Gurashish Arneja

Hi I am a new grad with 1.5 yrs of Full Stack Dev experience through my co-op, actively looking for a job.

Shoelace Learning (builders of Dreamscape) April 2021 – September 2022
Full Stack Developer
• Implemented innovative features within the Teacher Dashboard, resulting in a notable enhancement of the user
experience and increase in teacher subscriptions and overall customer satisfaction.
• Enhanced the functionality of the Teacher Dashboard by implementing crucial backend changes and integrating
new API endpoints, facilitating seamless integration of additional features into the platform.
• Developed a comprehensive web application empowering the support team to efficiently handle user-related tasks,
including approving special requests, modifying user premium and regular plans, and resolving common issues
promptly. This application significantly streamlined user management processes and enhanced overall support
effectiveness.
• Refactored legacy React.js, Electron, and Node.js code, leading the migration of internal core company applications
to Typescript. These efforts significantly improved performance, efficiency, and user experience for internal
stakeholders.
• Developed and implemented scripts and SQL queries to extract data from the database, providing valuable insights
to the marketing team and improving decision-making processes.
• Provided mentorship and guidance to incoming co-op engineers, aiding their understanding of code, processes,
testing, and system architecture across various domains.
• Resolved bugs and critical issues across the entire software stack, including front-end, middleware, and back-end
code, ensuring seamless system operations and an optimal user experience.
• Integrated Mixpanel to the front-end and back end of the core company applications to implement event tracking to
enhance data analytics capabilities for better decision making.
• Successfully created production releases, resulting in the timely delivery of software to customers.
• Collaborated with the development team on code reviews and provided constructive feedback on the written code
to ensure high-quality output.
• Collaborated closely with the QA team to facilitate thorough testing, ensuring the proper validation of features for
faster and more efficient deployment of critical functionalities.

University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Specialist 

Aug. 2017 – May 2023