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I am Sebastian Balk-Forcione, a Montreal-based Front-End Developer and professional musician. I craft clean, scalable user interfaces and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship polished software while keeping performance in mind. My background in music informs my creative approach to UI/UX, delivering expressive experiences with attention to detail. Since 2012 I balance a career as a self-employed musician with technical roles across various teams, leading operations at The Marine Group and contributing to frontend projects at Experience Inc. I enjoy mentoring junior developers, exploring new tech stacks, and performing live with ensembles.…I am Sebastian Balk-Forcione, a Montreal-based Front-End Developer and professional musician. I craft clean, scalable user interfaces and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship polished software while keeping performance in mind. My background in music informs my creative approach to UI/UX, delivering expressive experiences with attention to detail. Since 2012 I balance a career as a self-employed musician with technical roles across various teams, leading operations at The Marine Group and contributing to frontend projects at Experience Inc. I enjoy mentoring junior developers, exploring new tech stacks, and performing live with ensembles.

Sebastian Balk-Forcione

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Musician, +6

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I am Sebastian Balk-Forcione, a Montreal-based Front-End Developer and professional musician. I craft clean, scalable user interfaces and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship polished software while keeping performance in mind. My background in music informs my creative approach to UI/UX, delivering expressive experiences with attention to detail. Since 2012 I balance a career as a self-employed musician with technical roles across various teams, leading operations at The Marine Group and contributing to frontend projects at Experience Inc. I enjoy mentoring junior developers, exploring new tech stacks, and performing live with ensembles.…I am Sebastian Balk-Forcione, a Montreal-based Front-End Developer and professional musician. I craft clean, scalable user interfaces and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship polished software while keeping performance in mind. My background in music informs my creative approach to UI/UX, delivering expressive experiences with attention to detail. Since 2012 I balance a career as a self-employed musician with technical roles across various teams, leading operations at The Marine Group and contributing to frontend projects at Experience Inc. I enjoy mentoring junior developers, exploring new tech stacks, and performing live with ensembles.

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I am Sebastian Balk-Forcione, a Montreal-based Front-End Developer and professional musician. I craft clean, scalable user interfaces and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship polished software while keeping performance in mind. My background in music informs my creative approach to UI/UX, delivering expressive experiences with attention to detail.

Since 2012 I balance a career as a self-employed musician with technical roles across various teams, leading operations at The Marine Group and contributing to frontend projects at Experience Inc. I enjoy mentoring junior developers, exploring new tech stacks, and performing live with ensembles.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

French

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Head of Operations at The Marine Group

October 20, 2023 - October 20, 2023

Handled daily building operations, including lease management, contractor negotiations, and staff oversight.

Freelance Musician at Self-employed (Montreal, QC / Toronto, ON)

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022

Played in a wide variety of musical styles in multiple ensembles; performed at music venues, festivals, weddings, and corporate functions; coordinated scheduling of rehearsals, studio sessions, and events; conducted private lessons for children and adults with tailored lesson plans for players' skill level.

Full-Stack Developer at Explor ance Inc.

August 1, 2018 - October 1, 2023

Delivered scalable front-end features for the LY application, implemented UI/UX improvements in collaboration with the front-end team, mentored junior developers, and contributed to both front-end and back-end tasks using React.js, TypeScript, Redux, Node.js and Styled-Components to optimize performance and maintainability.

Full-Stack Developer at Experience Inc.

January 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025

Contributed to on-time delivery of four major product releases of a machine-learning application. Implemented scalable features for the front-end codebase. Collaborated with front-end team to design and refine new features and UI/UX improvements. Provided technical guidance to junior developers during onboarding.

Head of Operations at The Marine Group

August 1, 2018 - October 1, 2023

Led daily building operations, including lease management, contractor negotiations, and site maintenance budgeting in close collaboration with the CEO.

Independent Musician / Self-Employed at Montreal, Quebec

August 1, 2012 - Present

Played a wide variety of music in multiple ensembles; Led and co-led multiple recording sessions; Coordinated scheduling of rehearsals, studio sessions, and events; Conducted private drum lessons for children and adults with tailored lesson plans.