Lead Front-End Engineer with 8+ years of experience building and scaling modern web apps with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Focused on component-based architecture for large-scale UI systems and strong collaboration with backend teams. Also experienced across the full stack (Node.js, Express, Strapi, REST, PostgreSQL) while keeping a strong frontend orientation. Worked in enterprise SaaS and product development, mentoring engineers and partnering closely with product and business stakeholders to ship real features and conversions.

Martin Nazaryan

Lead Front-End Engineer with 8+ years of experience building and scaling modern web apps with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Focused on component-based architecture for large-scale UI systems and strong collaboration with backend teams. Also experienced across the full stack (Node.js, Express, Strapi, REST, PostgreSQL) while keeping a strong frontend orientation. Worked in enterprise SaaS and product development, mentoring engineers and partnering closely with product and business stakeholders to ship real features and conversions.

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Lead Front-End Engineer with 8+ years of experience building and scaling modern web apps with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Focused on component-based architecture for large-scale UI systems and strong collaboration with backend teams.

Also experienced across the full stack (Node.js, Express, Strapi, REST, PostgreSQL) while keeping a strong frontend orientation. Worked in enterprise SaaS and product development, mentoring engineers and partnering closely with product and business stakeholders to ship real features and conversions.

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Language

Armenian
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Russian
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English
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Work Experience

Lead Software Engineer at Aritanem
September 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Architected and shipped Armenia’s first experience-based gift platform end-to-end: Next.js store front, Strapi backend, and a React Native admin app connected via REST API. Supported processing of 2,000+ gift box sales and onboarding of 200+ local experience providers. Built the store front using Next.js App Router with MUI, Zustand, and TanStack Query, delivering fully type-safe bilingual (EN/HY) forms using React Hook Form + Zod. Extended Strapi + PostgreSQL beyond out-of-the-box CMS capabilities including custom v5 migrations, AWS S3 media, transactional email (Nodemailer + MJML), and PDF/QR generation. Implemented end-to-end authentication and authorization with Google OAuth, session/refresh token cookie flow, and role-based access control. Delivered full technical SEO for bilingual storefront including dynamic CMS-driven metadata, JSON-LD structured data, Open Graph/Twitter cards, hreflang alternatives, dynamically generated Strapi sitemap and robots.txt, and implemented conve
Lead Frontend Engineer at EPAM Systems
September 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Led frontend architecture for two enterprise client projects: a Novartis pharmaceutical data platform (React, TypeScript) and an AI-powered codebase visualization tool that parses uploaded repositories into interactive dependency graphs and technology maps. Architected and delivered complex, data-intensive dashboards with performant state management using Redux Toolkit and straightforward data flows. Mentored engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural guidance; led technical interviews and contributed to frontend hiring decisions.
Lead Software Engineer at EPAM Systems
September 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Architected and shipped Armenia's first experience-based gift platform end-to-end: Next.js storefront, Strapi backend, and a React Native admin app connected via REST API. Built and scaled the storefront using Next.js App Router with MUI, Zustand, and TanStack Query; implemented full bilingual (EN/HY via next-intl) and type-safe forms (React Hook Form + Zod). Extended the Strapi + PostgreSQL backend beyond out-of-the-box CMS with custom v5 migrations, AWS S3 media, transactional email (Nodemailer + MJML), and PDF/QR generation. Implemented end-to-end authentication and authorization with Google OAuth, session/refresh token cookie flow, and role-based access control. Delivered full technical SEO for the bilingual storefront, including dynamic CMS-driven metadata, JSON-LD structured data, hreflang + x-default alternates, and dynamically generated sitemap/robots.txt. Built conversion tracking with GTM, Meta Pixel, and server-side Meta Conversions API. Shipped a React Native/Expo admin a
Senior Software Engineer at MenterQliQ
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2024
Rewrote the core dashboard of an enterprise employee-enablement SaaS platform (6.5M+ users; clients include Disney, Deloitte, AMD), migrating legacy code to modern React, TypeScript, and Redux architecture. Built a zero-dependency data visualization library in pure JavaScript and Web Components: interactive statistical charts that render without a framework runtime and can be embedded cleanly into any host page regardless of its stack, using Shadow DOM for style/DOM encapsulation. Contributed to frontend architecture and system design across multiple client projects using React, TypeScript, and Redux.
Lead Frontend Engineer at MentorcliQ
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2024
Rewrote MentorcliQ’s core enterprise employee-matching/dashboard (6.5M+ users; clients include Disney, Deloitte, AMD), migrating legacy code to modern React, TypeScript, and Redux architecture. Built a zero-dependency data-visualization library in pure JavaScript and Web Components: interactive statistical charts that render without framework runtime and embed cleanly into any host page, using Shadow DOM for full style/DOM encapsulation. Contributed to frontend architecture and system design across multiple client projects using React, TypeScript, and Redux.
Lead Front-End Engineer at Ucraft
August 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Joined as Senior Software Engineer building React features for Spring Builder, then promoted to Lead Front-End Engineer. Led frontend architecture for Hoorly, an AI-powered customer support platform, including voice features using Google text-to-speech and speech-to-text for assistant spoken responses. Drove system design and feature delivery in partnership with product and backend teams.
Senior Software Engineer at UCRAFT / MentorcliQ (per resume timeline segment)
August 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Joined as a Senior Software Engineer, building React features for Spring Builder, then promoted to Lead Frontend Engineer. Led frontend architecture for Hoory, an AI-powered customer support platform, including voice features using Google Text-to-Speech and Speech-to-Text to produce spoken assistant responses and voice input. Drove system design and partial feature delivery in partnership with product and backend teams.
Technical Support Engineer (then Software Developer) / Independent Projects
February 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
Provided server/database/network configuration support initially; then transitioned into software development and independent product work including POS/restaurant automation with hardware integration for thermal printers and payment systems, deployed to mobile stores.
Software Engineer at Smart Production
February 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
Built business automation systems with PHP, MySQL, and jQuery. Built a Chrome extension integrating a web application with a cash register, bridging browser-side logic with hardware communication. Started as a Technical Support Engineer (server, database, and network configuration) before transitioning into software development. Independently developed a restaurant automation and POS system with hardware integration for thermal printers and payment systems; deployed to App Store and Google Play.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Economic sciences at Russian State University of Tourism and Service
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at Russian State University of Tourism and Service
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Computers & Electronics, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment

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