Володимир

VOLODYMYR NEKOZ
Front End Engineer
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Summary
Front-End Engineer focused on building scalable, high-performance React and Next.js applications with clean architecture and strong product
impact. Over 5 years of experience across Education, Healthcare/MedTech, E-commerce/Marketplace and Enterprise domains. Comfortable
owning complex features end-to-end — from architecture and API contracts to accessibility, observability and release quality — while mentoring
engineers and helping teams make clear technical decisions.

Experience
EPAM Systems
Senior Front End Engineer 11/2024 - 06/2026
• Built 5 complex interactive features — dynamic search, real-time updates, multi-step form workflows and personalised experiences —
in a Next.js / TypeScript stack, reducing average user task completion time by 20%.
• Designed state and data-fetching layers (Zustand, Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query) with caching, optimistic updates and WebSocket
sync
• Drove architectural decisions and roadmap planning together with Product, Design and Backend; refined API contracts and UX flows.
• Mentored 3 mid-level developers, ran technical interviews and authored internal front-end guidelines adopted across 2 teams.
• Owned CI/CD pipelines and established code-review standards and feature-flag practices, cutting average PR review cycle

Geniusee
Middle Front-End Developer 03/2024 - 11/2024
• Developed learner-facing features for xUnlocked’s Finance Unlocked and Sustainability Unlocked platforms, including video modules,
interactive quizzes, progress tracking, and course flows, helping deliver an enterprise learning experience used by 100K+ learners
globally and reporting up to 93% course/video completion.
• Integrated and tuned third-party services: User.com (engagement and automation), Vimeo for video playback, and Algolia for fast,
relevant in-app search.

Lionwood
Middle Front-End Developer 12/2022 - 03/2024
• Developed a modular canvas UI with drag-and-drop and real-time WebSocket updates, enabling users to compose and manipulate
data faster than the previous static workflow.
• Integrated 4 data sources and REST APIs, expanding dashboard data coverage and enabling 2 new user scenarios without backend re-
architecture.
• Delivered responsive, cross-browser UI that reduced reported layout issues in QA

Beetroot
Junior Front-End Developer 01/2021 - 12/2022
• Built landlord/tenant profiles, in-app chat, listing flows, and search experience for Hospi Housing, a homestay rental platform
connecting hosts and room seekers in the Netherlands, supporting 50K+ room seekers and full i18n across 2 locales: English and
Dutch.
• Built clinical matching questionnaire, secure authentication, and therapist listing creation workflows for Meela Health, a research-
based mental health platform operating across Sweden and the UK, supporting a matching experience used by 90K+ people and
localized for English and Swedish.

Skills
Core Framework & Language: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Express, Nest.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
State & Data Fetching: Redux Toolkit, Zustand, TanStack Query, Redux, Apollo Client, GraphQL, REST API
Testing: Сypress, Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Enzyme
Styling & UI: Tailwind CSS, Styled-Components, Material UI, Ant Design, Framer Motion, Responsive Design
AI & Developer Tools: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted Development, Prompt Engineering
Project & Team Collaboration:
Jira, Confluence, Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Sprint Planning, Estimation, Code Review, Mentoring, Cross-functional Collaboration

Languages
English B2 Ukrainian Native

Education
Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University 09/2019 - 07/2023
B.Sc. in Cyber Security