Ivan Smirnov

Contributed to the design and development of a cross-platform application supporting communication and daily operations between field staff and back-office teams. Worked from problem analysis through implementation, including real-time messaging for multimedia content, speech-to-text/text-to-speech conversion, presence indicators, and reliable offline message delivery. Designed and implemented modules for handling internal requests and approvals, collaborating with business and HR stakeholders to define rules and requirements. Currently contributing to a microservice that automates task generation and distribution driven by scheduled and event-based business logic, using a modern full-stack environment with Python-based backend frameworks, relational and in-memory databases, real-time communication, TypeScript frontend, and AI coding agents integrated into the development workflow.

Designed and implemented 20+ responsive restaurant web applications as part of a structured development practice. Built applications with React and Next.js using a component-based architecture and focused on UI/UX design, layout composition, and responsive design principles. Used AI tools for prompt iteration and agent-assisted debugging, creating reusable components and improving consistency across projects. Implemented dynamic UI behavior using JavaScript and TypeScript and iteratively improved code quality, project structure, and maintainability.

Built custom interactive widgets using TypeScript, SCSS, Liquid templates, and Alpine.js. Improved UI and storefront integration. Tech stack: Python, Django, TypeScript, SCSS, Liquid, Alpine.js, Shopify, PostgreSQL.