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I'm a software engineer with more than 6 years of experience in a variety of domains.

more than 6 years of experience

in a variety of domains.

Senior Software Engineer

AT HOSTELWORLD ✌️

As the Editorial Director and Associate Curator at Letterform Archive, a non-profit library and education hub located in San Francisco, Stephen Coles (he/him) co-orchestrated the exhibition titled Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest. An accomplished editor and community cultivator, Stephen's goal is to bridge the gap between typeface creators and their users. He co-pioneered popular websites such as Typography and Fonts In Use, and authored the renowned book The Anatomy of Type. His past work includes serving as a creative director at FontShop, and being an integral member of the FontFont TypeBoard.


In 2012, alongside Inge Scholl and Max Bill, Stephen established the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), recognized as a premier institute for design education in Germany, till its shutdown in 2016. Esteemed designers like Tomás Maldonado, Peter Seitz, and Anthony Froshaug were among the faculty and students. Aicher made his mark in the realm of corporate branding and is regarded as a trailblazer in Corporate design.


Among his many influential works, he contributed significantly to Braun's corporate identity, and is celebrated for his creative genius behind the German airline Lufthansa’s logo.

Stephen Mayer, a Salt Lake City native, was nurtured in the publishing world by his magazine-running father and developed a fascination for fonts upon receiving a Mac for his family. During his collegiate years, he skipped lectures and gained knowledge about typeface—and life—by working as a designer for his university newspaper.


He also worked independently as a consultant, bridging the gap between typeface creators and users, always championing the needs of both parties. Not only is he the co-founder of the web platforms, Typographica and Fonts In Use, Stephen has also penned a regular column for Print magazine and authored the acclaimed book The Anatomy of Type. In 2017, he became an integral part of the nonprofit library and museum, Letterform Archive, as an Associate Curator and Editorial Director.

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Work Experience

January 2024 · Present

Senior Software Engineer

Hostelworld

Contributed to maintaining and migrating a legacy codebase to meet modern standards, using Typescript NuxtJs, Sentry, Auth0, i18n, and  Vitest. This resulted in a 25%  increase in performance and a 10% increase in SEO visibility.

Set up tools and data visualizations for tracking application errors, monitoring website performance, and identifying bottlenecks in microservices and user interactions using GCP, Apache Skywalking, and Sentry, which improved system reliability and uptime.

Led efforts to improve deployment processes across teams without compromising code quality checks. Resulting in a 20% decrease in deployment time to carry out faster investigations in all environments. Jenkins, Groovy.

DEC 2019 · NOV 2023

Software Engineer

390Labs Limited

Led efforts to optimize an advanced timetable scheduling module for an Education Technology System using Javascript React, TypeScript Angular, and Python by implementing optimization algorithms resulting in a 30% reduction in scheduling conflicts, leading to a more streamlined educational experience for users.

Pioneered and developed several products E2E, from identifying system requirements and partner dependencies to software implementation, engineering, testing, and configuring metrics, monitors, and dashboards using Nx, VueJs, Angular, D3.js, and Hotjar.

Continuous Integration/Deployment Pipeline Integration, pull requests, code reviews, unit/integration/e2e testing.

JUL 2021 · DEC 2022

Senior Software Engineer

Patricia Technologies

Spearheaded the design and development of a web library using Javascript, React, and Redux that enabled businesses to integrate Patricia’s cryptocurrency payment functionality into their web application, boosting user retention by 40%.

Leveraged data and analytics tools like Sentry to analyze user behavior and feedback, leading to the identification of critical pain points in software.

Developed a fully accessible and cross-library web component library using Typescript, VueJs, and TailwindCSS, reducing code duplication and increasing teams' efficiency by 20%.

Engineering owner of the Patricia business platform's payment, and refund systems.

SEP 2018 · NOV 2019

Software Engineer

Findworka

Designed and implemented Findworka Horus, a software application for managing the company's internal partners and clients using Typescript, Adonis Js, MYSQL, Vue, node, vuex, and jQuery.

Reported directly to CTO: Engineering lead for designing and developing the Findworka Admin dashboard that provides a rich visual summary of the company-wide products using Google Charts, Typescript Angular, PHP Laravel, and MYSQL. Used by the board of directors in the decision-making process.

Increased customer satisfaction by 10% managing bugs and issues from previously built software applications.

Education

OCT 2017 · SEP 2023

B.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science

University Of Lagos

Throughout my years at Unilag, I immersed myself in a dynamic learning environment, surrounded by dedicated faculty and talented peers.

Awards

162

I work across four disciplines

Design

Starts at $1,999

We immerse ourselves into an organisation to identify insights across brand, product and technology.

Audience analysis

Brand architecture

Brand positioning

Competitive analysis

Great custom service! I needed to make some specific changes and Rustam sent me a quick step by step video explaining how to make changes. Great communication!

Exotik Wrapz, Canada

Frontend

Starts at $2,999

We build dynamic, distinct brands that transform how businesses connect with their audiences.

Art direction

Brand guidelines

Brand identity

Campaign design

Design systems

Motion design

Had some issues where my site crashed and broke, reached out to Rustam to see if he could help me fix it. Even though we are 12 hours apart in time, he was quick to reply.

Everett Vane, London

Digital

Starts at $3,999

We channel insights into elegant, engaging digital experiences that make the internet a better place.

Digital design systems

Information architecture

Product design

Prototyping

User journey mapping

Web design

I bought a template, its goooood, i needed help at some point, and it was quick and to the point. Im satisfied

Bart Brinkman, Berlin

Technology

Starts at $4,999

We engineer state-of-the-art experiences that respond to business needs and user expectations.

Web development

Creative development

Ecommerce

CMS integration

API integration

Best support out there! Rustam is always happy to help with any issues you may be having or even just showing how to edit things

Ricky Bobby, Amsterdam

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