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Nataliia Ilchenko
Front-End Developer

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Location: Ukraine, Rivne city (open to remote)
Github: https://github.com/Natalia-Ilchenko
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Summary
Front-End Developer with 4+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale e-commerce applications.
Strong background in React and Next.js, including SSR and CMS-driven architectures. Experienced in owning
features end-to-end, from requirements analysis and technical investigation to implementation and release.
Proactive in improving team processes, documentation, and knowledge sharing. Comfortable working in
cross-functional teams and AWS-based environments.

Technical Skills
⋅ Programming languages: JavaScript, TypeScript
⋅ Frontend: React, Next.js, Redux
⋅ Styling & UI: HTML, CSS (Modules, Styled Components), SCSS, BEM, Chakra UI, Material UI
⋅ API & Data: REST API, GraphQL (Apollo), OpenAI API
⋅ Backend, Databases & Authentication: Prisma, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NextAuth
⋅ CMS / E-commerce: Contentful, Commercetools
⋅ Testing: Jest, React Testing Library
⋅ Tools: Git, Storybook, Gulp
⋅ CI/CD & Cloud: Jenkins, Netlify, AWS
⋅ Issue Tracking: Jira

Education and Certificates
⋅ 2009-2014, Master's degree of Geoinformation systems and technologies, National university of water and
environmental engineering
⋅ 2021, 2024 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Languages
⋅ Ukrainian - Native speaker

⋅ English - B2

⋅ Polish - A1

EXPERIENCE

Career Break, Self-Education
June/2025 - May/2026
Completed courses:

- JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Masterclass (Udemy)
- Business English Communication Skills Specialization (Coursera)
- Vue.js pet project (https://github.com/Natalia-Ilchenko/rick-and-morty-vue-app)
- Relational Databases & SQL: Complete Guide for Developers (Udemy)

Pet Project “Pocket Cookbook” (March/2026 - Present)
“Pocket Cookbook” - is a web application for recognizing cooking recipes from screenshots and saving them for
later use. The idea of the project is to store favorite recipes in one place with easy access whenever needed.

Technologies: ReactJS, TypeScript, NextJS, Next-auth, Next.js Server Actions, OpenAI API, Prisma, PostgreSQL,
Neon.

Grid Dynamics, UI Developer
August/2021 – May/2025
Worked on a project which is a global platform for creators and artists that enables customers to order fabric,
wallpaper, and home decor products with either their own designs or ready-made prints shared by independent
designers. The project required continuous development of its e-commerce platform to provide a seamless
shopping experience, support a scalable marketplace for independent artists, and enable customers to personalize
home decor products with unique designs.

Responsibilities:

· Owned feature development end-to-end: requirements analysis, implementation, unit testing, Storybook
documentation, and deployment.
· Worked with SSR in Next.js and CMS-driven pages to support dynamic product configurations.
· Initiated and wrote internal documentation for Contentful CMS components, addressing a lack of shared
knowledge and reducing dependency on individual developers.
· Hands-on experience with WCAG accessibility: semantic HTML, ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, and
fixing issues found via browser accessibility audit tools.
· Conducted technical investigation of existing functionality to safely introduce new product types,
identifying edge cases and documenting required changes to avoid regressions.
· Developed reusable UI components and feature logic using React, TypeScript, and Redux.
· Collaborated closely with stakeholders and product owners to clarify requirements and align solutions with
business needs.
· Participated in code reviews, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and demos.

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, NextJS, ReactJS, Redux, Chakra UI, Material UI, SCSS, CSS (CSS
Modules, Styled Components), Apollo GraphQL (client side), Contentful CMS, Commercetools, Storybook,
Netlify, Jenkins, AWS

Grid Dynamics, UI Developer
Internal projects
February/2022 – February/2024
Worked on an internal web application designed to streamline the interview process. The platform allows
interviewers to create technical tests and share them with candidates, who then complete the assignments online.

Responsibilities:
· Developing functionality: from specifications review and coding to unit testing and deployment
· Performing code reviews, participating in backlog refinement, planning and demos
· Learning “Technical Interviewer” course and conducting interviews

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, AWS

Grid Dynamics, Web UI Intern
Internship
November/2020 – May/2021
Internship for developing technical skills in Web UI. The program included JavaScript tasks, layout implementation,
and a training project with React and Node.js.

Responsibilities:
· Solving JavaScript tasks, creation of different layouts, rewriting class component to functional component in
React project, writing unit tests using Jest
· Participation in backlog refinement, planning and demos
· Setting up the Material UI theme for the project. Moving components to Material UI

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, SASS, BEM, GIT, Gulp, Jest

Soft Group Ukraine, Business Development Manager
September/2016 – November/2020
Research potential clients and establish contact with them.

Responsibilities:
· Expanding and maintaining customer base
· Clarifying requirements with customers
· IT market research

MGGP, Photogrammetric Engineer
April/2013 – August/2016
Working with satellite images in 2D and 3D modes for creating data and further using it.

Responsibilities:
· 3D visualization of spatial information
· 3D-terrain modeling, creation of digital elevation models
· Map vectorization

Technologies: Photogrammetry, ArcGis, MapInfo