Hamid
Soy

Frontend Developer

Tracces (Capgemini)

Involved in a greenfield project from inception to maturity. Experienced the full journey and consequences of early architectural choices in later phases. Grew into the frontend lead role from mid-2024, steering, onboarding, and helping colleagues while making technical frontend/UX decisions.

• —Migrated bundler from Craco to Vite (incl. Jest → Vitest) — 5× faster build & test times
• —Rewrote existing architecture and components with improved TypeScript implementation
• —Implemented consistent error handling for all API calls for better UX
• —Set up a brand-new project from scratch applying all lessons learned: React Query, TanStack Router, Orval, Zod, React Hook Form
• —Proactive backlog management — creating tickets that prevent future issues, not just fix current ones

Frontend Developer — Accessibility Team

Ministry of General Affairs (via Capgemini)

After an accessibility audit of the Rijksportaal revealed many compliance issues, a special accessibility team was formed. As the sole frontend developer, I fully immersed myself in WCAG guidelines — identifying, analysing, and resolving issues, and adapting components to meet all applicable standards.

Mobile Developer — Barcode Scanner App

Freelance

Responsible for the technical setup of a React Native/Expo app that lets users scan supermarket barcodes to instantly check for allergens, E-numbers, dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, halal). Also developed Node.js scripts to fetch, process, and manage product data.