Yisroel Baum

Software Developer

Work Experience

Youngstartup Ventures – FullStack Developer (Laravel, React)

2024 – Present
  • Took ownership of a complex Laravel codebase with minimal onboarding, using end-to-end testing and systematic debugging to stabilize the system.
  • Refactored static methods to follow OOP and implemented clean architecture for scalability.
  • Rebuilt the presentation upload system with server-side processing and Dropbox integration, improving large file handling and reliability.
  • Ensured zero regression bugs in new code through disciplined testing and coding practices, while steadily reducing inherited legacy issues.
  • Automated deployments and transitioned the team from FTP to SFTP, reducing manual errors and improving release safety.
  • Contributed to deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows under mentorship, gaining hands-on experience with automated testing and secure releases.
  • Researched Terraform and Prometheus to explore future infrastructure automation and monitoring improvements.
  • Mentored a new hire in clean architecture and testing strategies, helping to establish better coding standards within the team.
  • Collaborated with leadership on technical scope and user navigation improvements.
  • Reviewed code and guided peers on Git best practices.
  • Prioritized bug fixing, reducing bug rates and enabling stable development.

Maxsip Telecom – Junior FullStack Developer

2022 – 2024
  • Developed a secure web portal to host online reports for Sales and Accounting.
  • Merged and managed a unified database of 3M+ customer records.
  • Built a fraud detection system identifying fraud worth over $5M.
  • Automated API calls and daily executive reports.
  • Hosted and managed a user-friendly AWS-based interface for custom reports.

Projects

NixOS Home Server

yisroelbaum.com — NixOS, Nix Flakes, sops-nix, Home Manager

  • Declarative production server hosting nginx, Jellyfin, Forgejo, and a custom blogging platform with ACME TLS.
  • Authored custom NixOS modules for PHP-FPM, PostgreSQL, and systemd service deployment.
  • Automated secrets with age-encrypted sops-nix and remote deployment via nixos-rebuild.

TIDE — Blogging Platform

Laravel, Vue, PostgreSQL — Nix Flake

  • Full Nix flake: dev shell, build packages (php.buildComposerProject, buildNpmPackage), and production NixOS module.