Anthony Helou
Senior Software Engineer | React
Salary / Daily rate
Beirut, Lebanon
Mobility: Paris, Berlin, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Full-stack software engineer with 8+ years building scalable web applications for fintech and training platforms. Led React migrations, built interactive dashboards with 40% UX improvements, and delivered end-to-end features at Pennylane. Expert in React/TypeScript, Python, and agile delivery—ready to transform your tech vision into reality.
Work experience
Software Engineer
Pennylane
Oct 2021 - Oct 2025
4 years 1 month
Pennylane provides accounting software for SMEs and finance teams. Invoicing team: Revamped the invoicing page and editor in React, extracting reusable components, simplifying user flows, and improving maintainability and UX. Actionable Insights team: Built tools and visualizations enabling non-accounting users to understand financial data; implemented interactive dashboards with Highcharts and Recharts and dynamic KPI/trend tables. Emphasized accessibility, responsiveness, and clear information hierarchy; contributed to code reviews, refactoring, and internal documentation. Led end-to-end feature deliveries: created/refined tickets, coordinated with design/product/QA, ensured on-time releases; set up QA processes and structured retrospectives to improve velocity and quality.
Software Engineer
Cedrus Digital
Jan 2021 - Oct 2021
10 months
Refactored a React/Redux + Java Spring application, standardizing patterns and extracting reusable helpers/components for future scalability. Collaborated with clients to maintain and extend features. Contributed to Mercedes-Benz projects using Angular and Spring; delivered new Angular components and refreshed UI/UX. Participated in agile ceremonies (standups, grooming, planning, retrospectives). Implemented backend features with Spring (services, interfaces, controllers).
Software Engineer
Servme
Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
5 months
Led the migration of the frontend from AngularJS to React; introduced reusable component patterns. Served as Scrum Master; contributed to backend APIs using Lumen. Used Bitbucket for source control.
Software Engineer
Administrate
Aug 2017 - Jul 2020
3 years
Beirut, Lebanon
Built a training management system using Python (Flask), GraphQL, Node.js, and AngularJS/React (TypeScript). Owned aspects of database and API schema design (SQL). Drove AngularJS → React migration and component architecture (DDD concepts). Wrote extensive unit tests; introduced Cypress for UI automation. Managed agile ceremonies; implemented CI/CD with CircleCI and Docker.
Keeward
Sep 2015 - Aug 2017
2 years
Software Engineer
Sep 2015 - Aug 2017
2 years
Developed and maintained K-framework (warehouse and shipment management). Stack: Ruby on Rails, Ember.js, MongoDB; contributed to NoSQL schema design. Practiced agile delivery with sprints, standups, and retrospectives.
Web Engineer
Sep 2015 - Jul 2017
1 year 11 months
Web Engineer
InMobiles Holding S.A.L.
Oct 2013 - Oct 2015
2 years 1 month
At Inmobiles i am responsible for developing websites for mobile applications. I devolop its CMS so they can manipulate their data and see a detailed report about their app via website. Also i create front end websites for these mobile apps. And now i am starting to devolop IVR (Interactive Voice Response) services using Asterisk.
Web Developer
pearl advisers
Jun 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 5 months
Web Development Intern
Pearl Advisers
Jun 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 5 months
Built an online store as part of the senior internship; produced the internship report.
Education
Université Antonine - UA
Master of Science
2008 - 2013
6 years
Université Antonine
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
2008 - 2013
6 years
Collège des pères antonins
Lebanese Baccalaureate