Hi! I'm Francois.
I building for the web
I'm a Senior Front-End Engineer at Toptal with 9+ years of experience in developing and maintaining robust web apps.
My work experience stretches across various industries, from structured corporate environments to dynamic and high-pressure environments such as tech startups and agencies.
Working in these environments has enabled me to develop software which improves the productivity and efficiency of business processes.
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I'm a Senior Front-End Engineer at Toptal with 9+ years of experience in developing and maintaining robust web apps.
My work experience stretches across various industries, from structured corporate environments to dynamic and high-pressure environments such as tech startups and agencies.
Working in these environments has enabled me to develop software which improves the productivity and efficiency of business processes.
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Occupational health software which helps employers manage workplace risks, injuries and diseases.
Crusader is a free and open-source Warhammer 40,000 Crusade assistant. -- I made an app to track things in a table-top game which I play with friends. 🤓
PWA for the occupational health industry which is used by employees to self-screen for COVID-19 on a daily basis.
Work History
Incon HealthRemote
Freelance Software EngineerJune 2020 - present
- Performer PlusOccupational health software which helps employers manage workplace risks, injuries and diseases.
- COVIDCareOccupational health software which allows employers to manage COVID-19 cases in the workplace and submit the data to the Department of Health. This goes hand-in-hand with the Screening PWA which is used by employees to feed the data into COVIDCare and flag potential COVID-19 cases.
- COVIDCare Screening PWAPWA for the occupational health industry which is used by employees to self-screen for COVID-19 on a daily basis.
LeadhomeRemote
Software EngineerSept 2018 - June 2020
- Book a ViewingOnline property viewing booking wizard.
- leadhome.co.za - Estate AgentsMicro UI functioning as a new section of the website to find Leadhome estate agents by province, metro and suburb with a massive focus on SEO to improve organic traffic. This project also included a back-end API which pulls data from our microservices and migrates estate agent data from Wordpress to our internal CRM.
- leadhome.co.zaPartial rebuild of the Leadhome website while keeping the older version of the website running and using nginx to proxy requests to either one of the apps while keeping the domain the same.
- Book a ValuationOnline property valuation booking wizard.
- CarbonOpen source PWA boilerplate used for internal React front-ends.
- Osmosis - Internal CRMGraphQL API built with .NET Core along with other microservices communicating via REST and RabbitMQ.
MADECape Town
Software EngineerJan 2017 - Aug 2018
- made.co.zaMADE Agency website. (Now changed)
- LobbstaFront-end development of an online e-sports platform to schedule, share and view real-time stats of Dota 2 matches.
- ConciergeThe Concierge app works in conjunction with its software platform to allow for easy, on-the-go management of its events and guests.
- XLROpen source MS Excel spreadsheet generator built for NodeJS and used in Concierge.
Cape NetworksCape Town and Remote
Front-End DeveloperSept 2016 - Dec 2016
- Cape Networks (now Aruba) DashboardFront-end development of the dashboard allowing users to troubleshoot Wi-Fi and improve quality remotely.
WetuCape Town
Software EngineerJune 2015 - Aug 2016
- wetu.comWetu public facing website.
- Mobile Itinerary SPASPA which allows clients to view their travel itineraries on mobile.
- Specials PortalAllow clients to create special offers linked to their accommodations listed with Wetu. Clients can search for specials created using the specials search portal
- Internal Metrics DashboardDashboard built with D3.js to view internal metrics.
IntervateCape Town and Remote
Junior Tech ConsultantMarch 2013 - May 2015
- Citizen Reporting (Formerly FixMyCity)Reusable mobile app framework and web dashboards
- JRA Find & FixWindows Phone app and REST api which enables citizens of Johannesburg to report road issues to the Johannesburg Road Agency.
- Citizen ScientistWindows Phone app and REST api which enables individuals to capture animal sightings and assist in tracking of endangered animals.
