Richard Hendriks
Full Stack Developer
Summary
Full stack developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable web applications. Passionate about clean code, performance optimization, and open source. Led teams of 5-10 engineers at multiple startups. Strong background in distributed systems and real-time data processing.
Skills
Frontend
- React
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Svelte
Backend
- Node.js
- Python
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
DevOps
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
Architecture
- Microservices
- Event-driven
- REST
- GraphQL
- gRPC
Testing
- Jest
- Cypress
- Playwright
- Load Testing
Machine Learning
- PyTorch
- scikit-learn
- NLP
- Computer Vision
Work Experience(3)
Leading development of a revolutionary middle-out compression platform serving 2M+ daily active users.
Architected microservices migration reducing deployment time by 70%
Built real-time data pipeline processing 500K events/second
Mentored team of 5 junior developers, improving code review throughput by 40%
Implemented CI/CD pipeline with 95% test coverage requirement
Developed and maintained core platform features for enterprise cloud services.
Reduced API response times by 60% through caching and query optimization
Designed and implemented OAuth2 authentication system for 10M+ users
Led migration from monolithic architecture to event-driven microservices
Built internal tools and dashboards for portfolio management.
Developed real-time portfolio tracking dashboard using React and D3.js
Automated reporting pipeline saving 20 hours/week of manual work
Projects(1)
- Go
- WebRTC
- Distributed Systems
Decentralized internet platform built on middle-out compression
Scaled to 2M+ users in first 6 months
Open-sourced core compression library (5K+ GitHub stars)
Volunteer(1)
Built civic tech tools for local government transparency.
Developed open-source budget visualization tool used by 15 municipalities
Education(1)
- CS 144 - Introduction to Computer Networking
- CS 229 - Machine Learning
- CS 161 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Awards(1)
Won first place for middle-out compression algorithm demonstration
Certificates(2)
Publications(1)
A novel approach to middle-out compression achieving 3x better ratios than existing algorithms.
Languages(3)
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Interests(2)
Open Source
- Linux
- Svelte
- Rust
Rock Climbing
- Bouldering
- Lead Climbing
References(1)
“ Richard is the most talented developer I've ever worked with. His compression algorithm literally changed the industry. I would hire him again in a heartbeat — if I still had a company. ”