React and Node.js expert in Osaka

Hello, I'm Michael Rambeau, I have a passion for modern web development with React and Node.js APIs.

I'm the creator of Best of JS, a project to help developers understand the JavaScript landscape.

Skills

Front-end

Strong background on modern JavaScript and TypeScript
Styling with plain CSS, TailwindCSS, CSS-in-JS solutions
Expert about Single Page Applications built with the React eco-system
State management with simple solutions like Unstated or state machines (XState)
Mobile-first approach using Responsive Web Design
Web performance optimization techniques: Server Side Rendering, Code Splitting, lazy loading...
Static Site Generators and meta-frameworks: NextJS, Astro, Remix, Gatsby

Back-end

I have been building intranet and web applications with enthusiasm and commitment since 2000.

I came to Japan in 2010, I worked for six different companies, in very different environments:

From 2011 to 2014, I was in charge of the web site of a money transfer service: BrastelRemit, in a multi-cultural environment.
From 2014 to 2016, I worked on the UI/UX of a Control Panel, at FirstServer. a web hosting company where I was the only foreigner.
From 2016 to 2018, I worked on a web application built on top of Meteor framework (full-stack JavaScript): Shipandco
In 2018, I worked for Pactera Technology Japan doing code review and teaching good practices about modern web development with React.
From 2019 to 2022, I worked for Medmain, a startup in the medicine field that uses AI to provide diagnosis, designing and developing a JavaScript full-stack application (front-end with React and TypeScript, Node.js on AWS for the API and the job processing).
In 2022, I joined UXPin, a design tool to create prototypes with code components. I modernized the stack, tackling a huge tech debt and providing support and mentorship for a team of developers.

I am ready to take the next step, contact me if you are in interested in my skills and in my experience.

For more details, check my resume.