Edgar Silva

Sr. Software Development Engineer

HappyCo

Sep 2024 - Current (2 years)

As a Senior Software Engineer, I design and develop tools to optimize engineering workflows and improve system integrations. My work focuses on building scalable solutions across web, CLI, RPC, and event-driven architectures, with a strong emphasis on API design, backend systems in Go and Ruby on Rails, and database performance optimization. I create intuitive CLI tools and integrate complex systems to enhance productivity and scalability of the engineering and sales teams, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to meet our evolving technical needs.

Sr. Software Development Engineer

Leverage AI

Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Improved development time and DX by migrating old Webpack configuration to Esbuild, live reload build time would take between 30-60s to reflect any changes, which in turn was making feature and overall work really expensive with all the wasted time, after migrating from Webpack to Esbuild this time went down to under 1s. Build and deploy process was also improved, and what used to take minutes to complete went down to under 10s to build and under 1min to deploy. Implemented successful transition to TS (Typescript), esbuild (from webpack), Tanstack/Query instead of Redux/Saga and Prisma ORM instead of Raw SQL. In charge of improving code quality and standards of JS/TS Front-End (React) and Back-end API (Express) applications (performance, co

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Mobile App and Backend Tech Lead

Restoration.MD

Nov 2022 - Apr 2023 (6 months)

Sr. Software developer and Tech Lead in the creation of a mobile app using React Native, a Backend Service and some micro services for image and scrapping pipelines.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Nuvocargo

Jan 2022 - Nov 2022 (11 months)

Senior Software Development Engineer working on Ruby on Rails 7 API and multiple React FrontEnds

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Mobile App and Backend Tech Lead

Restoration.MD

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022 (10 months)

Sr. Software developer and Tech Lead in the creation of a mobile app using React Native, a Backend Service and some micro services for image and scrapping pipelines.

Senior Software Development Engineer

Wix

Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 (4 months)

Senior Software Development Engineer.

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Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2019 - Feb 2021 (2 years)

Senior Lead Engineer and App Architect for the frontend apps (Marketplace and Admin Dashboard). In charge of design, analysis and implementation from concept and requirements to production deployment. My role was mostly focused in the front with some API design and integration of third party services in both the backend and the frontend. Working primarily with Node.js and React, Ruby on Rails in the backend, and light sysadmin chores. The role consisted on building the entire Webapp for consuming the company API and services from the ground up. I was in charge of architecting, building and deploying the client facing Webapp experience and companion Adkin Dashboard webapp for API Management.

Senior Software Development Engineer

AFAR

Mar 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year)

Full stack Web Development Engineer at Afar.com, in charge of maintenance of the web site and increasing SEO performance metrics and KPIs. Mostly RoR development and some React development. Also in charge of reviewing code quality and CI metrics.

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Senior Software Development Engineer

Aug 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 9 months)

Senior Lead Engineer and App Architect, my current role is as a Full stack Senior Software developer. In charge of design, analysis and implementation from concept and requirements to production deployment. As well as API design and integration with other services (micro services), both created in house and from third party vendors. Working primarily with Ruby and Javascript (Ruby on Rails, Node.js and React.js). Data Modeling and Database Design with multiple database engines and technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, some noSQL using MongoDB), with both ORMs and/or SQL. In charge of designing the different APIs and communication interfaces throughout our systems.

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Senior Software Development Engineer

Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 1 month)

Senior Web Developer/Business Analyst. Working primarily in Ruby on Rails, JS, Node.js, React.js, Data Modeling and Database Design with multiple database engines and technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), using ORMs and SQL. Helping clients realize and bring their ideas to fruition. Close interaction with clients implementing agile methodologies and bringing them close to the development process.

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Senior Software Development Engineer

Mar 2013 - Jul 2015 (2 years 5 months)

Core programmer of Robotics Frameworks including Cylonjs.com (Node.js, Javascript) and Artoo.io (Ruby), business analyst with close interaction with clients and collegues across multiple locations to analyze and design software solutions, all of this using agile methodologies for software development and project management. Lead software engineer in the development of spark.js module (https://github.com/spark/sparkjs) and sphero.js (https://github.com/orbotix/sphero.js). Several other contributions to open source hardware platform modules like node-serialport, node-gamepad and pi-blaster.

Sr. Software Engineer

Toptal

Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 (12 years 7 months)

Business Analyst and Web Developer working with Ruby on Rails, HTML 5, JS(JQuery), AJAX, JSON, XML, SQL Script, MySQL, Database Design, helping clients realize and bring their ideas to fruition. Close interaction with clients implementing agile methodologies and bringing them close to the development process.

Web Development Engineer

EVERFI

Oct 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 6 months)

Design and Develop web 2.0 applications using Ruby on Rails(ERB, HAML), PostgreSQL(DB Design, SQL), Git, AJAX (jQuery, JSON), markup languages and CSS frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap and BluePrintCSS.

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Web Applications Engineer

Dream Staffing LLC

Sep 2011 - Apr 2013 (1 year 8 months)

Design and Develop web 2.0 solutions for different clients using Ruby on Rails(ERB, HAML), PostgreSQL(DB Design, SQL), Git, AJAX (jQuery, JSON), markup languages and CSS frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap and BluePrintCSS.

Web Development Engineer

Acronym

Jul 2009 - Jul 2011 (2 years 1 month)

Business Analyst/Web Developer at Acronym Media working with Ruby on Rails, HTML 5, JS(JQuery), AJAX, JSON, XML, SQL Script, MySQL, Database Design. Main Developer in Search Engine APIs (Google Adwords API and Web Services, Yahoo Marketing Solutions and Web Services, MicroSoft AdCenter Web Services for Bing/Yahoo). Business Analyst: Analysis of Requirements, design and implementation of solutions working directly with clients in US.

Project Leader, Web Development Engineer

Softtek

Oct 2005 - Jul 2009 (3 years 10 months)

Analysis, design and implementation of Web Based Solutions and projects, working both as a Project Leader and Developer through the entire cycle. Leader in requirements gathering (direct interaction with clients), requirements analysis, database, graphical and application design. Working with technologies and solutions like HTML, XML, XSL, Javascript, AJAX, Java, ASP, PHP, using frameworks like Spring Hibernate. Database experience in SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle with excellent Database Design and SQL skills. Database design tools such as Embarcadero ER/Studio, MySQL Workbench and MS Visio. During this time communication and team leader skills were a must and excellent experiences came from interaction with team members and clients

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