Vincent Lillis
Vincent Lillis

Senior Full Stack Engineer | React.js, Next.js, Python, Java | AI

Actively looking · Member since 16 Jul 2025
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Location
Ireland
Desired salary
from 30 USD/hourly
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Full Time, Contract
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About

Professional summary

I am an innovative and experienced Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of success building scalable, high-performance web applications across diverse industries. Proficient in modern technologies such as React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS. I am known for delivering reliable software under tight timelines, leading technical architecture decisions, and streamlining development workflows. I am adept at designing end-to-end solutions, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and mentoring cross-functional teams. I am seeking to contribute to fast-paced engineering teams focused on modern, cloud-native web applications.

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20 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Senior Full Stack Developer CareMax, Inc

Designed and developed scalable full-stack applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, and AWS to support high-traffic event management platforms. Led transition to a serverless architecture using AWS Lambda, resulting in reduced operational overhead and a 25% improvement in application response time. Built dynamic frontend interfaces using Tailwind CSS and Material UI with React functional components and hooks, significantly improving load time and accessibility compliance. Managed infrastructure with Terraform to deploy and maintain AWS resources (EC2, S3, CloudFront, RDS) across multiple environments. Developed and optimized GraphQL and RESTful APIs for real-time features including user activity tracking, search, and analytics. Improved CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and automated testing via Cypress and Jest, leading to a 40% reduction in post-deployment bugs. Mentored junior engineers in best practices for full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and code reviews, contributing to team knowledge growth and code quality. Conducted regular performance audits and profiling, which led to reduced memory usage and improved frontend rendering speeds on lower-end devices.

Backend Developer Events Smarter

Developed robust backend services and microservices with Node.js and Express, used across eCommerce platforms supporting thousands of concurrent users. Managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, S3) including scaling, monitoring, and provisioning environments for dev, staging, and production. Improved query performance and reduced database latency by optimizing PostgreSQL schema design and indexing strategies. Integrated third-party APIs (e.g., Stripe, Twilio, Salesforce) and implemented secure middleware for token-based authentication and authorization. Collaborated closely with the frontend team to build seamless REST and GraphQL endpoints supporting complex data workflows. Authored technical documentation and contributed to internal tools that streamlined developer onboarding and feature testing. Designed health-check systems, logging layers, and custom error handling to ensure API robustness and observability. Delivered rapid iterations of business-critical features with minimal downtime, using Agile methodology and continuous delivery.

Full Stack Developer OAKS Lab

Built responsive and mobile-friendly frontend components using React, Next.js, and Material UI, improving user retention through better UX and performance. Integrated RESTful APIs with React to display real-time data dashboards for internal tools and customer-facing applications. Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation with Next.js to boost SEO performance and initial page load speed. Managed deployment and scaling of Node.js applications on AWS EC2, and utilized S3 and CloudFront for hosting static assets and media. Set up logging, monitoring, and alerting using CloudWatch and custom middleware, enabling rapid issue identification and resolution. Developed internal command-line tools and reusable backend utilities that accelerated developer productivity and consistency across projects. Played an instrumental role in implementing CI/CD pipelines with CircleCI, ensuring rapid and stable deployments to staging and production. Coordinated with UI/UX teams to translate wireframes and prototypes into interactive web interfaces, focusing on pixel-perfect implementation.

Education

Learning history

University College Dublin

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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