Richard Solomou

Richard Solomou

Full-Stack Engineer & Technical Lead

Experience

Technical Lead

Keenious

January 2023 - PresentTromsø, Norway (Remote)

  • Architected and implemented innovative features using Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
  • Orchestrated Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS and Azure, and streamlined local development with Docker.
  • Led development of complete AI-powered research assistant stack for enhanced article discovery.
  • Spearheaded end-to-end testing implementation and system optimization for performance and scalability.

Founder (acquired)

Tarrasque.io

July 2020 - January 2025Nicosia, Cyprus

  • Founded and led a B2C SaaS product serving 9,000+ users worldwide.
  • Built full-stack features using Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, WebGL, and real-time WebSocket/GraphQL integrations.
  • Established CI/CD pipelines and led community building, marketing, and user experience initiatives.

Front-End Engineer

Keenious

January 2021 - January 2023Tromsø, Norway (Remote)

  • Built EdTech Microsoft Word add-in features using React, MobX, and Material UI with legacy browser support.
  • Led migration to GitHub Actions for automated CI/CD pipelines and delivered performance optimizations.

Front End Software Engineer

Proto.io & Overflow.io

August 2018 - January 2021Nicosia, Cyprus

  • Led React/Webpack migration for the main SaaS product and implemented comprehensive Jest testing suite.
  • Established code standards, CI/CD pipelines through Azure, and mentored junior developers.
  • Served as Agile advocate while delivering performance improvements and scalability solutions.

Senior Front End Developer

Alliants

March 2018 - June 2018Southampton, United Kingdom

  • Developed React/Redux applications with comprehensive Jest testing and performance optimizations.

Senior Front End Developer

Efficio Digital

June 2016 - March 2018Southampton, United Kingdom

  • Architected scalable front-end applications and reusable component packages as technical subject matter expert.
  • Established unified design systems, coding standards, and provided developer training and consultation.

UI/UX Developer

Feefo

April 2015 - June 2016Petersfield, United Kingdom

  • Developed SaaS platform features in Agile environment with focus on design collaboration and system optimization.

Web Developer (Placement)

University of Portsmouth

July 2013 - July 2014Portsmouth, United Kingdom

  • Developed full-stack applications, RESTful APIs, and self-service platform for students and staff.

Web Developer (Intern)

SNQ Digital

July 2012 - September 2012Nicosia, Cyprus

  • Created responsive websites using CSS3 and jQuery, contributed to client projects and design prototypes.

Education

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (2:1)

University of Portsmouth

September 2011 - June 2015Portsmouth, United Kingdom

  • Developed an NFC-assisted student attendance monitoring system using AngularJS, Node.js, and MySQL
  • Represented university at Cisco University Challenge hackathon
  • Focused on web technologies, data structures and algorithms, functional programming, as well as neural networks and genetic algorithms

Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQL

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTanStack StartTailwind CSSViteTanStack QueryZustandMaterial UIReact Hook FormZodMotionFigma

Backend

Node.jsPostgreSQLDrizzleStripeConvexBetter AuthtRPCPrismaNestJSFastAPIRedisSocket.ioWebSocketsREST APIs

Dev Tools

VS CodeGitpnpmTurborepoGitHub ActionsVitestBiomePlaywrightESLintPrettier

Cloud & Infrastructure

VercelAWSCloudflareDockerKubernetesAzureGCPHelmTerraform

Monitoring & Analytics

PostHogSentryGrafanaPrometheus

Other

DDDSOATDDOOPAgile (Scrum, Kanban)

Languages

English, Greek