Samer Sefrani

Experience

1. 

   Software Developer

   PHSA - Genome Sciences Centre

   2024 - Now
2. 

   Mobile Developer

   CJSF-FM SFU Radio

   2023 - 2024
3. 

   Software Engineer Intern

   Sony Pictures

   2022 - 2023
4. 

   Software Developer

   Prompt Health

   2021
5. 

   Full-stack Co-op

   Porton Health

   2020

Projects

• sNotes ↗

  Kotlin Android note app - 7,500+ downloads on Play.

  • Developed an Android app from scratch using Kotlin to help users create, style, and organize notes, with the option to add important notes to favorites.
  Kotlin · Firebase Analytics · Admob

• Hushy ↗

  White Noise & Sleep.

  • Developed Hushy, a React Native sleep and focus app that helps users relax through ambient sounds, noise colors, and binaural beats.
  • Integrated in-app purchases and subscriptions using RevenueCat for premium access across iOS and Android.
  • Designed and deployed the app for both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, handling store assets, metadata, testing, and release configuration.
  • Optimized audio assets and mobile performance to reduce app size, improve playback quality, and ensure smooth looping sounds.
  React Native · RevenueCat · TelemetryDeck

• triplio ↗

  A social platform for travelers to share trips.

  • Developed a responsive social media platform for trips using React with Redux Toolkit for the front end, Node.js for the back end, and MongoDB as the non-relational database.
  • Implemented CRUD operations using a REST API, along with JWT refresh tokens to improve user account security.
  • Implemented image hosting using AWS S3 signed URLs for fast uploads and access of users images.
  • Deployed the project using AWS services such as S3 and CloudFront for the front end, EC2 configured with a load balancer for the back end, and Route 53 for DNS routing.
  • Utilized Docker to ship and deploy the back end on the EC2 instance, ensuring scalability and compatibility.
  React · Node.js · Redux · Toolkit · JWT · AWS S3 · AWS EC2 · AWS CloudFront

• Hazard Flashing Lights ↗

  Simple Flashing Light App.

  • Developed Hazard Flashing Lights, a simple react native app that turns a phone screen into full-screen flashing hazard lights.
  React Native

• University Confessions ↗

  Anonymous confessions for SFU students.

  • Developed a responsive backendless social media platform for SFU students using React and MUI.
  • Incorporated Firebase services and database to implement user authentication and real-time data syncing.
  React · Firebase · Zustand

• Solve It ↗

  Extracts text from images and answers questions. (live version doesn't currently work because it's missing the api key)

  • Built a web tool using React, MUI, and Firebase that solves questions from uploaded images.
  • Utilized the OpenAI API to generate answers after extracting text from the uploaded images.
  React · OpenAI API

• I-Commander

  Drone management web app, built for Lorrnel.

  • Worked in a group of five to develop a drone management application for Lorrnel company using Node.js in an Agile environment.
  • Created the checklist management page using Bootstrap, jQuery, and jQuery UI for the front end, JavaScript for the back end, and JSON files as the database.
  • Built functionality that allows admins to create pre-flight and post-flight checklists and assign them to specific drones.
  • Collaborated on implementing user and admin modes, including adding, viewing, and editing drones, users, maintenance tickets, and checklists.

  Node.js · Bootstrap · jQuery

Skills

Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · Kotlin · C · SQL · HTML · CSS · React · Redux Toolkit · React Native · Flask · Pyramid · PyQt · Node.js · SQLAlchemy · MySQL · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Firebase · Git · Docker · Postman · WSL · Visual Studio · Android Studio · Xcode · AWS · GCP · CI/CD Pipelines · JIRA · Figma

Outside the work

Rock climbing, hiking, running, and playing guitar.