Hello! I'm a software developer and educator based in Vancouver, Canada. I have a B.Sc. in Computing Science from SFU, with a minor in Education (Curriculum and Instruction)! I mostly work in web development, and I'm interested in technology ethics.
I'm currently taking on freelance development and curriculum work, but I'm open to full-time opportunities. You can find me on LinkedIn or email me at nima.boscarino (at) gmail.com
If you're a junior developer (or just someone entering the tech sector) feel free to reach out! I love helping people scope out personal projects, practice for tech interviews, and learn new technologies.
Senior Developer - Q4 2019-Present
I joined DomoMi to help their developers with their Slack App, "Homer". We kicked off a brand new project in late 2019: a real-estate analytics platform called Scout!
I'm in charge of requirements engineering, designing the architecture (woo, microservices!), DevOps, technical project management, managing the junior developers, and of course development. This is by far the most ambitious project I've taken on, and it's tons of fun!
Contract Developer - Q4 2019-Present
This volunteering platform was built on a contract for an instructor at a local university. I recruited one of my old students, and together we crushed out a solid project.
Neighborli features snazzy things like location-based queries and WebSockets through Rails.
This was an excellent opportunity to work on my technical management skills. We delivered an ambitious product on time, within budget, and to the client's utmost satisfaction!
Contract Developer - Q1-Q2 2019
I was hired as a contractor to rebuild the user profile page for TalentMarketplace.com. Along with a junior developer, I set off on converting a full-stack Django feature to a SPA-style React project with Redux for state management. This was my first time acting as a senior to another developer!
Software Developer - Q2-Q3 2017
Spare Labs develops smart transit and mobility solutions. As a developer at Spare Labs I developed mobile and web apps to integrate with the Spare mobility platform. This was my first exposure to a SPA framework like React, and it's where I got some incredibly valuable experience with Redux, Redux-Sagas, while deepening my backend skills with Laravel and Express.
Web Application Developer - Q2 2016-Q2 2017
I had the opportunity to complete an 8-month Co-op with the Environmental Information Systems team at Hatfield between 2016 and 2017. My work consisted of full-stack development with ASP.NET MVC. I mostly worked on a web-mapping system, which included creating a plugin for Leaflet.js to allow users to collaboratively add markup to maps in real-time using Socket.IO.
Lead Instructor
I started teaching at Lighthouse Labs in 2018, and spent 2019 as the Lead Instructor for the Vancouver branch. I had the privilege of mentoring hundreds of students on their way to becoming junior developers! During my tenure I organized and hosted a variety of meetups, workshops, and panels.
While at Lighthouse I worked on curriculum for several marketing projects (e.g. the 21-Day Coding Challenge!) and delivered a 3-week corporate training bootcamp for HomeAway in Austin, Texas.
I still lecture occasionally 👨🏽🏫
Meetup series
In 2019 I ran a series of meetups and workshops centred around exploring ethics in technology. We touched on many different topics, such as privacy, anthropomorphic tech, and data-driven learning systems. For Vancouver Startup Week we had a special panel on accessibility.
I kept notes for some of the events up on EthicalYVR.tech. Keep an eye out for more events in 2020!
Conference Instructor, Content Developer, SME
The first class I ever taught was for Canada Learning Code in 2016, and it resulted in education quickly becoming my passion! I've been involved in numerous initiatives with the organization over the years.
In 2018 I had the opportunity to travel around Canada to teach professional development conferences for primary and secondary school teachers, which was a life-changing experience. I've developed a Raspberry Pi workshop, hosted classes and hackathons, been on advisory councils, and continue to work with the organization whenever I can!
