Senior Front-End Developer, with 12+ years building bespoke WordPress platforms and modern React/Next.js applications. I'm a WordPress Core and Gutenberg contributor, and I've delivered front-end work for global brands and government departments alike - including Tesco, Pfizer, Diageo, the NHS, Network Rail, and UK Government departments like the Home Office and DIT. I care about clean semantic markup, accessibility, and component architecture that scales and I'm equally comfortable deep in WordPress theming or shipping production React.…

Luke Kowalski

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Senior Front-End Developer, with 12+ years building bespoke WordPress platforms and modern React/Next.js applications. I'm a WordPress Core and Gutenberg contributor, and I've delivered front-end work for global brands and government departments alike - including Tesco, Pfizer, Diageo, the NHS, Network Rail, and UK Government departments like the Home Office and DIT. I care about clean semantic markup, accessibility, and component architecture that scales and I'm equally comfortable deep in WordPress theming or shipping production React.…

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Senior Front-End Developer, with 12+ years building bespoke WordPress platforms and modern React/Next.js applications.

I’m a WordPress Core and Gutenberg contributor, and I’ve delivered front-end work for global brands and government departments alike - including Tesco, Pfizer, Diageo, the NHS, Network Rail, and UK Government departments like the Home Office and DIT.

I care about clean semantic markup, accessibility, and component architecture that scales and I’m equally comfortable deep in WordPress theming or shipping production React.

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Skills

Experience Level

Figma
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
PHP
Expert
React JS
Expert
WordPress
Expert
TypeScript
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Polish
Fluent
Hungarian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Front-End Developer at Flicks / Vista Group
April 1, 2024 - Present
Leading an incremental migration of a Node.js/Pug application to React, modernising the front-end without disrupting live service delivery. Working across the full front-end stack to deliver new features and maintain code quality during the transition period.
Senior Front-End Developer at M&C SAATCHI
February 1, 2019 - April 1, 2024
As a Senior Front-end developer I am responsible for organising team processes and projects architecture. I’m supporting less experienced developers with their projects as well as leading my own ones. I am responsible for Home Office and DIT (Department of International Trade) projects.
Senior Front-End Developer at SuperUnion
June 1, 2018 - February 1, 2019
As a Senior Front-End developer I was responsible for organising team processes and projects architecture.I was engaged in projects for Tesco, Pfizer and Diageo.

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics
    Flicks

    The leading streaming and cinema guide across Australia and New Zealand, expanding into the UK and US. A large-scale platform with multiple backends, custom CMS and APIs - built and maintained over several years.

    URL: flicks.co.nz | flicks.com.au