Dobes Vandermeer
Lead Developer Principal Engineer @Newsela
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Developer Principal Engineer @Newsela
Lead a development team of a popular Education Technology (EdTech) application, originally Formative but later acquired by Newsela.Responsibilities included- Implementing cross-browser front-end features in TypeScript, React- Implementing backend code in TypeScript using node.js, offering a GraphQL API for the front-end to use- AWS / Operations work, including building and operating Kubernetes clusters to run the application on AWS- Continuous integration and deployment pipelines and scripts- Providing guidance, mentoring, and review for other team members- Diagnosing and fixing performance issues and crashes, whether in slow database queries, finding memory leaks, or doing remote debugging into production pods to find coding errors- Integration between our systems and various third-party systems including Salesforce, Stripe, Marketo, SaaSOptics, Iterable, HubSpot, GitHub, Slack, and more- Providing leadership in development processes and lifecycles, including developing agile development practices
EDUCATION
Landmark Education
Personal Development
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Diploma, Computer Systems Technology, AAI Option
Game Whispering
Game Design
Brooks Secondary School
High School Diploma
SKILLS
ABOUT DOBES VANDERMEER
Hi, Dobes Vandermeer, here. I work with startups and technology companies to initiate or accelerate software development.
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