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Senior Backend Engineer at Ferryhopper, improving booking services and cutting core-system endpoint load by up to 50%.

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At Ferryhopper, I own the NestJS/TypeScript service and data layer connecting the app to core booking systems. I built the user-profile service for app and web, and designed port search with Jaro-Winkler fuzzy matching and custom ranking.

I led backend design for the Primer.io checkout integration, enabling several new payment methods. I also cut core-system endpoint load by up to 50% by investigating RxJS request issues, adding tests, and introducing caching.

Previously, I built Ruby REST APIs and Node.js microservices at Nimber, including a Stripe payment flow with PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication. I also contributed to PublicaMundi and built GIS apps and QGIS plugins at Geospatial Enabling Technologies; outside work, I’m developing GeoQuiz, an Android geography quiz.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

SE

Freelance Software Engineer

Self-employed

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Part-time Java EE and Android development.

GT

Full-Stack Developer

Geospatial Enabling Technologies

Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 11 months)

Core developer on PublicaMundi, an EU FP7 open geospatial data project. Built GIS apps with Django, PostGIS, GeoServer, GDAL and OpenLayers, and developed QGIS plugins.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Hellenic Open University logoHU

Hellenic Open University

BSc, Informatics (Computer Science)

2019 - 2023

Pursued a BSc in Informatics (Computer Science) at Hellenic Open University from 2019 to 2023.

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