Summary
Eric Bastarache is a Technical Lead with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and shipping responsive, high-performance front-end applications across finance and health tech, currently leading engineering at Scotiabank. He bridges product and implementation, moving from designer mockups to production React/Node stacks while applying TDD, CI practices, and performance optimizations. His background spans PHP frameworks (Laravel, Phalcon) to modern JS ecosystems (React, Redux, Node, Express) and cross-functional roles from CTO to senior engineer. Eric has a strong history in migrating and refactoring large legacy codebases, improving maintainability while integrating internationalization and testing pipelines. A Udacity Front End Nanodegree and freeCodeCamp full-stack training underpin his practical, self-driven learning style. He’s notable for combining enterprise-scale delivery with hands-on UI craftsmanship and a pragmatic focus on measurable performance gains.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Centennial College
Nanodegree Front End Web Development, Nanodegree Front End Web Development at Udacity
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Diploma, Diploma at Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary
French, English