Raymond Hoover

RAYMOND HOOVER - |-| linkedin.com/in/ry-hoover | github.com/ff6k | raymond-hoover.netlify.app | Derby, KS 67037, USA SUMMARY With over a decade in IT and expertise in Full Stack development, specializing in single-page app (SPA) development, server-side programming using Node/Express/Nest, REST API design, GraphQL, Authorization mechanisms, WebSockets, web scalability, React/Next.js for interactive UIs, Git as project management tool, knowledge on Jasmine/Cypress/Jest, AWS S3/EC2/RDS, DAPPs integration with EVM blockchains, NFT/Metaverse platforms, DeFi protocols, I offer excellent communication and adaptability for diverse work environments EXPERIENCE Senior Full Stack Engineer 05/2021 to 09/2023 Futureverse(formerly known as NonFungibleLabs), United States, Remote  Developed React/Next.js web applications seamlessly integrating APIs, smart contracts, and internal SDKs  Architected REST API interfaces using TypeScript, Node.js, and MongoDB  Created a GraphQL backend server, seamlessly integrated with the Frontend using the Apollo library  Consistently applied engineering Best Practices to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions  Created a Next.js Boilerplate template for easier bootstrapping of new projects based on ideas and architecture  Contributed to various web3 projects, including launching Six NFT collections, one of which raised over $100M trading volume  Responsible for writing comprehensive Unit Test cases for backend services and frontend components using Jest and Cypress  Developed a QA dashboard and reporting tool for the internal assets delivery team using Next/GraphQL  Implemented Sentry for performance monitoring and error tracking, efficiently resolving issues using Jira for reporting  Managed a Monorepo containing both frontend and backend, fully automating CI/CD pipelines on CircleCI  Collaborated effectively with a remote team in a distant time zone (New Zealand) while residing in the US Senior Full Stack Engineer 08/2018 to 04/2021 Immutable, United States, Remote  Focused on the development of Immutable X Marketplace, a web3-enabled platform where users can securely buy/sell gaming NFTs  Charged with E2E feature delivery, architecting, and implementing both front and back-end components for new features and validating functionality with PM and UX teams after features had been shipped  Co-maintained a weekly delivery cycle within a Team of Nine front- and back-end developers, designers, DevOps engineers, and a product owner, keeping up with daily standups, weekly sprints, deployments, sprint planning  Mentored a junior front-end developer coming out of TypeScript code camp into Next.js development with GraphQL API, maintained regular pair coding, code reviews, and teaching by example, learning a lot through the process myself  Architected and developed React frontend applications and RESTful API with Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB  Created an automated CI/CD pipeline for one of the services on code push. The pipeline runs unit tests, E2E tests, and code quality tools and build trigger, producing a deployable artifact automatically deployed to the Azure Cloud.  Collaborated code reviews and supporting QA teams and effectively resolved production issues  Shipped and monitored the application through different Release stages Full Stack Developer 03/2015 to 07/2018 Sprint, United States, Remote  Designed and developed Restful Web services that handles all e-wallet transactions using NodeJs, Express.js  Generated queries using Kibana and coded queries using elastic search npm, Node to fetch KPI data from NoSQL elastic search  Displayed KPIs on frontend as graphs using React and D3.js  Developed reactive UI pages for campaign scheduling using React  Used Express.js to connect Node.js to Database MongoDB and wrote schema Developed SPA Application with React, Redux  Created frontend unit tests using Mocha for React Action methods and reducers helped QA create TSQL tests druing swarming sessions to meet sprint deadlines Agile Methodology  Participated in commitment, retrospective meetings relating to the assigned stories Junior Frontend Developer 05/2013 to 02/2015 EventX, Hong Kong SAR, On-Site  Developed and deployed an on-boarding applications with HTML, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Javascript, Express, Node, MySql  UI Code Integration with REST Services and collaboration with the designers  Handled the composition of MySQL statements and the configuration of web services integrated with the database  Worked closely with QA team to understand the reported defects and fix them  Analyzing and comprehending the project’s requirements, as well as the system’s functionality EDUCATION Bachelor of Science: Computer Science The University of Hong Kong GPA: 3.71 / 4.00 (Magna cum laude) 04/2013 Hong Kong continue… PROJECTS FlUF Underground - Lead Full Stack Developer  Tech stacks: Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, Internal SDK  Links: website Gods And Goblins - Full Stack Engineer  Tech stacks: Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Solidity, Internal SDK  Links: website Hector Network - Lead Full Stack Engineer  Tech stacks: Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Subgraph, DeFi, Smart Contract  Links: website, github ATEM Car Club - Full Stack Engineer  Tech stacks: Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Internal SDK  Links: website 06/2022 04/2023 02/2023 08/2022 SKILLS  Languages: ECMAScript (ES6), ES5, ES7, JavaScript, Solidity, Python, Rust, CSS, HTML5, GraphQL, Sass, SQL  Storage: MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, CouchDB  Frameworks: Next.js, React, Express.js, React Native, Node, Tailwind, GraphQL, Angular, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Jest, Nest, MUI(Material UI), Cypress  Tools: Webpack 2, Babel, Webpack, Node Inspector, Gulp, Grunt, Atom, Expo, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), AWS IAM, Git, GitHub, Solr, Jenkins, Apache, Mercurial, Adobe Fireworks, Redmine, Jira, Mocha, Slack  Platforms: MacOS, VS Code, Firebase, AWS, Docker, Blockchain, Linux, Mobile, Azure  Blockchain: dApps, Ethers.js, Wagmi, Hardhat, Foundry, Cryptocurrencies  Paradigms: RESTful Development, MVC Design, REST, Continuous Delivery (CD), Management, Back-end Architecture, Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Requirements Analysis, Scrum, Agile, HIPAA Compliance, ETL  Other: Serverless, Full-stack, Writing & Editing, Web Development, Apollo, Amazon API Gateway, Ajax, DOM, Web Services EXPERIENCE                Javascript: 10 years Node.js: 10 years Typescript: 8 years React: 8 years AWS: 6 years GraphQL: 5 years React Native: 4 years Web3: 4 years Solidity: 4 years Command-line Interface (CLI) Visual Studio Code (VS Code) MacOS Zsh iTerm2 Git PREFERRED ENVIRONMENT