Pascal S. - Full-Stack Engineer

Rodgau, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

2 years

Work in a rapidly moving environment on scalable and performant organizational features for a growing SaaS creative storage & digital asset management startup
Optimization of data storage and retrieval routines in hot code paths across a containerized microservice architecture
Implementation of new feature packages in a largely independent and self-sufficient manner, down the stack; design of both backend architecture and frontend UIs in the absence of templates, mock-ups, or other guide rails
Autodidactic onboarding, rapid learning and subsequent productive application of technologies I was previously fully unfamiliar with (Ruby/Rails)

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

2 years

Work on an established company-wide, cloud-based organizational & social networking web application
Performance optimization & refactoring of existing modules. Development of new modules in a team-based environment with a focus on back-end
Implementation of integration of, interface with, and data import from popular social media websites

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Core design, architectural planning, and initial greenfield setup of a web-based user control interface for medical radiation treatment devices, spanning multiple interconnected applications and backends
Initial setup of all backends and DevOps infrastructure; transition of the project to a larger team, expanding from 3 to 10+ members
Development of highly secure code according to strict specifications for interfacing with medical data and hospital management APIs
Establishment of automated building, testing, documentation, and enforcement of code quality and conventions
Development of auxiliary troubleshooting tools for on-site application support technicians

Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

4 years

Development of data-driven real-time interactive broadcast overlay solutions for major gaming and esports clients such as Logitech/ASTRO Gaming, LVL Global, Team Singularity, and MYI Entertainment
Dynamic, real-time display of score, statistics-based on-screen graphics, and lower thirds, similar to those in traditional sports broadcasts
Design of a customizable, multi-user dashboard for broadcast producers, offering the capability of concurrent work
Support for saving statistics and results persistently & portably for easy display in various on-screen components using a custom-developed syntax that supports on-the-fly calculations

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Establishment of a data-driven web platform based on a desktop-client IT infrastructure management and inventory solution
Support for both cloud and on-premise deployment
Integration with and optimization of an established enterprise codebase
Design, scaffolding, and implementation of a new backend architecture to seamlessly integrate with the existing codebase
Full responsibility for maintaining and extending APIs for interfacing with proprietary data pipeline solutions

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Project-based development work for various clients across multiple industries: logistics, energy, retail
Simultaenous work on several projects & close customer contact to ensure strict adherence to their specifications & wishes

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

3 years

Development, management, and maintenance of backend and frontend architecture for a dynamic data-driven SaaS web platform
Assurance of code quality and maintainability across the codebase, setting guidelines, and consulting with co-workers to ensure clean, expandable code
Establishment of an onboarding process for new recruits & selection of promising candidates and conduction of interviews as lead interviewer
Communication with high-priority customers, addressing their issues/requests, and working closely with them to implement fixes and new features

A full-stack developer who’s looking for challenges, loves working on the cutting edge, and considers development just as much a creative job as a technical one.
10+ years of software development experience
Maintainable, documented, and extensible code
Knowledge and application of timely design patterns where they are useful, but without the need to “overdesign” for the mere sake of padding out lines of code
Applied experience across all levels of a project: from working in the trenches with direct customer contact to vetting applicants and conducting interviews