Glenda Chicas

Software Engineer

United States7 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Reduced engineer's time by 50% with innovative UI tool.
Achieved 30-50% increase in scraper data accuracy.
Built scrapers for major retail sites, enhancing pricing strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in E-commerce and SAAS solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

JavascriptReactWeb DevelopmentSql

Other Skills

HTMLTypeScriptNode.jsAWSExpressJSONCSSjQueryUnit TestingCheerio.jsAWS LambdaPair ProgrammingDebuggingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Python

About

Experienced Full Stack Software Engineer with an enthusiasm for leveraging technology to drive innovation and efficiency. Proficient in a variety of programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, as well as a range of technologies and frameworks such as React, SQL, and AWS/GCP services. Skilled in developing robust features, optimizing performance, and implementing advanced solutions to tackle complex challenges. What have I worked on: * Implemented data parsing algorithms, resulting in a 30-50% increased in scraper data accuracy, and led to a 30% decrease in data errors. * Developed a UI tool with an Scraper Report feature. This addition reduced the engineer's time spent by 50%. * Improved existing scrapers by carefully analyzing SQL queries, exploring the code base, and using debugging techniques. This led to a 20% increase in scraper accuracy. * Builded scrapers to scrape sites like Nike, T.J.Maxx, and Target, among others, generating instrumental pricing data. Top Technologies : JavaScript | TypeScript | Python | HTML | CSS | AWS | Express | Node | React | SQL | GCP | Docker Tools: GitHub | GitLab | Kibana | Jira | Git | Kibana Excited about leveraging technology to drive innovation and improve user experiences, I commit to continuous learning and growth. Connect with me to explore how we can collaborate on exciting projects and create impactful solutions. email: chicag9313@gmail.com

Experience

7 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Github

Software Engineer II

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · United States

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2 roles

Full Stack Software Engineer | JavaScript, Node.js, React, Web Development

Promoted

Feb 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

Implemented a revolutionary UI tool with a Scraper Report feature in the Pricing web application using JavaScript, HTML, Typescript, React, and Node.js. This addition reduced the engineer's time spent by 50%, fostering comprehensive tracking of scraping activities.
Directed the seamless transition of UI authentication protocols from Okta to Azure using JavaScript, Azure, RESTful APIs, and Node.js, bolstering security and streamlining access for over 100 users; enhanced system reliability, reduced login errors by 40%, and improved user experience by 25%.
Build web scrapers for sites like Nike, T.J.Maxx, and Target, among others utilizing JavaScript, Express.js JSON, HTML, CSS, jQuery Selectors, Unit Tests, and Cheerio.js library. Generating instrumental pricing data utilized in conducting price comparisons with competitors, leading to a 10% improvement in our pricing strategy’s competitiveness.
Formulated advanced SQL queries to create a comprehensive health report for each web scraper, triggering a Lambda Function to create a daily alert mechanism. Decreased the time engineers spent on detecting scraper failures by 10%.
Applied rigorous JSON data parsing and cleansing procedures resulting in a notable 30-50% increase in scraper data accuracy. These developed strategies safeguarded the precision and reliability of the collected data in BigQuery. This improvement played an essential role in ensuring accurate decision-making and contributed to a 30% reduction in data errors.
Managed the optimization of existing scrapers through detailed SQL query and data analysis, code base exploration, and debugging techniques, leading to a 20% improvement in scraper accuracy to surpass the 80% team goal.
Top tech used:
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
React
JQuery
Node JS
AWS (Dynamo DB, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, API Gateway)
GCP (Cloud functions, Pubsub, BigQuery)
Kubernetes
JSON
Express

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Full Stack Software Engineer | JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, HTML/CSS, AWS, React

Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · 5 mos

Formulated an advanced SQL query to create a comprehensive health report for each web scraper, establishing a daily alert mechanism that decreased the time engineers spent on detecting scraper failures by 10%.
Managed the optimization of existing scrapers through detailed SQL query analysis, code base exploration, and debugging techniques, leading to a 20% improvement in scraper accuracy to surpass the 80% team goal.

TypeScriptReactNode.jsAWSJavaScriptSQL