Ілля

Illia Shalahinov
Front-End Engineer
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Front-End Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance web
applications using React and Next.js. Experienced in frontend architecture decisions, state
management strategy, and API integration. Strong focus on performance optimization,
maintainable UI architecture, and clean code practices. Regularly conduct code reviews and
contribute to technical decision-making in cross-functional teams.

Technical Skills

Frontend: React, Next.js, React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript

State Management: Redux, Zustand, Context API
APIs & Data: REST APIs, GraphQL, Apollo

Styling: Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Styled Components, Vanilla Extract

Tools: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, ESLint, Prettier

Backend Collaboration: Express, NestJS (API development & feature support)

Professional Experience

Front-End Engineer, Layla AI Travel Agent⁠ 06/2025 – Present
Tech Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Zustand, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, REST APIs

Key Contributions
Contribute to frontend architecture decisions for a production-grade AI-powered platform
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(state management, API integration strategy)
Design scalable client-side state using Zustand
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Integrate AI-driven trip generation and booking workflows
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Optimize performance through efficient rendering and lazy loading
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Conduct PR reviews and participate in technical planning
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Project: Layla.ai⁠ – AI Trip Planner
AI-powered travel platform enabling dynamic itinerary generation, real-time customization,
and booking integration.

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Front-End Engineer, Expletech⁠ 08/2022 – 06/2025
Tech Stack: React, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, Redux, GraphQL, REST APIs, Tailwind
CSS, Material UI, React Router, SWR

Key Contributions

Owned frontend development across multiple production applications
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Designed and implemented scalable state management architectures (Redux, Context API)
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Integrated REST and GraphQL APIs and contributed to API structure and data flow
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decisions
Built reusable UI components and internal admin dashboards
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Conducted PR reviews and maintained frontend coding standards
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Implemented product growth features including feedback system (5,000+ responses) and
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referral program (+10% signups)

Selected Projects

Movie Theater Web Application
Cinema booking and management platform featuring dynamic seat mapping, pricing logic, and
real-time data synchronization using SWR
Parcel Delivery Platform (Web + Mobile + Admin Panel)
Cross-platform logistics platform including mobile application for couriers and users, along
with operational dashboards for order management and tracking.

Educational Platform for Children
Multilingual learning platform with role-based access control, interactive lessons, and content
publishing tools.

Learning Platform with Video Courses
Scalable video course publishing and content delivery platform with secure authorization and
optimized performance.

Online Game Companion Web Application
Responsive web application enabling real-time game statistics tracking and leaderboard
visualization.

Languages

English Ukrainian
Upper-Intermediate Native

Education

Bachelor degree in Cybersecurity, 2020 – 2024 | Dnipro, Ukraine
National Technical University "Dnipro Polytechnic"

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