Jamie Schembri

Maintained and improved a large set of Ruby libraries in use across many independent (micro-)services, melding them into a cohesive framework as part of the new application platform, whilst providing support and upgrade paths for other teams. • Maintained a number of internal dependencies which together made up the legacy Ruby / Rails application platform; • Implemented reusable, shared CI/CD components, resulting in greater consistency and a more "plug-and-play" developer experience across teams; • Automated dependency monitoring, providing actionable insights over hundreds of projects.

Engineered full-stack apps for small to medium businesses with Ruby on Railsand Hotwire; worked very closely with clients to extract requirements and implement high impact features. • Used PostGIS, Google Maps and JavaScript with Stimulus to build highly interactive maps used for GPS queries; • Optimised slow and unreliable CI/CD pipelines, using paralellism to decrease test run-time by up to 95%, and leading to substantial productivity gains and lower time to delivery across the team; • Took over administration of several EOL Windows Server machines, writing Powershell scripts for legacy data consumption and synchronization over APIs.

Ruby developer for a leading VC-funded, data-heavy app in the automotive space. • Sustained a complex Sinatra/Padrino application; • Improved a Shopify app with Elasticsearch and React; • Advised on separation of a monolith into a microservices architecture.

I returned to Lico Innovations during this period; please see the previous listing below.

Worked on WPML, one of the largest premium WordPress plugins. Primary focus was on the Rails backend and communication with other services in the SOA.

Built SaaS applications in Ruby on Rails & React for the Shopify e-commerce platform. • Spearheaded workflow improvements, DevOps, and communication, resulting in quicker feature delivery and a sense of teamwork; • Took ownership of code and infrastructure following a restructure, whilst keeping systems running and customers happy; • Worked closely with sales and customer service to prioritise and resolve concrete, customer-facing issues.

Architected web applications of various sizes under demanding time constraints. • Developed a large enterprise SaaS application for global corporations in the catering industry, pivoting for survival early in the COVID-19 pandemic; • Leveraged Artificial Intelligence to generate rich metadata for a Digital Asset Management (DAM) tool used by film festivals, agencies, and educational institutions; • Implemented custom in-house tooling with Elixir to increase engineer productivity and reduce friction around a new, Docker-based development environment.

Partnered with a designer to build high-quality, UX-focused websites for small businesses.

Designed and developed websites from specifications with an in-house PHP CMS.