I'm a Full Stack and Platform Engineer focused on backend, frontend, full-stack development and infrastructure. I have extensive experience delivering reliable, user-focused software in cross-functional teams. I blend strong backend practices with scalable platform infrastructure and I'm looking for a positive, supportive team to help me grow and strengthen my skills.

Maya Filipp

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I'm a Full Stack and Platform Engineer focused on backend, frontend, full-stack development and infrastructure. I have extensive experience delivering reliable, user-focused software in cross-functional teams. I blend strong backend practices with scalable platform infrastructure and I'm looking for a positive, supportive team to help me grow and strengthen my skills.

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I’m a Full Stack and Platform Engineer focused on backend, frontend, full-stack development and infrastructure.

I have extensive experience delivering reliable, user-focused software in cross-functional teams. I blend strong backend practices with scalable platform infrastructure and I’m looking for a positive, supportive team to help me grow and strengthen my skills.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Backend Software Engineer at Self Employed
January 1, 2024 - Present
Focused on upskilling with full stack web development projects, including AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Replit, Pythagora, Eleventlabs. Built end to end web platforms for media handling and developer knowledge bases using Node.js, Express, React, TypeScript, Supabase, Drizzle ORM, FastAPI, Python, Firebase. Actively involved in the Indie hacker and tech community in the UK. Consulted clients on scaling and production readiness for AI-developed platforms covering architecture, system interactions and security.
Backend Engineer (Infrastructure Focus) at Platform.sh
March 1, 2023 - September 3, 2025
Worked remotely from Paris on a PaaS infrastructure platform supporting enterprise cloud customers and developers worldwide. Reduced OS upgrade times by enhancing Golang workflows and Python deployment scripts. Maintained and scaled cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and French cloud providers. Conducted audits and root cause analysis to address continuous integration tooling failures, leading to formal process improvements. Responsibilities also included on-call support, automation workflows, container orchestration (LXC), and internal tooling similar to Kubernetes.
Backend and Full Stack Engineer, Lead at OCAD University
March 1, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Led software development for an innovative digital museum platform that was published academically. Directed technical strategy using MySQL, Express, React, Node.js and progressive web app strategies for remote Indigenous users. Managed the technical team and collaborated closely with museum curators and designers running Agile sprints. Improved release cycles from monthly manual deployments to daily automated deployments using CI/CD tools (AWS CodeDeploy, EC2, Travis CI). Managed $10,000 AWS migration budget resulting in enhanced platform stability, storage, and attracted partnerships with museums internationally.
Software Engineer (Electron/TypeScript/React) at Flashpoint Archive
March 1, 2020 - September 3, 2025
Software Engineer (LAMP Stack) at Adfluent Media
December 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Full Stack Engineer – Consultant at mordax.io
January 1, 2024 - October 27, 2025
Focused on building reliable, production-ready and scale-ready full stack web development projects as well as infrastructure. Consulted on long-term software architecture approaches and upskilled on AWS tools and MCP servers. Built end-to-end platforms for handling large image media and for developer knowledge sharing using Node.js, Express, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Firebase and Stripe.
Platform and DevOps Engineer at Upsun ( Platform.sh )
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Maintained, scaled and decommissioned cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP and other providers using infrastructure as code, Linux containers, and internal tooling. Led audits of a Golang tool, improved deployment workflows, and participated in on-call responsibilities via Opsgenie; contributed to the Engineering Excellence team.
Full Stack Engineer, Lead at OCAD U
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Directed software development for a digital museum platform serving Indigenous users; led a tech team of 4, coordinated with museum curators/designers, and implemented CI/CD to accelerate releases from monthly to daily; championed cloud adoption and migration to AWS, securing budget and delivering increased storage and stability.
Full Stack Developer – Consultant at mordax.io
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Upgraded, migrated and enhanced wheregoes.com for Adfluent Media; developed in a LAMP stack and implemented DevOps, migration and SEO-focused improvements, reducing hosting costs by ~50%. Also contributed to Flashpoint Archive project with TypeScript, Electron, Node.js and React.
Platform and DevOps Engineer at Upsun (Platform.sh)
December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Maintained and scaled cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP and regional providers (OVH, Orange) using infrastructure-as-code and container tooling. Reduced downstream OS upgrade time from ~40 minutes to ~5 minutes by integrating upstream Golang workflows; built Python tooling to speed deployment upgrades from 50 minutes to 10 minutes. Led audits of internal tooling and coordinated process changes; performed on-call duties with Opsgenie.
Full Stack Engineer, Lead at OCAD U
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Directed software development for a digital museum platform serving Indigenous users, using MySQL, Express, Node.js and React; implemented innovative PWA/Web API strategies for remote access. Managed a tech team of four, collaborated with curators and designers, and guided Agile sprints. Improved release speed from monthly manual deployments to daily deployments by introducing CI/CD (AWS CodeDeploy, EC2, Travis CI). Championed cloud adoption, migrating core infrastructure to AWS with a $10k budget, delivering more storage and stability. Platform partnerships extended to museums in the UK, Germany and Canada.
Full Stack Developer – Consultant at mordax.io
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Adfluent Media – upgraded, migrated and enhanced wheregoes.com, a URL tracing tool, using a LAMP stack and cURL. Performed sysadmin and DevOps tasks (cPanel, Google Analytics, SSL, Azure DevOps) to reduce hosting costs by about 50%.
Software Developer – Consultant at Flashpoint Archive (Open Source)
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Contributed to an open‑source digital web game museum project with a 30+ member core community; worked with TypeScript, Electron, Node.js and React, reverse‑engineered ActionScript/Hava class files. Collaborated with the core team to enable thousands of downloads; influenced Rust tooling development in later projects.

Education

Computer Programming & Analysis at Seneca Polytechnic
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019
Bachelor of Computer Programming & Analysis at Seneca @ York University
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Bachelor at Seneca @York University
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025

Qualifications

Mozilla Overscripted Challenge Winner
October 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Mozilla FireFox Extension Winner
January 1, 2019 - September 3, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services