Chris Thierer

Senior web application developer

Catonsville, MD 

hello@christhierer.com

https://www.christhierer.com

Profile

I am a full-stack web application developer, with experience building single-page applications in Javascript backed by APIs written in Golang and Node.js.

I have experience as a development lead responsible for design and implementation of solutions, managing tasks and workloads, and mentoring.

Skills

  • Experienced with designing, implementing, and maintaining single-page applications, RESTful APIs, and relational databases.
  • Skilled at communicating complex technical concepts with both technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders.
  • Accustomed to working on high-demand development teams utilizing version control systems such as Git, and performing peer code reviews.
Languages
Javascript/ES10, Node.js, Golang
Frameworks & libraries
React, Redux, Koa2, Material UI
Data
Redis, MySQL, MongoDB
Concepts
Serverless, Responsive design, Semantic HTML, Section 508/Accessibility, REST

Experience

Lead Software Engineer

Bethesda.net

Rockville, MD

Jul 2016 - present

I have held a few roles at Bethesda.net, including as a web developer, a platform reliability engineer, and a development team lead. During that time, I have:

  • Designed and implemented a management tool for the platform, using gRPC and Go for the service layer, and Node.js/Javascript for the browser-based UI.
  • Built an ephemeral load testing tool using Locust, AWS ECS, and serverless.io that allows developers to schedule load tests on an integrated environment via a Slack interface.
  • Developed reusable web components using React and Javascript to support multiple client-facing single-page applications.

Sr. Developer

Aquilent, Inc.

Laurel, MD

May 2011 - Jul 2016

  • Supported full-stack application development across several projects for the Federal government; most recently, on HealthCare.gov.
  • Utilized technologies such as Node.js, PHP, Java EE, and Angular.js.
  • Led a team of 4 developers.

Education

Master of Science, Information Systems

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

May 2015

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

May 2011