Joel Bez

Joel Bez

Zürich, Switzerland

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Zürich

Leading and coaching multidisciplinary teams to develop impactful digital products.

#git #docker #ansible #terraform #no-code #selfhosting #devops #vuejs

2013 — 2021
Zürich

Led engineering service expansion at Ginetta AG, growing the team by 50+ and acquiring seven-figure projects. Established Agile & DevOps practices for efficient delivery. Served as front-end lead on several key client projects.

#git #html #css #accessibility #angular #vue #react #nextjs #typescript #devops #openshift #docker

2013 — 2013
Technical Product Owner and Scrum Master (Independent)
Zürich & Sillicon Valley

Empowered startups to deliver impactful products by streamlining development, prioritizing features, and fostering agile practices for efficient execution.

2012 — 2012
Sabbatical
Paris, Whistler, San Francisco

Explored lifestyles in other cities and their surroundings. Observation of the startup culture in Silicon Valley.

#php #svn #html #css #sql

2011 — 2011
Zürich

Drove product development from vision to launch as Technical Product Owner. Led cross-functional teams (UX, data science, development) to deliver successful products like map.local.ch.

2009 — 2010
Zürich

Led a team of expert front-end engineers for the Swiss Yellow Pages. Implemented new features & products following agile best practices and using cutting-edge web technologies.

#git #tdd #accessibility #php #javascript #yui #css #html #nodejs

2007 — 2009
Zürich

Built, deployed, and maintained features for local.ch (top 3 Swiss website) following TDD & Scrum practices. Collaborated with UX & backend to deliver a seamless user experience.

#git #tdd #accessibility #php #javascript #yui #css #html

2004 — 2007
Founder, Full-stack Software Engineer at Lesscode
Lausanne

Bootstrapped a web agency with classmates, building custom websites for SMBs (restaurants, music bands, associations). Led client requirements gathering, information architecture, and crafted CMS-based solutions.

#php #git #html #css #sql #jquery

2003 — 2006
Lausanne

Developed websites for companies and Kesako's internal projects (etudiants.ch), collaborating with design & development teams.

#php #svn #html #css #sql

2005 — 2006
Helsinki

Exchange student program (ERASMUS) in Finland for my second year.

1998 — 2001
Morges

Major in Physics and Applied Maths

Volunteering

2014 — 2015
Bern

Organized two editions of the JS conference for the Swiss community.

2011 — 2014
Zürich

Co-founded and organized Switzerland's first front-end development conference. Attracted internationally renowned speakers and fostered a vibrant developer community through workshops and networking events.

2011 — 2014
Zürich

Organized Webtuesday Zürich meetups, a leading monthly event for web developers. Curated engaging speakers, managed logistics, and fostered a vibrant community through social media and event moderation.

Contact

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