Pascal MUANG KHOT

Pascal MUANG KHOT

EXPERIENCE

Fandom (Metacritic / TV Guide) - Software Engineer - Back-End Developer

2022 - 2023

  • Managed the high-volume CMS powering Metacritic and TV Guide sites.
  • Implemented a transcoding system and CMS and commerce features.
  • Contributed to API development for improved front-end usability.

Methods: Code reviews (PR), Pair programming, Agile & Waterfall methods.

Technologies: PHP, Symfony, GCP, MongoDB, MySQL, Solr, Memcached, VueJS, jQuery, Docker.

Red Ventures (CNET / ZDNET) - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

2020 - 2022

  • Maintained and optimized a high-traffic content management platform serving millions of users for CNET and ZDNET.
  • Oversaw front door, articles, and ads features for both brands.
  • Enhanced CMS with new features and commerce functionalities.

Methods: Code reviews (PR), Agile & Waterfall methods.

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, PHP, Symfony, MongoDB, MySQL, Solr, Memcached, VueJS, jQuery, Docker.

Paramount ViacomCBS (Chowhound) - Software Engineer - Back-End Developer

2016 - 2020

  • Led development of internal CMS/API with Rails as a site engineer.
  • Successfully migrated the entire stack from the datacenter to GCP.
  • Implemented Place System with 3rd party integration. Dockerized our legacy stack and optimized it for scalability.

Methods: Pair programming, Code reviews (PR), Full-on scrum methodology.

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Resque, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Bootstrap, Docker, Heroku, React, AWS, jQuery.

Trulify - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

2013 - 2015

  • Collaborated on Trulify and FairLoan app development using Rails.
  • Integrated custom APIs with payroll service bureaus and implemented Chargify for subscription billing.
  • Designed secure server/client solution for uniform data exchange with payroll bureaus, handling sensitive PII.

Methods: Code reviews (PR), Strict git flow, Agile (IPM/Stand-up).

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, Bootstrap, Heroku, AWS, jQuery.

SKILLS

Languages

Ruby, Javascript, PHP, HTML/CSS, SCSS, Dart

Frameworks / Environments

Rails, Node.js, Express, Sinatra, Bootstrap, Symfony, jQuery, VueJS, React, Electron, Flutter

Libraries / Services

Sidekiq, ActiveAdmin, Devise, Twilio, Sendgrid, Postmark

AI / ML

OpenAI, LocalAI, Stable Diffusion

QA & CI/CD

RSpec, Capybara, Selenium, GitHub Actions, Jenkins

DevOps

Docker, GCP, Cloudflare, Fastly, Heroku, AWS, OVH, DO, New Relic

System Administration

Debian, Ubuntu, OS X Server, Windows Server, Bash, Powershell

Databases

Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL, SQLite, Solr

Media Tech / Miscellaneous

Icecast, liquidsoap, ffmpeg, OBS, Blackmagic, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Logic Pro

Project / Tech Management

Gitflow, Agile, Scrum, Jira, Pivotal Tracker

EDUCATION

SUPINFO University (Paris, France) - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with honors in Computer Science

2008-2013

Throughout my education in computer science, I pursued many internships.

Previous Internships

iTLiGENT (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

2011-2012

Milky Interactive (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Front-End Developer

Summer 2010

Vigilio (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Front-End Developer

Summer 2009

LANGUAGES

English - Bilingual Proficiency

French - Native Language