Senior Frontend Developer | Tech Lead | Open to Work

Hi, I'm David Bechara

Senior frontend developer with 7 years of experience, including 3 in technical lead roles. Builds React and TypeScript applications with full-stack range that informs cross-team architectural decisions, with recent focus on AI-assisted development workflows and AI agent products. Growing toward engineering management.

David Bechara

Career Journey

My professional experience in software development and leadership.

Poka

Connected Worker Platform

Jan 2026 - May 2026

Senior Frontend Developer / Team Lead — AI Assistant

Lead the delivery of the AI assistant team, coordinating across frontend, backend, and design.

Resolved a perceived-latency bottleneck in the AI assistant by identifying the root cause and coordinating a fix across frontend, backend, and design, unblocking the sales team.

Built internal AI development tooling, including a feature flag tracker for 85+ active flags and an AI-driven code reviewer that evaluates commits against staff-authored guidelines.

Mentor team and chapter members through code reviews and technical discussions while delivering feature work on the AI assistant.

Technologies
AngularTypeScriptNode.jsStrandsAWSGitHubJiraClaudeCursor

Sonder

Hospitality

Feb 2025 - Nov 2025

Senior Software Engineering Developer

Drove architectural decisions and implementation alignment across guest-facing and internal platforms.

Built internal AI development tools that lifted engineering productivity 4x.

Mentored junior and mid-level developers through code reviews and 1-on-1s.

Partnered with PMs, designers, and engineering leadership to refine scope and sustain agile velocity.

Technologies
ReactReact NativeTypeScriptMUIGraphQLAsanaGitHubRubyGrafanaDockerAWSCursor

The Aldo Group

Fashion Retailer

Nov 2022 - Jan 2025

Lead Frontend Developer

Led a team of 9 developers and contractors on a 7-year-old monorepo, planning roadmap, capacity, and tech debt strategy with the Product Owner.

Launched Sperry.com, the company's newly acquired brand site, developed in 4 months leveraging the existing architecture.

Coordinated with backend teams on architectural decisions and unblocked cross-stack dependencies during delivery.

Optimized agile ceremonies to reduce meeting load on developers without sacrificing alignment.

Reviewed UX designs in planning and set delivery expectations with stakeholders across the org.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptReduxSassLernaChaiEnzymeReact Testing LibraryNode.jsContentful CMSDockerAWSAtlassian Suite

BrainFinance

FinTech Startup

May 2021 - Nov 2022

Lead Frontend Developer

May 2022 - Nov 2022

Partnered with Principal Software Engineer on architecture on projects across the stack.

Set frontend best practices and oversaw team-wide adoption.

Mentored team members and identified hiring needs alongside the interview process.

Cultivated a team culture of open communication and constructive code reviews.

Frontend Developer

May 2021 - May 2022

Built and maintained React/TypeScript applications across the company's web presence.

Created reusable cross-platform components and frontend libraries.

Translated designs and wireframes into production-ready code.

Reviewed peer code on Bitbucket with constructive, specific feedback.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSGatsbyJSContentful CMSGraphQLDockerGCPCloudFlareAtlassian Suite

The Croo Group

VoIP Telecom Startup

Jan 2020 - May 2021

Full Stack Developer

Built full stack features for web applications using React, TypeScript, Python, and MySQL.

Developed a desktop application on Electron from the ground up.

Maintained websites and third-party backend integrations.

Contributed to architectural definitions of new projects and oversaw internal testing sessions.

Tracked the development team's tickets, performance, and backlog.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptApollo ClientGraphQLElectronPythonFlaskElasticSearchMySQLAWS LambdaAWS S3AWS AppSyncDynamoDBTrelloBitBucketTeamGantt

Other Experience

FayE-commerce Site

Freelance Project

May 2025 - May 2026

NuanceSoftware Solutions

Full Stack Developer (Capstone Project)

Sep 2019 - Apr 2020

CTC Vision Inc.Eyewear Laboratory

Full Stack Developer

Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

Education

My academic journey at Concordia University.

Concordia University

B.Eng. in Software Engineering

January 2017 - May 2020

Concordia University

Certificate in Science and Technology

August 2014 - January 2017

Skills

Technical and soft skills I've mastered over the years.

Frontend

ReactExpert
TypeScriptExpert
TailwindCSSExpert
ReduxAdvanced

Backend

Node.jsAdvanced
GraphQLAdvanced
PythonProficient

Leadership

Team ManagementExpert
Agile MethodologyExpert
CommunicationExpert

My Views

Thoughts on technology and society in the modern world.

AI and Software Development

The world is in the midst of an AI revolution, not just economically but across nearly every aspect of life. The software industry has been turned on its head, and while many fear an AI takeover, I see things differently. I believe in a future where AI agents are not our replacements but our collaborators, partners in building accessible and inspiring software that solves complex problems.

MCP was an exciting milestone in AI collaboration, yet only the beginning of a deeper evolution toward systems that understand, reason, and act across domains. To reach that future responsibly, AI makers must value safety and alignment over competition and invest in education and tools that help us understand AI's multidimensional layers.

We are on the verge of a new era in software development, one where AI not only writes clean and effective code, but also orchestrates adaptive systems that build at request time. The future of software will revolve around designing data-centric tools for AI agents to use in curating responses, enabling requests as imaginative as the solutions themselves.

Social and Economic Responsibility

Technology has the power to shape societies, and with that comes a duty to ensure progress benefits the many, not the privileged few. I believe innovation should expand opportunity, strengthen communities, and be guided by fairness rather than profit alone.

Governments and private organizations alike must uphold equity through strong social systems and ethical accountability. We have a shared responsibility to look after one another and remain vigilant against unchecked greed, especially as automation and AI continue to redefine work and value creation.

As the digital economy grows, we must ensure that its rewards do not flow exclusively to those who already hold power. Ethical frameworks and inclusive policies are as essential as technical breakthroughs if we want technology to reflect humanity's best values rather than its worst habits.

As a developer and leader, I aim to build technology that empowers people and reflects empathy in both design and policy. True progress is not measured only by what we create but by who it serves, because the future we build is only as strong as the compassion and integrity we build it with.

Get In Touch

Interested in working together? Let's connect.

Location:Montreal, QC
Languages:English, French