Senior Full-Stack Engineer
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Glara — AI-Powered Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Platform
About the Project
Glara is an AI-powered B2B SaaS platform that helps Shopify brands become more visible across AI search engines, including ChatGPT and other LLM-powered discovery platforms. The platform tracks brand appearances in AI-generated responses, monitors competitor visibility, and offers actionable recommendations to make products easier to discover. Key features include AI visibility analytics, competitor tracking, automated product content optimization, Shopify catalog synchronization, and AI-powered content recommendations. Glara integrates directly with Shopify to process large product catalogs, generate optimized product descriptions, and update merchant stores automatically through scalable asynchronous pipelines. Built from zero to production, the platform grew to more than 50 paying customers and supports brands with catalogs of over 1,000 products.
- AI
Responsibilities
Joined Glara as the second engineer after its seed round, taking ownership of product development from initial architecture to production. - Built the SaaS platform end-to-end using React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Python. - Architected fault-tolerant asynchronous pipelines for AI-driven Shopify product optimization. - Developed Shopify webhook integrations to synchronize product catalogs across 75+ brands. - Implemented Stripe billing, subscription tiers, and add-on upselling. - Built LLM processing workflows handling 15,000+ scheduled jobs daily. - Delivered features that increased trial-to-paid conversion by 60%+. - Set up PostHog analytics, feature flags, and production monitoring. - Introduced Playwright E2E testing and reliable deployment practices. - Worked directly with founders and the CTO on product strategy and technical decisions. - Shipped 2+ production features weekly, helping grow the platform to 50+ paying customers.
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Babbel GmbH — Babbel Live
About the Project
Babbel Live is an online language learning platform that connects learners with professional teachers through interactive, instructor-led virtual classes. The platform supports approximately 30,000 monthly active users across web and mobile experiences, helping learners improve their language skills through structured lessons, personalized recommendations, and flexible class bookings. Key features include live class discovery and booking, personalized onboarding, class recommendations, account management, and seamless learning experiences across devices. The project focused on improving user activation, engagement, booking conversion, application performance, and overall platform reliability. Built using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Redux, and modern frontend architecture, Babbel Live delivers a scalable and user-friendly digital education experience.
- EdTech
Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer, I developed and improved Babbel Live's web platform, focusing on performance, scalability, user engagement, and engineering quality. - Led development of onboarding and personalized recommendation features, increasing live class bookings by 5%. - Built scalable, reusable components using React, TypeScript, and Styled Components. - Migrated state management from Redux to RTK Query, reducing boilerplate and improving data-fetching performance. - Migrated micro-frontends from Webpack to Vite, improving build performance and developer experience. - Developed automated end-to-end tests using Playwright to improve application reliability. - Collaborated with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver user-focused features. - Mentored two junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming. - Contributed to improving activation and engagement across a platform serving 30,000 monthly active users.
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Care.com Europe GmbH — Care.com
About the Project
Care.com is a large-scale online marketplace connecting families with caregivers and service providers across the United States. The platform serves nearly 4 million users, helping people find and arrange trusted care services, including childcare, senior care, and pet care. The platform provides search and discovery, caregiver profiles, booking functionality, and user-friendly experiences that simplify finding and arranging care. I worked on developing and enhancing the platform's booking experience, including pet care booking functionality. The project focused on delivering scalable, reliable, and accessible web experiences while improving application performance, code quality, and maintainability. The platform was built using modern technologies including React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL.
- Healthcare
- Pet Care
- Consumer Services
Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer at Care.com, I developed and maintained features for a platform serving nearly 4 million users across the US. - Developed pet care booking functionality using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL. - Improved automated test coverage from 75% to 90% using React Testing Library and Playwright. - Reduced TypeScript issues and warnings from 2,500+ to fewer than 100, significantly improving code quality. - Built reusable UI components and contributed to the shared design system using Storybook. - Improved maintainability through refactoring, testing, and reusable component architecture. - Led critical production deployments and resolved incidents within 2 hours. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, user-focused features. - Participated in code reviews and maintained engineering best practices across the platform.