Jules Blanc

Full Stack Software Engineer

PHIN

Working on an agile SCRUM team in a healthtech company to overhaul all existing products. Last year I received the company’s Excellence Award for my contribution.

• I was the primary contributor to the company’s biggest project to date. We created a flagship React/typescript portal with MaterialUI, unit tested with ReactTestingLibrary. This portal is now being used by thousands of medical workers across the UK.
• This portal consists of dozens of pages with complex business logic to view/edit/submit data, alongside extended validation rules to ensure the data submitted will comply with the CMA order.
• Trusted to build an endpoint that generates SAS tokens, to securely access our blob storage.
• Contributed to the overhaul of pipelines with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and implemented SIT/STAGE environments.
• Worked alongside our senior developer on a new NodeJS/Fastify API, replacing legacy SQL Stored Procedures.
• Led the migration of www.phin.org.uk from Svelte to SveltKit for improved performance.
• Refactored the company’s website to support new features and improve SEO.
• Identified and fixed critical issues within our authentication system.
• Maintained legacy products (ES5 + JQuery) to ensure business continuity.
• Lead architectural planning decisions, valuing other developer’s input and the needs of the business.
• Lead SCRUM ceremonies, focused on improving the team’s productivity and effectiveness.
• Cultivated a culture of open communication and feedback exchange, with a focus on more junior developers.

Co-founder

Chazago

Full Stack Software Engineer

Clear Channel International

Joined the tech Europe division, working with 30+ other developers on a new platform to integrate all 260 000 ad panels that belong to Clear Channel across Europe.

• Contributed to the Programmatic product, tasked with identifying last minute gaps in ad schedules, then finding within seconds a suitable ad from different vendors.
• Developed a micro-service API integrated into the broader product framework, leveraging Apache Kafka for real-time event handling across 260,000 ad panels.
• I took part in architectural planning meetings, helping the team find the best solution for the business.
• Ensured high test coverage and different ways of creating and maintaining documentation.

Full Stack Junior Software Engineer

Splyt

Splyt was the super-app enabler, I was working on the tooling and enablement team, as well as client facing projects.

• Lead a major update of a key customer support tool, from planning through testing, all the way to delivery.
• I was trusted with full access to the PROD infrastructure of the company's website, enabling me to manage most updates and oversee all releases.
• Collaborated on developing a NodeJS/Koa API integrated with ElasticSearch and a third-party API for querying holiday experiences, supported by a self-managed MongoDB instance for user data storage.
• Developed numerous apps, services, and tools for different teams to streamline processes and enhance productivity in alignment with UI team designs.
• Refactored the history service to maintain user action logs according to RBAC permissions, enhancing data tracking and security.
• Created an internal component library to expedite the development of internal tools while ensuring consistency in the company's visual identity.

Co-Founder & Junior Software Engineer

Wrenew

I joined this very early stage startup and contributed with technological insights and improvements of the MVP. I was also part of the recruitment team to hire other developers. Following my contribution I was made a Co-Founder.