Pascal MUANG KHOT

Pascal MUANG KHOT

EXPERIENCE

Fandom - Software Engineer - Back-End Developer

10/2022 - 05/2023

  • Managed a high-volume custom CMS for Metacritic & TV Guide sites, serving 40 millions of monthly visitors.
  • Engineered a robust transcoding framework using JWP, alongside content and commerce features.
  • Played a key role in refining front-end usability through API optimization, which contributed to improved SEO scores by enhancing page speed rankings.

Red Ventures - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

12/2020 - 10/2022

  • Maintained a high-traffic CMS in-house platform, supporting 75 millions of monthly users for CNET & ZDNET.
  • Undertook responsibilities involving front door, articles, and ads features for both brands.
  • Revamped the CMS UI/UX offering innovative functionalities and robust commerce integration.
  • Architected seamless API solutions to bridge the gap between front-end and back-end systems.

Paramount - Software Engineer - Back-End Developer

07/2016 - 12/2020

  • Led development of the full back-end platform with Rails as a site engineer for Chowhound, reaching 3 million monthly users.
  • Orchestrated a large-scale migration to GCP, updating legacy stack to Docker, ensuring seamless scalability and reliability. Elevated server performance by meticulously fine-tuning Apache and Redis for maximum efficiency.
  • Engineered a robust user account system, managed Wordpress and Apple partnerships and streamlined mail and queue management.

Trulify - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

06/2013 - 04/2015

  • Developed and built internal apps using Rails, delivering scalable and robust solutions.
  • Engineered API connections with payroll service bureaus, enabling automated data exchange.
  • Implemented a payment infrastructure, efficient subscription management, SMS system and billing.
  • Designed and implemented secure data exchange protocols, safeguarding sensitive PII.

SKILLS

With a decade of experience in web development serving 100+ millions of users for Fortune 500 and startup companies, I specialize in backend operations and possess frontend development and devops expertise.

Skilled in Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Node.js, Next.js, Hotwire Turbo, React, Electron, CSS/SASS/SCSS, Bootstrap, HTML, PHP, Docker, Cloudflare, AWS, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, RSpec.

EDUCATION

SUPINFO University (Paris, France)

Bachelor of Science with Honours (B.Sc. Hons.) in Computer Science
09/2008 - 06/2013

Internships

iTLiGENT (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer
01/2011 - 01/2012

Milky Interactive (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Front-End Developer
07/2010 - 09/2010

Vigilio (Paris, France) - Software Engineer - Front-End Developer
07/2009 - 09/2009

LANGUAGES

English - Bilingual Proficiency

French - Native Language