About Me
Hello! I’m Yves Desjardins, a passionate software developer with expertise in building out web apps and team management
Skills:
- Languages: JavaScript TypeScript
- Frameworks/Libraries: EmberJS NodeJS
- Systems/Databases: PostgreSQL SQL Git
- Testing: QUnit Mirage
Experience
- Utilized modern front-end frameworks to build highly scalable applications that serve millions of active users
- Served as a team lead for over a year managing 3 engineers in implementing new AI-based features
- Built out and maintained the user-facing analytics feature and championed its usage throughout the app
- Worked on transitioning the wider codebase from Javascript to Typescript to aid with ongoing code quality improvements
- Spearheaded development on numerous high-impact and fast-paced projects to fill business needs and drive further revenue growth
- Experienced with scrum methodologies and use of Jira in project tracking
EmberJS Typescript Javascript CircleCI QUnit Mirage
- Integrated third-party APIs to enhance functionality and improve overall user experience on web platforms.
- Optimized application performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the software architecture.
- Troubleshot and resolved complex technical issues, maintaining optimal system performance and uptime.
NodeJS GraphQL Express Knex Bookshelf Apollo Server CircleCI Selenium Kubernetes AWS Docker
Interests and Hobbies
- Movies
- Gaming (board games and video games)
- PC building
- Scuba diving
- Hiking