HTML5/CSS3 

 - Built CGCPlayer web and mobile apps from scratch which is one of the core features of the platform working as a full-stack engineer.
 - Developed new UI functionality for multithreaded user-facing applications running on touchscreen devices etc. 

 - Enhanced web applications according to client briefs and modify designs to meet changes in the client.
 - Designed processes for cleanup and performance improvement, that increased loading speed by +12%.
 - Boosted email signups by 28% building a new landing page.
 - Contributed to implementing business ideas to Real Practice, fixed bugs from an existing website. 

Front-End Developer, Carousell
Jun 2014 – Nov 2016 | 2yr 6mos, Permanent Full-time
 
Responsibilities:
 - Worked closely with a product manager and senior developers to accomplish the material & site preparation etc

 - Written clean, testable code with a focus on mobile-first responsive design in a test-driven development. 
 - Boosted website as one of the competitive e-Commerce platforms and achieved business goals.

 - Advanced its performance score in a lighthouse by over 90. 

Intern, Shopee
Mar 2013 – Feb 2014 | 1yr, Internship

Responsibilities: 

 - Took charge of the UI design for Shopee's financial services- related products, improved the design and performance.
 - Got in touch with excellent specialists and learn from the most forefront design cases and insights in the UX industry 
 - Focused on specializing in JavaScript frameworks on how to take advantage of its strong parts optimizing the code to perform best and avoid bad parts etc and introduced those to the project. 

While working at Measure company, I had worked as a front-end team lead having 2 more developers. I had contributed to making architecting the front-end project and making technical decisions, writing wiki documentation and reviewing the other devs PRs, etc. We mainly worked on Agile/Scrum methodology using Jira board having daily standup meetings. While working on the project, I've contributed to collecting thousands of users additionally boosting the platform's services & functionalities. I had helped the company to achieve business goals in the roadmap as expected or even more so I am proud of this project as one of the successful projects throughout my career. 

"Louis is a great communicator and has a great work ethic! He is also a great developer by trait and has amassed so much experience that he can manage any project at any level from start to finish. I would more than gladly recommend Louis to anyone and think he would make a stellar addition to any team. He would be without a doubt in my opinion one of the best developers on Gun.io and all his high recommendations are well deserved!"
- Vlad Shalda, Virtually Human

"I have worked with Louis directly and have no hesitation in recommending him. Louis has a variety of skills however it is his attitude of getting the job done that stands out. He can solve complex problems and resolve them in the most effective manner. Louis has a passion for development and it shows in his commitment to any and all of the projects or tasks that are in his control. Highly recommended!"
- Alex Stoimenov, Arthub365

"Louis has great technical skills and is well versed in many different technologies. More than that, however, Louis has great leadership skills, I have learned significantly from him over the past couple of years and always felt enabled to do the best possible work that I could. Simply put, Louis is the kind of leader that will cause your best employees to stay on your team!"
- Ajdin Klisura, Measure

"100% perfect with Louis! He is a great talent and a pleasure to work with. He worked through our business intelligence project and went the extra mile to troubleshoot things that weren't really in his control. Highly recommended!"
- Nikola Karaklic, Hexact

Master's degree in computer science, 2008 - 2012

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