Hola! I'm Nicolas Cava and I'm seeking new challenges in Europe as a senior software engineer.
Software engineer for 10 years, I worked on many startups in France and Canada, as well as my own ideas in my spare time.
I define myself as a positive and go-ahead type of person that likes breaking codes. I have a pragmatic vision of product strategies which allows me to start right with a business idea and make it a successful software product.
I now return to Europe and I'm currently seeking new challenges.
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Full-stack with a strong predominance in the frontend.
Specialized in the JavaScript ecosystem: React, React Native, Redux, Node.js, Express, Webpack, CSS-in-JS, Universal JavaScript, Mocha, Enzyme, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, and more.
Efficiency with styling: CSS, Sass, Less, CSS Grid, Flexbox, CSS post-processors.
Very comfortable with API design: REST, GraphQL, microservices.
Notable experiences with NoSQL and relational databases: MySQL, Redis, Google Cloud Datastore.
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Aware of the importance of Mobile-first development with a special focus on performance.
Strong experiences managing and mentoring engineers.
Used to work in an Agile environment: Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban.
Affinities with UX and product design.
Years of startup entrepreneurial experiences as CTO.
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Comfortable with modern architecture: Single-Sign-On, Backends For Frontends, and more.
Knowledge of message queue systems with Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
Experimented with continuous integration: Jenkins, CircleCI, Codeship.
Experimented with cloud infrastructure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Firebase.
Comfortable with networking: DNS, SSL certificates, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, WebSocket, Nginx.
Knowledge of several third-parties: Stripe, Twilio, MailChimp, Google Analytics, Maxmind, Slack, and more.
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I lend my expertise to those who need an experimented resource to have their product done in-house and those who want to give a second wind to their team with a new technical direction.
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Feels free to contact me
by email at me [at] nicolascava.com, or from LinkedIn.
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On a personal aspect, I'm a French father, born in Béziers, with Spanish origins. I consider myself to be someone warm and friendly. I like human contact and to live new social and professional experiences. My job is the top of my passions. Gaming is the first of my hobbies.
My family and I love to travel. After the major part of our life in France and 5 years of adventures in Canada, we now return to Europe to start the new chapter of our lives.
I also act as a mentor for people who are important to me and who want to go above and beyond in the industry. I invest my time as well on Stack Overflow and DelegateCall.