RAPHAEL KANAAN
Frontend Lead Developer | React • Node.js • AWS
Experience
Senior Software Developer
BrightLine , Remote | New York, USA
Apr 2023 , Present
- • Lead frontend development of a next-gen ad automation dashboard from concept to deployment.
- • Supervise and mentor two engineers; collaborate with backend and design for unified delivery.
- • Build using React, Zustand, Vite, Vitest, Tailwind, MUI, and GitHub Actions.
- • Shape product decisions and define scalable frontend architecture.
ReactZustandViteVitestTailwindMUI
Frontend Developer
Quiqup , Remote | Dubai, UAE
Dec 2021 , Jun 2023
- • Maintained and scaled multiple web apps through feature delivery, testing, and refactoring.
- • Owned frontend of a cross-platform tracking app (React, Redux, Styled Components, Jest).
- • Co-built a Shopify integration with OMS using Shopify API and Go Shopify library.
ReactReduxStyled ComponentsJestShopify API
Frontend Developer / Scrum Master
Kangaroo Rewards | Quebec, Canada
Sep 2021 , Oct 2022
- • Rebuilt the eCommerce loyalty widget (Vue.js, VueX) and optimized for performance and scalability.
- • Automated onboarding via a self sign-up flow triggered on Shopify app install.
- • Introduced agile sprints and acted as scrum master to boost velocity and collaboration.
Vue.jsVueXShopifyAgile/Scrum
Frontend Developer
iStay Offshore | Beirut, Lebanon
Feb 2021 , Sep 2021
- • Developed a PWA for smart building analytics for a Swiss green-tech firm (React, Tailwind).
- • Owned and improved UI/UX while ensuring performance and maintainability.
ReactTailwindPWA
Full Stack Engineer (Contract)
Massyve Tech , Remote
Jan 2021 , Mar 2021
- • Led end-to-end development of a Netflix-style streaming platform.
- • Built using Node.js, Express, React, Next.js, MongoDB, and AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront).
Node.jsExpressNext.jsMongoDBAWS
Software Engineer
Bytes Invest Ltd. | Nicosia, Cyprus
Jan 2020 , Feb 2021
- • Maintained and expanded apps including BillBooking.com (React, Node.js, MongoDB) and MyTrolly (WooCommerce, Angular).
- • Managed DigitalOcean servers, wrote SQL queries, backend APIs, and deployed builds.
ReactAngularWooCommerceDigitalOcean
Selected Projects
Next-Gen Ad Automation Dashboard
2023-2024
- • Led frontend development from concept to deployment at BrightLine.
- • Stack: React, Zustand, Vite, Vitest, Tailwind, MUI, GitHub Actions.
Cross-Platform Tracking App
2021 , 2023
- • Owned frontend of tracking application at Quiqup (React, Redux, Styled Components, Jest).
eCommerce Loyalty Widget
2021-2022
- • Rebuilt and optimized loyalty widget at Kangaroo Rewards (Vue.js, VueX).
Smart Building Analytics PWA
2021
- • Developed PWA for Swiss green-tech firm at iStay Offshore (React, Tailwind).
Netflix-Style Streaming Platform
2021
- • End-to-end development at Massyve Tech (Node.js, Express, React, Next.js, MongoDB, AWS).
Skills
Languages
JavaScriptTypeScriptPHPSQLShellJava
Frontend
ReactNext.jsVueAngularTailwindMUIAntDStyled Components
Backend
Node.jsExpressGraphQLMongoDBMySQLFirebase
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront)DigitalOceanGitHub Actions
Other
Agile/ScrumREST APIsUI/UX CollaborationShopify APIs
Education & Certifications
M.S. , Computer & Communication Engineering
Jun 2023
AUL University | Beirut, Lebanon
GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
B.S. , Computer & Communication Engineering
Jun 2021
AUL University | Beirut, Lebanon
GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
Awards
4th/250 Huawei ICT Lebanon
2020
1st/30 Seeds for the Future, China
2019
Tools • Languages • Interests
VS CodeGitDockerLinuxFigmaEnglishArabicRunningPadelTravel
© 2025 Raphael Kanaan • Originals • Minimal • Out of the Box