Maria Bshara

Backend Tech Lead @Appello

Sydney, AU

Managed a remote team of 14 developers subdivided into expertise areas: 8 Python, 4.NET, 2 PHP- Maintained open lines of communication with team members- Conducted research on modern technologies and solutions. Implemented new technologies to enhance projects- Worked on the development and improvement of various internal company projects from scratch to release- Focused on the personal and professional growth of developers. Provided encouragement and support to team members. Created career growth guides for team members- Prepared reports of the team\'s progress for company management- Implemented various 3rd party integrations to automate processes- Introduced two new boilerplates: GraphQL+Strawberry and REST+FastAPI- Utilized Terraform for infrastructure management (and participated in work on a boilerplate for it as well)- Integrated proper (AWS) Secrets Manager for enhanced security with GitGuardian checks- Introduced AWS lambda functions for various cases- Managed migration from GitLab to BitBucket- Enriched CI processes with external tools and libraries like Poetry, test coverage analysis, GitGuardian, and Terraform- Led the development of a microservices architecture using Apollo Federation.