Viktor Yakubiv

Summary

An experienced problem solver with a diverse skillset, passionate about elegant and functional user interfaces, inclusive products with cutting-edge performance and pleasant experience. Focused, and enthusiastic about fast execution yet delivering high-quality work.

Qualified in web software engineering, product and user experience (UX) design, design systems, collaborative teamwork, mentoring and team leading. Also, an expert in JavaScript and TypeScript, CSS and HTML, effectively employing React, Next.js, Docker, Figma, Git, and shell scripts.

Highlights

  • Built a unified design language by conceiving and documenting visual identity from the existing materials, utilising Material Design principles and adopting Spotify's design process, ensuring brand consistency across 5 services.

  • Redesigned application's information representation bringing visual information hierarchy, enabling users see one step ahead, therefore eliminating up to two navigation steps, speeding up decision-making and reducing cognitive load.

  • Slashed application load time by 67% via architecting hierarchical component structure based on the Atomic Design principles and optimising bundling strategies. This initiative led to a decrease in the resulting number of static assets by 60% and reduced server load.

  • Reduced the number of source code files by 33% by consolidating multipart components, eliminating an extra level of directory nesting, enhancing navigation around the codebase, and narrowing down the context switching.

Selected work experience

Front-End & UX Lead, Knowledge Media institute

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Led the front-end technology and the product design of an open science aggregator.

Front-End Engineer, CG24

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Built new front end of an online peer-to-peer loan financing system.

Web Developer, PlanA

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Introduced development automation. Developed and set up over 15 websites.

Formal education

Master of Science in Software Engineering, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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As a leader, bridged the communication between professors and groupmates. Researched recommender systems and state management of applications. Passed courses in logic, analysis, programming, design and marketing with a GPA of 88/100

Volunteering experience

Mentor and Lecturer, Kottans

since 2018

Head of Web, Internet-Olympiad of Informational Technologies

2013 – 2018

References

Available on request.