larsnolden.com
Hey there 👋.
I am Lars, a Full-Stack developer from Germany.
My focus is on TypeScript based applications with React/Next frontends.
You can reach me at me@larsnolden.com
PDF RESUME
SKILLS
- Technical: Full-Stack Development, Product Development, CI/CD, Versioning (Git), Unix, Google-Cloud-Platform, Azure.
- Personal: Deep sense of project ownership, Strong but loosely held technical opinions, Practical problem-solving.
- Tools: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Next.js, Gatsby, Ramda.js, Apollo, Tailwindcss, Redux/Flux, GO, Python, GraphQL, Webpack, Azure, Google Cloud, CI/CD, Cypress, E2E, Git, Pandas, Kubernetes, OAuth, Unix, PostgreSQL, Sockets, Scrum, Functional Programming.
TALKS
Introduction to GraphQL (2019)
React community in Cologne, Germany.
PROJECTS
KanKanBan (2023)
kankanban.com
Nested kanban boards productivity tool.
Bidmatik (2019)
bidmatik.com
Automated Amazon PPC bidding tool.
Finder (2018)
producthunt.com/posts/finder-2
Concert ticket pricing aggregator.
EXPERIENCE
Headfound.com
Software Developer (part-time) | Köln, DE
March 2020 - Ongoing
- Developed and maintained the company’s job-portal using Next.js and TypeScript.
- Reduced response times from tens of seconds to less than one second by implementing an API caching layer.
- Saved the sales team significant time by creating a data ingestion and preparation app.
Next.js, Typescript, React.js, Node.js, Azure Cloud, SSR, Postgres, Tailwindcss, CI/CD
Green Team Twente
Electrical Engineer (student team, part-time) | Enschede, NL
October 2021 - September 2022
- Responsible for the design of electrical safety indicators according to the formula student rule book.
- More than 3 PCBs designed and verified.
- Managed motor/inverter selection and procurement, negotiated custom payment plan without interest.
- Integrated inverter startup routine and accelerator to inverter communication via CAN bus.
Deutsche Bahn
Frontend Developer (freelance, full-time) | Berlin, DE
July 2021 - October 2021
- Reduced time to release from tens of minutes to seconds by porting internal apps from Gatsby.js to Next.js.
- Removed previously required manual build step by implementing a continuous delivery pipeline.
Gatsby.js, Next.js, Typescript, React.js, Contentful, GraphQL, Tailwindcss
Stenon.io
Fullstack Developer (freelance, full-time) | Potsdam, DE
January 2020 - April 2020
- Created a user settings feature to store app settings server side.
- Introduced React Hooks and Styled Components to the team.
- Set up a mono repository infrastructure for CI integration.
- Created E2E tests for all features in Cypress.
React.js, Typescript, Ramda, Gitlab, CI/CD
SWD Wohnungsgesellschaft
Frontend Developer (freelance, full-time) | Düsseldorf, DE
September 2019 - January 2020
- Cut time to first paint by over 60% through dynamic code-splitting implementation via Webpack.
- Increased developer productivity by introducing front-end unit tests with Jest and Enzyme.
- Built generic composer to edit XLSX in browser, built on top of a GraphQL backend.
React.js, xlsx.js, Node.js, React.Suspense, Webpack
Bidmatik
Founder | Toronto, CA
February 2019 - October 2019
- Built Bidmatik, a SaaS product for automated keyword discovery and bidding on Amazon PPC.
- Designed and integrated the React based front-end.
- Created multiple back-end micro-services in TypeScript, deployed on Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine.
- Navigated product development based on insights gathered via customer interviews.
React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
Bear Ogilvy
Software Developer (employee, full-time) | Toronto, CA
August 2018 - February 2019
- Increased the number of available online marketplaces by building a custom data transformation pipeline of product data.
- Simplified data transformation operations by introducing and utilizing functional programming with Ramda.
- Boosted team output by implementing Scrum methodologies.
React.js, TypeScript, System-Architecture-Design, Node.js, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD
Robin Media
Frontend Developer (employee, full-time) | Toronto, CA
June 2017 - July 2018
- Built and led the development of multiple features for the web platform using React, Node, GraphQl, and Web-Sockets.
- Influenced product decisions with valuable data, gathered through customer analytics.
- Boosted website traffic by pinpointing a persistent domain issue through user interviews, devising and building a solution, channeling users from that solution to our primary offering. Launching into the top 15 on ProductHunt.
React.js, Node.js, Google-Cloud-Platform, CI/CD
EDUCATION
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science
Enrolled: September 2020 | Graduated: August 2023