Will Ginsberg | freelance web developer

>About me


Hi! I'm Will.

I have been developing web and mobile applications professionally for about a decade. Some languages I typically use are TypeScript and Python. Some frameworks and libraries I have used extensively include React and NestJS. I also have experience with databases like Postgres, cloud platforms like AWS, writing CI/CD pipelines, and using Playwright for E2E testing.


Truthkeep.ai

Lead Software Engineer March 2025 - present

Truthkeep is a software company building AI based applications for the semi-conductor industry.

I lead the development of two products:

  • Social media insights platform: Ingests data from forums and social media sites and delivers AI analysis of customer sentiment and industry trends.
  • Chatbot platform: A chatbot which can be embedded on our partner's websites and answer questions based on their product documentation and website contents.

My work at Truthkeep has involved writing complex RAG pipelines using LangGraph and techniques like document chunking, semantic search, and corrective retrieval.

1280 Labs

Lead Software Engineer Feb 2024 - present

I have contributed to and lead various projects on a contract basis.

  • AI applications: Built several applications using OpenAI and other LLM providers.
  • Mobile apps: I contributed to the development of a React Native app
  • Websites: I built and maintained websites with technologies like NextJS and Webflow

Lighthouse Labs

Mentor Feb 2022 - June 2024

Lighthouse Labs was a coding bootcamp focused on teaching web development fundamentals. I provided one-on-one mentoring for dozens of students on their web development journey. Topics covered included HTML, CSS, clientside JavaScript, NodeJs, Postgres, Ruby on Rails, and testing.

Karat

Senior Interview Engineer Feb 2022 - present

I conduct technical interviews on the Karat platform. I have interviewed over 500 candidates on behalf of various companies.

Some of Karat's customers include Figma, Uber, Atlassian, PayPal, and Citi.

TribalScale

Agile Software Engineer Dec 2019 - Aug 2021

I built web and mobile applications for various clients including tech startups and fortune 500 media companies.

I learned a lot about React, NodeJs, test driven development, and delivering projects from 0 to 1.

Vouchr

Frontend Engineer Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

I developed features of Vouchr's e-greeting card SDK

Rubikloud (Acquired by Kinaxis)

Software Developer May 2016 - August 2017

I worked as an intern for 16 months at Rubikloud, a Big Data startup focused on the retail industry.

Some of my contributions included:

  • Developing web applications with ReactJS and Java Spring Boot
  • Maintaining machine learning infrastructure with Python and Flask
  • Writing ETL pipelines in Scala

UofT Department of Computer Science

Research Assistant Summer 2015

I was an assistant for the Software Engineering Research Group at the University of Toronto.

University of Toronto

2013 – 2018

I studied Computer Science at the St. George campus, graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Science.

  • Computer Science specialist
  • Mathematics minor
  • Focus in Web and Internet Technologies