Freelance Software Engineer, Interim CTO
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In tech since 2007, freelanced for clients in Europe and the US, worked in top travel startup in Russia, led engineering teams in multiple European e-commerce/media startups, co-founded a mobile bike repair service. Currently helping companies tackle tech challenges on a freelance basis.
For rate and availability reach me via max@degterev.me.
Keywords: JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, SASS, Styled Components, Material UI, React, Redux, MobX, Vue, VueX, Gatsby, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Express.js, Fastify, Koa, Node.js, Prisma, Drizzle, Pinecone, Supabase, Firebase, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MongoDB, WebSocket, Socket.io, Redis, Memcached, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, React Native, Mocha, Jest, Cypress, Webpack, Vite, AWS, Amazon SNS, Amazon S3, DigitalOcean, Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, UI Design, UX Design, Responsive Design, Projektmanagement, Produktmanagement, Project Management, Product Management, Team Leadership, Software Architektur, Software Architecture, Frontend Development, Backend Development, Full Stack Development, NPM, Git, Github Actions, Storybook, Strapi, Payload
For rate and availability reach me via max@degterev.me.
Keywords: JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, SASS, Styled Components, Material UI, React, Redux, MobX, Vue, VueX, Gatsby, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Express.js, Fastify, Koa, Node.js, Prisma, Drizzle, Pinecone, Supabase, Firebase, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MongoDB, WebSocket, Socket.io, Redis, Memcached, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, React Native, Mocha, Jest, Cypress, Webpack, Vite, AWS, Amazon SNS, Amazon S3, DigitalOcean, Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, UI Design, UX Design, Responsive Design, Projektmanagement, Produktmanagement, Project Management, Product Management, Team Leadership, Software Architektur, Software Architecture, Frontend Development, Backend Development, Full Stack Development, NPM, Git, Github Actions, Storybook, Strapi, Payload
Project history
09/2021
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Present
Working independently as a technical consultant and hands on interim CTO
- Set up initial project architecture to allow for future scalability.
- Conducted code audits and performed code reviews.
- Mentored software engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and support.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop custom software solutions.
- Developed product roadmaps, providing technical expertise to set goals and define KPIs.
- Led development teams, managing workflow and ensuring timely delivery of projects.
- Set up initial project architecture to allow for future scalability.
- Conducted code audits and performed code reviews.
- Mentored software engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and support.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop custom software solutions.
- Developed product roadmaps, providing technical expertise to set goals and define KPIs.
- Led development teams, managing workflow and ensuring timely delivery of projects.
09/2021
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03/2023
Co-Founder, CTO
flashfix.app
(Consumer goods and retail, < 10 employees)
Co-founded a bike repair company in Berlin
- Led the development of the initial B2C Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the company’s bike repair services.
- Designed and developed a B2B document exchange system for bike road safety inspection certifications, streamlining the certification process.
- Managed a team of developers and designers.
- Conducted market research and analysis to identify product-market fit.
- Contributed to the company’s growth through strategic planning, business development, and marketing initiatives.
- Led the development of the initial B2C Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the company’s bike repair services.
- Designed and developed a B2B document exchange system for bike road safety inspection certifications, streamlining the certification process.
- Managed a team of developers and designers.
- Conducted market research and analysis to identify product-market fit.
- Contributed to the company’s growth through strategic planning, business development, and marketing initiatives.
09/2015
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08/2021
Team Lead (Front-End)
nebenan.de
(Internet and Information Technology, 50-250 employees)
Recruited and led a team of front-end engineers for one of the largest social networks for neighborhoods in Europe.
- Implemented initial website architecture that was later scaled to serve more than 1MM customers in 3 different languages and countries.
- Developed a microservice for on-the-fly image compression that significantly decreased page load time and size for both web and mobile apps, resulting in improved user experience and increased engagement.
- Took initiative in developing a machine learning solution to flag commercial posts in the main feed, leading to an increase in B2B subscriptions and revenue.
- Collaborated with the product team to help plan and prioritize product features and define KPIs, providing technical insights and recommendations to drive product innovation.
- Led a team of front-end developers, responsible for overseeing the technical development of the company’s front-end applications.
- Implemented initial website architecture that was later scaled to serve more than 1MM customers in 3 different languages and countries.
- Developed a microservice for on-the-fly image compression that significantly decreased page load time and size for both web and mobile apps, resulting in improved user experience and increased engagement.
- Took initiative in developing a machine learning solution to flag commercial posts in the main feed, leading to an increase in B2B subscriptions and revenue.
- Collaborated with the product team to help plan and prioritize product features and define KPIs, providing technical insights and recommendations to drive product innovation.
- Led a team of front-end developers, responsible for overseeing the technical development of the company’s front-end applications.
10/2014
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09/2015
Lead Software Engineer
SwiftGift App
(Consumer goods and retail, 10-50 employees)
Joined a London-based e-commerce startup as the Lead Engineer, responsible for overseeing the technical development of the company’s main B2C website and related products.
- Successfully migrated the website from Magento to a custom solution, simplifying API work with vendor platforms such as Rakuten and improving overall site performance and user experience.
- Organized the product team to plan and prioritize product features and roadmaps.
- Recruited and led a remote team of engineers and designers.
- Conducted code reviews, implemented best practices, and provided technical guidance to the team.
- Successfully migrated the website from Magento to a custom solution, simplifying API work with vendor platforms such as Rakuten and improving overall site performance and user experience.
- Organized the product team to plan and prioritize product features and roadmaps.
- Recruited and led a remote team of engineers and designers.
- Conducted code reviews, implemented best practices, and provided technical guidance to the team.
06/2013
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10/2014
Senior Software Engineer
Movie Pilot Inc.
(Media and Publishers, 50-250 employees)
Worked for a media website as a Senior Software Engineer.
- Successfully implemented a mobile version of the website.
- Helped refactor the main website to improve performance, SEO, and stability, optimizing page load times.
- Implemented additional features such as deeply nested comment chains, parsing and injecting dynamic content in articles coming out of the WYSIWYG editor.
- Successfully implemented a mobile version of the website.
- Helped refactor the main website to improve performance, SEO, and stability, optimizing page load times.
- Implemented additional features such as deeply nested comment chains, parsing and injecting dynamic content in articles coming out of the WYSIWYG editor.
05/2011
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06/2013
Software Engineer (Front-End)
Ostrovok.ru
(Consumer goods and retail, 250-500 employees)
Worked as a Front-end Engineer on the main website and various experimental projects.
- Optimized the website's layout and performance for different screen sizes and devices
- As a part of a cross functional team collaborated with designers, back-end developers and stakeholders
- Developed a mobile version of the website
- Optimized the website's layout and performance for different screen sizes and devices
- As a part of a cross functional team collaborated with designers, back-end developers and stakeholders
- Developed a mobile version of the website
11/2007
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12/2012
Freelance Software Engineer
Gathered a group of freelance developers and designers. Acted as a project manager, web designer and a software engineer. Founded a gaming website. Worked as a game developer, community manager and a server administrator.
Local Availability
Open to travel worldwide
Remote preferred. Working from Berlin, Germany. Willing to travel within DACH once a month.
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Please use my email: max@degterev.me to get in touch
