Founder
Niv Yahel
Software engineer @Opencare.com | Ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Vanhawks | Ex-Software Design student at Queen's University | Live and breathe code
Software engineer @Opencare.com | Ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Vanhawks | Ex-Software Design student at Queen's University | Live and breathe code
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Director of Engineering
As the Director of Engineering at Felix, I am proud to lead a team that is working to empower millions of Canadians to live healthier lives. Our team is focused on creating... more a seamless patient experience, from the moment someone decides they want to use Felix to when they get their prescription fulfilled.
In just a few months, I have accomplished several key goals, including establishing a career framework that provides clear guidance on growth opportunities for engineers. I have also introduced a quality improvement strategy and implemented logging and health metrics to improve operational visibility.
As a manager, I have helped my team achieve predictable velocity and resolved challenging technical issues such as setting up feature flags and containerizing a legacy system. I have also documented the current state of our architecture and am leading the effort along with our engineer to dream up a more scalable and easier-to-extend system.
If you are passionate about creating impactful solutions that improve people's lives and want to be a part of a team that values career growth, quality, and collaboration, then Felix is the place for you. Join us in creating a healthier Canada!
In just a few months, I have accomplished several key goals, including establishing a career framework that provides clear guidance on growth opportunities for engineers. I have also introduced a quality improvement strategy and implemented logging and health metrics to improve operational visibility.
As a manager, I have helped my team achieve predictable velocity and resolved challenging technical issues such as setting up feature flags and containerizing a legacy system. I have also documented the current state of our architecture and am leading the effort along with our engineer to dream up a more scalable and easier-to-extend system.
If you are passionate about creating impactful solutions that improve people's lives and want to be a part of a team that values career growth, quality, and collaboration, then Felix is the place for you. Join us in creating a healthier Canada!
Director Of Engineering
- Led an initiative to reduced engineering on-call volume by 25% and pages outside of business hours in 2 months to improve team well being, and productivity
- Created... more a standardized, objective based project view used by 27 different teams to facilitate communication, discoverability, and reinforce desired impact
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Focused on making it fast and seamless to move money into, between, and out of Wealthsimple accounts
- Promoting a culture of empathy, collaboration, transparency, and a growth mindset
- Supporting the growth of 4 teams, including 2 Senior Engineering Managers, 2 Staff Engineers, and the department with 22 other engineers indirectly (grown from 7 engineers)
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Led a team of 8 software developers across New York and Toronto to support the client growth of the company.
- Led a team of 6 software developers to build out Wealthsimple Trade, a commission-free stock trading mobile application, using Node, Ruby on Rails, and React Native.
- Responsible for ensuring each individual continuously grows, ensuring their career advances in addition to the team being able to output more with each quarter
- Involved in implementing processes, managing projects, and ensuring high quality code is delivered on time
- Led a team of 4 developers to support the expansion to the US and UK, using Java, Ruby on Rails, React, and Angular
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Became Software Development Manager within my first week
Skills: Project Management
- Created... more a standardized, objective based project view used by 27 different teams to facilitate communication, discoverability, and reinforce desired impact
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Focused on making it fast and seamless to move money into, between, and out of Wealthsimple accounts
- Promoting a culture of empathy, collaboration, transparency, and a growth mindset
- Supporting the growth of 4 teams, including 2 Senior Engineering Managers, 2 Staff Engineers, and the department with 22 other engineers indirectly (grown from 7 engineers)
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Led a team of 8 software developers across New York and Toronto to support the client growth of the company.
- Led a team of 6 software developers to build out Wealthsimple Trade, a commission-free stock trading mobile application, using Node, Ruby on Rails, and React Native.
- Responsible for ensuring each individual continuously grows, ensuring their career advances in addition to the team being able to output more with each quarter
- Involved in implementing processes, managing projects, and ensuring high quality code is delivered on time
- Led a team of 4 developers to support the expansion to the US and UK, using Java, Ruby on Rails, React, and Angular
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Became Software Development Manager within my first week
Skills: Project Management
Software Engineer
- Designed and implemented new features using Angular and Node
- Developed a strong affinity for unit testing as I worked in a Node codebase with perfect coverage
Skills:... more Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Developed a strong affinity for unit testing as I worked in a Node codebase with perfect coverage
Skills:... more Project Management · Agile Methodologies
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
- Invented and successfully led the creation of the Vanhawks Valour, the world's first connected bicycle, including functionality but not limited to: autonomous trip tracking,... more anti-theft network, and a navigation system.
- Oversaw product and project management for hardware, firmware, and software among 10 developers.
- Coordinated the software architecture, including establishing data protocols between firmware, mobile, and web.
- Single handedly created the iOS application using Objective C, CoreLocation, and CoreBluetooth.
- Contributed to a large portion of the backend using Python on Flask, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
- Oversaw product and project management for hardware, firmware, and software among 10 developers.
- Coordinated the software architecture, including establishing data protocols between firmware, mobile, and web.
- Single handedly created the iOS application using Objective C, CoreLocation, and CoreBluetooth.
- Contributed to a large portion of the backend using Python on Flask, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Skills: Management · Project Management · Agile Methodologies
COMPSA Site Services
Project Manager
- Oversaw a development team, ensuring productivity and quality assurance goals are met
- Implemented a training program to establish consistently high standards
- Elicited... more information from potential clients to speed up the development process and improve quality
Skills: Project Management
- Implemented a training program to establish consistently high standards
- Elicited... more information from potential clients to speed up the development process and improve quality
Skills: Project Management
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- Single handedly developed a secure job application system serving over 16,000 students. It provided students with the ability to submit and review applications, while allowing HR staff to process applications and arrange interviews.
- UCOSP alumnus. Contributed to Firefox for Android for my undergraduate project.
- Excellence in Teaching Assistance - 2012/2013
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