Stuart Stephens

Freelance Software Engineer since 2010, specializing in Web Development.

Based in Gainesville, GA

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  • Windows Linux Ubuntu 22.04.5


  • Kennesaw State University (Formerly Southern Polytechnic State University)
    Bachelor's of Science in Software Engineering


  • Tech Lead: Reibus International
    As the second engineer on the team, I helped grow the team to over 30 engineers. Was directly involved in developing and testing the vast majority of software at Reibus, joining as the companyʼs second engineer Stuart Stephens, Software Engineer 1 Recruited engineers and helped grow the engineering team to over 30 Led code reviews, planned out software development across teams, and shared learning to ensure the entire organization was operating efficiently in terms of quality and consistency of code and project management


  • Head of Product Management: Reibus International
    As the company's first Product Leader, Conducted customer interviews and implemented user-tracking tools within the application to deliver insights to stakeholders and improve the product to make it more successful. Designed internal and external educational material/learning tools to assist sales of Reibusʼ complex inventory of metals and development of their ecommerce marketplace. Helped grow company from 68M to 750M valuation within a couple years leading the product development

Experience

  • Worked with dozens of clients on ecommerce, marketing, dashboard, application, service Learned dozens of software programming technologies, now primarily using React, TypeScript, and Go. Worked with numerous clients as a solo developer as well as with multiple software studios on a team of developers, fulfilling various engineering roles across full-stack applications. Communicated with stakeholders and navigated business challenges to ensure they got value out of their application.


  • Kennesaw State University (Formerly Southern Polytechnic State University)
    Bachelor's of Science in Software Engineering


  • Tech Lead: Reibus International
    As the second engineer on the team, I helped grow the team to over 30 engineers. Was directly involved in developing and testing the vast majority of software at Reibus, joining as the companyʼs second engineer Stuart Stephens, Software Engineer 1 Recruited engineers and helped grow the engineering team to over 30 Led code reviews, planned out software development across teams, and shared learning to ensure the entire organization was operating efficiently in terms of quality and consistency of code and project management


  • Head of Product Management: Reibus International
    As the company's first Product Leader, Conducted customer interviews and implemented user-tracking tools within the application to deliver insights to stakeholders and improve the product to make it more successful. Designed internal and external educational material/learning tools to assist sales of Reibusʼ complex inventory of metals and development of their ecommerce marketplace. Helped grow company from 68M to 750M valuation within a couple years leading the product development

Skills: Full Stack Web Development

Frontend

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • Responsive Web Design
  • UnoCSS
  • TailwindCSS
  • DaisyUI
  • Shadcn/ui
  • AceternityUI
  • BootstrapCSS
  • HTMX
  • Hugo
  • Automated Unit Testing: Jest, Cypress

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Bun
  • Next.js
  • Go
  • Rust

DevOps

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Git, Trunk-based development
  • Netlify, Fly.io, Ngrok

Database Administration / Data Collection

  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite (Turso)
  • GraphQL
  • Prisma
  • Drizzle
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Domo
  • MixPanel
  • Google Analytics
  • Optimizely
  • SAP Emarsys: WebExtend

Operating Systems

  • Linux
  • WSL
  • Windows
  • Shell scripting
  • Neovim

Leadership

  • Product Management
  • Engineering Management
  • Tech Leadership: Establishing Code Quality Standards, Participating in Code Reviews
  • QA Mangagement
  • Design
  • Recruiting