Jan Hesters

CTO

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland8 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

CTO with extensive startup experience
Expert in React and full-stack development
Proven track record in team leadership

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused CTO with deep expertise in React and full-stack development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Full-stack DevelopmentReact.jsStart-up LeadershipWeb ApplicationsWeb Development

Other Skills

Co-creationNext.jsRemixNode.jsJavaScriptWebRTCProcess ImprovementGeneral AdviceMentoringSmart ContractsBitcoinBlockchainEthereumDjangoDjango Rest Framework

About

Finding world class senior React developers is finally solved. I've worked with exponential growth startups like Hopin and Fortune 500 companies, so I understand your needs. Now I'm the CTO of ReactSquad, which helps you skip the tedious recruiting process, so you can focus on shipping your product to your customers. ReactSquad is for you, if you want: * To work with any React framework: Next.js, Remix, Node.js etc. * A 2-week risk-free-trial for your new developers. * A zero-risk replacement guarantee. If you’re expanding your team and need to hire React developers book your free discovery call today! https://www.reactsquad.io/schedule-a-call

Experience

Socialkit

Co-Founder

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Start-up LeadershipCo-creation

Reactsquad

Chief Technology Officer

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Hire senior fullstack React developers. Ship software faster. Reduce staff cost dramatically. Focus on marketshare.
ReactSquad.io helped over 50 companies avoid weeks of recruiting work, allowing them to start building better products ASAP.
You want to expand your team, but you know A-players are hard to find? Scale on demand with experts in Next.js, Remix, or vanilla React.

Start-up LeadershipCo-creationFull-Stack DevelopmentReact.jsNext.jsRemix+1

Hopin

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

I helped to build out Hopin's WebRTC infrastructure and integrate it with the frontend.
Also migrated a Python API to Node.js and helped to revamp the payment process using Stripe.

React.jsJavaScript

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Dec 2020 – Oct 2021 · 10 mos

Lead the sessions (Hopins multiperson video call feature) engineering team. The team grew from 4 to 10 people during that period and build out Hopins captioning service and cleaned up lots of tech debt.

Web ApplicationsProcess Improvement

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 · 11 mos

I helped to set up the main Hopin React app with Next.js. We built its MVP and the expanded on that foundation with new features. I also worked on the early builds of the streaming and recording services.

React.jsJavaScript