Hi I'm Paolo and welcome to my site!
Paolo Ventura
Full stack software engineer
Specialist in: Javascript (React, NodeJS, Angular and Next.js) and C# (dotNet)
📍 I am back in London 🇬🇧 after two years in Austin 🇺🇸
👨💻 Day to day I code in JavaScript, Typescript and sometimes in Python or C#.
💻 I have expertise in ReactJS, NodeJS, Angular, .NET, Umbraco, Azure, Accessibility and SQL DBs.
Experience
Contract Software Engineer at Clerq
Mar 2023 - Mar 2024I integrated vanilla JS and React apps into client's Shopify sites and engineered the now-integral pay-by-bank invoice feature. As the sole front-end engineer, I excelled in making React-remix projects, including using some cool React hooks.
Senior Front-end Engineer at Doma
Aug 2022 - Feb 2023I originally handled the React app and APIs, but quickly expanded to manage the entire Flask backend application too! Whilst also improving code quality through best practices and implementing Cypress testing. Took charge of release management.
Senior Software Engineer at NewDay
Dec 2021 - July 2022Promoted to Senior Engineer for exceptional contributions in systems design, mentorship, and ownership.
Software Engineer at NewDay
July 2019 - Dec 2021Engineer on the Direct to Consumer team. Maintaining and deploying new features to the acquisition forms used by ~800k applicants a year. I used to work on the Dashboard team which itself has ~300k daily users. Tech stack includes: Angular, React, C# and Azure. Cool recent projects: Engineered the acquisition process for the UK's first cardless credit card, built the API layer for aggregators to come to our page directly and automated A11Y testing through cypress
Student at Flat Iron School
September 2018 - March 2019Full time student, learning to build apps using a variety of technologies, including, Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, SQL.
Underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln
October 2014 - August 2018International property underwriter in Lloyd's of London. Writing EMEA domiciled facultative reinsurance. Developed my own profitable portfolio of $1.5m gross written premium within the Large Corporate Property team.
Student at Warwick University
October 2010 - July 2014Bsc (Hons) in 'Economics with Study Abroad at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid', Upper Second Class (2.1)
💡 Currently I like Gen AI, Blockchain and Trading (paper most of the time!)
🗣️ I am fluent in English, French and Spanish.
🏋️ In my spare time you'll find me working out or using my sous-vide cooker!