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Sam Anthony
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Sam has 20 years of experience in web development and is passionate about creating clean and maintainable code. His main forte is back-end development and DevOps and Cloud infrastructure. Sam has experience working with a corporate team in London to independently working on his startup in a home office.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Git, Linux
The most amazing...
...challenging and rewarding career experience has been founding my startup and taking on the lead developer role.
Work Experience
CTO for Shopify App
Social Snowball IO LLC
- Modernized the engineering approach of a small team to incorporate automated testing and better adherence to coding standards.
- Stabilized existing projects and eliminated many bugs and vulnerabilities.
- Mentored junior and mid-level developers. Assisted in the recruitment of new developers.
Lead Developer for an Accounting and Payment SaaS Platform
Rentpost
- Modernized an existing SaaS platform to a REST API architecture.
- Enhanced an existing application with AWS Services.
- Derived microservices from a large monolithic application.
- Optimized an existing codebase and implemented unit testing.
Lead Developer
Hauskontor.de
- Helped coordinate a small team of developers.
- Architected the application.
- Worked in a fast-paced, ambitious startup environment.
Lead Developer
Sports Standardized Athletic Testing
- Build the entire MVP from the ground up with Symfony 3.
- Owned the entire tech stack from planning to DevOps and development.
- Worked with the client to deliver the MVP in timely fashion.
Lead Web Developer
Vouched For
- Built the entire web application and REST API from the ground up using Symfony 2.
- Contributed to public Git projects for a prominent UK payment gateway (GoCardless).
- Mentored junior developers.
- Contributed to major decision-making regarding the platform architecture.
- Grew with the startup from the early days of just three staff members to a company which now employs over thirty people.
Founder/Developer
Realty Hub, Pty., Ltd.
- Founded Realty Hub after identifying a need for a new product in the real estate industry.
- Oversaw every aspect of software development from gathering software requirements to application development in PHP/Symfony 2.
- Consulted existing users on how to improve the platform.
- Contributed actively to non-dev aspects of the startup.
Web Developer
Visual Domain
- Brought in as a short-term contractor to help cover a surge in work.
- Worked with the client to determine the best software solution for their situation.
- Collaborated with companies' internal developers to maintain existing coding practices and to integrate the new module with the exiting workflow.
Web Developer
MyHome Group
- Developed both internal office web applications and a public-facing real estate portal written in PHP.
- Supported applications, including a financial system for managing client debts and a system to deliver interactive real estate media (virtual tours) to clients.
- Worked alongside senior programmers but also worked on my own projects completely independently.
- Listened to the needs of non-dev staff and suggested/implemented features to streamline office operations.
Web Developer
Goose Creative
- Worked as the lead programmer on a complex CMS built from the ground up.
- Introduced a better software engineering culture to the organization (version control and documentation practices).
- Coordinated work between the other PHP developer, the Flash developer, and graphic designers.
- Managed the workload between concurrent projects for a variety of clients.
- Worked within tight deadlines in the competitive digital agency industry.
Junior Web Developer
AHM Australian Health Management
- Helped maintain existing components and create new website and web application features.
- Ported large portions of ASP code into the new PHP 5 platform.
- Adjusted quickly as a junior to a new corporate environment.
Junior Web Developer
Freelance
- Designed the back end for small websites and web applications, including features such as CMS and eCommerce websites.
- Liaised with clients regularly about project status or improved user requirements.
- Coordinated my work with internal dev teams where appropriate.
- Networked to acquire my own clients.
- Dealt with all the challenges of being a completely independent junior developer.
Experience
VouchedFor Website and Application
https://www.vouchedfor.co.uk/Realty Hub Cloud Application
Due to consistent customer interest, the entire application has been re-platformed, allowing for enhancements such as responsive design and a more scalable code base.
StackOverflow Profile
http://stackoverflow.com/users/1241791/samPublic GitHub Projects
https://github.com/expertcoderI often take advantage of my existing Git projects in work for clients. It helps me cut back on repetitive tasks and increase productivity.
Skills
Languages
PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, Python, JavaScript, SQL
Frameworks
Symfony 4, Symfony 3, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Bootstrap 3
Paradigms
REST, DevOps, Microservices, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda, Cin7, Docker, Mandrill, Linux
Other
AWS Certified Developer, PHP 8, Serverless, Reverb, Web Services, eCommerce, Amazon API Gateway, Payment Gateways, System Administration, Ajax, Computer Science, Computer Engineering
Tools
Ansible, PhpStorm, Amazon Cognito, AWS CloudFormation, AWS IAM, RabbitMQ, Jira, Trello, Apache, Vagrant, Mailchimp, Composer, Git, CircleCI
Libraries/APIs
Pandas, Doctrine 2, jQuery, Shopify API
Storage
Amazon DynamoDB, MySQL, Memcached
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Wollongong - Wollongong, Australia
Manufacturing Technology Degree in Computer Engineering
Wollongong College of Technical and Further Education - Wollongong, Australia
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS
AWS Certified Developer Associate
AWS
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