Virac Auk

Chrome Extensions:

• TCF Auditor:Audits of TCF integration performance, enabling ad revenue optimization.
• Stay a While and Listen:Text-to-speech application for automatic website reading for accessibility purposes.

Technological Watch:

• **: Development of a monorepo architecture (pnpm/turborepo) to maintain all my technological tools.

Business Impact & Leadership:

• Management & Scale:Managed a team of 5 engineers. Drove the roadmap and technical skill development.
• Privacy Expertise (TCF/IAB):Technical lead for GDPR compliance (TCF v1.1 & v2.2). Managed complex consent architectures (nested iframes, cross-domain).

Web Performance (Measurable Impact):

• TTFF (Time To First Frame) Reduction:From 5s to 4s (-20%) across millions of views.
• Bundle Optimization:-20% reduction in application size.
• Continuous focus on Core Web Vitals.

Modernization & Architecture (Strategic Migrations):

• Frameworks:FlightJS → Preact.
• State:Redux → Preact Signals.
• Languages:CoffeeScript → Vanilla JS (ES6+).

Observability & Data:

• Architecture of a tracking system (from player to ELK) for real-time monitoring.

Product Engineering:

• Development of the public API for controlling the video player.
• Implementation of the Chromecast feature (complex state synchronization).

Tooling:

• Build chain modernization (Grunt → Webpack).

Project: Blendedˣ v2 (Strategic Learning Platform)

• Stabilization (Backbone.js):Complete takeover of a critical Backbone.js project. Audit, correction of technical debt, and resolution of structural bugs to ensure the robustness of the learning modality.
• CSS Architecture Overhaul:Complete restructuring of the styles layer (maintainable and performant CSS Architecture) to ensure visual consistency and rendering speed.
• DX Workflow Modernization:Migration and optimization of the build process from Grunt to Gulp.
• Implementation of optimized bundling.
• Significant reduction in asset weight.
• Drastic improvement in module loading times.
• Architectural Design:Led the frontend architecture for the launch of Blendedˣ v2, ensuring product scalability and seamless integration of complex APIs.