Maxim

MAXIM ZLATIN
Frontend Engineer - React / Next.js
Ukraine | LinkedIn | GitHub | zlatin.it.com | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

SUMMARY
Frontend engineer with a Computer Science background and 2.5 years of self-directed, hands-on experience building
applications with React/Next.js and its ecosystem - from simple projects (typing speed trainer, e-commerce app) to a
production-ready full-stack platform (notes app). Looking for a junior frontend/full-stack role.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
Frameworks & State: React, Next.js (App Router), Redux Toolkit, Zustand, TanStack Query
AI tools: Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot
Forms & Validation: React Hook Form, Zod
Backend & Data: Node.js, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Server Actions, better-auth, NextAuth
Styling & Animation: Tailwind CSS, SCSS Modules, Framer Motion, Styled Components
Tools & Testing: Git/GitHub, npm/yarn, Jest, React Testing Library
PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
Morphic Notes - Full-Stack Notes Application | Live Demo | GitHub
• Built a full-stack notes app with Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, and Prisma/PostgreSQL, including server-side AES-256-
GCM envelope encryption for the user’s sensitive information.
• Implemented user authentication with credentials and OAuth (Google and Facebook), email verification and password
reset using better-auth and Resend.
• Designed a multi-store Zustand architecture to keep UI responsive during CRUD operations, using optimistic updates
with rollback to keep data in sync even on API failures.
• Implemented drag-and-drop reordering animations with Framer Motion.
Speed Text - Typing Speed Trainer | Live Demo | GitHub
• Built a typing-speed trainer with Next.js (App Router), varying levels of difficulty, sentence sets stored in PostgreSQL via
Prisma, WPM and accuracy scoring, and animated per-letter mistake tracking using Zustand and Framer Motion.
Blog App - Full-Stack Blog with Moderation | Live Demo | GitHub
• Built a full-stack blogging platform with Next.js (App Router), NextAuth authentication, role-based access, and a Prisma
ORM with PostgreSQL database, nested comments and replies, likes, and a favorites page.
• Implemented a comment reporting and moderation system, user image uploads via UploadThing, and forms validated
with React Hook Form and Zod.
LAST-e - Simple E-Commerce | Live Demo | GitHub
• Built a React/TypeScript storefront (Vite, React Router) with product search, category filtering, a shopping cart, favorites,
and recently viewed products, powered by a public API.
• Used Redux Toolkit for a user cart and TanStack Query for data fetching.
EDUCATION
Computer Science, Odessa National Maritime University (2020 - 2023)
• Studied core CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, programming logic) before leaving to pursue frontend
development full-time.
Frontend Development - Self-Directed
• Project-based study of React/Next.js with its ecosystem and full-stack architecture, plus adjacent backend fundamentals
(Node.js, Prisma, PostgreSQL).
LANGUAGES
English: B1–B2 (Upper Intermediate) | Ukrainian: Native | Russian: Native | Romanian: B1 (Intermediate)