Alexander Hayek is a seasoned Senior Frontend Engineer and Software Developer based in Hamburg, Germany, with a strong track record in building scalable, high-performance web applications and design systems. Over the past eight years, he has contributed to and led engineering efforts across tech-driven companies such as Jimdo, super.AI, Smaato, and About You, as well as working independently as a Freelance Software Engineer. Alexander’s technical expertise spans a wide range of modern web technologies including React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Node.js, and AWS, with a focus on creating robust UI architectures and efficient developer tooling. He has led UI revamps, streamlined CI/CD pipelines, and implemented testing and logging infrastructures that improved reliability and developer productivity. Educated at the American University of Beirut, where he earned a Bachelor’s in Computer and Communication Engineering, Alexander combines strong technical foundations with a product-oriented mindset.

Alexander Hayek

Alexander Hayek is a seasoned Senior Frontend Engineer and Software Developer based in Hamburg, Germany, with a strong track record in building scalable, high-performance web applications and design systems. Over the past eight years, he has contributed to and led engineering efforts across tech-driven companies such as Jimdo, super.AI, Smaato, and About You, as well as working independently as a Freelance Software Engineer. Alexander’s technical expertise spans a wide range of modern web technologies including React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Node.js, and AWS, with a focus on creating robust UI architectures and efficient developer tooling. He has led UI revamps, streamlined CI/CD pipelines, and implemented testing and logging infrastructures that improved reliability and developer productivity. Educated at the American University of Beirut, where he earned a Bachelor’s in Computer and Communication Engineering, Alexander combines strong technical foundations with a product-oriented mindset.

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Alexander Hayek is a seasoned Senior Frontend Engineer and Software Developer based in Hamburg, Germany, with a strong track record in building scalable, high-performance web applications and design systems. Over the past eight years, he has contributed to and led engineering efforts across tech-driven companies such as Jimdo, super.AI, Smaato, and About You, as well as working independently as a Freelance Software Engineer.

Alexander’s technical expertise spans a wide range of modern web technologies including React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Node.js, and AWS, with a focus on creating robust UI architectures and efficient developer tooling. He has led UI revamps, streamlined CI/CD pipelines, and implemented testing and logging infrastructures that improved reliability and developer productivity.

Educated at the American University of Beirut, where he earned a Bachelor’s in Computer and Communication Engineering, Alexander combines strong technical foundations with a product-oriented mindset.

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English
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French
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Arabic
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German
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Work Experience

Freelance Software Engineer at Freelance (Self-Employed)
June 1, 2025 - October 17, 2025
Led a team managing the dashboard, UI library, and various services. Streamlined processes to boost productivity, initiated and documented a UI revamp epic, redesigned components in the UI library, and updated their usage across the dashboard.
Software Engineer at Freelance (Self-Employed)
May 1, 2024 - October 17, 2025
Designed, documented and developed logging and testing infrastructure based on Node.js using Jest & the ELK stack.
Sr. Frontend Engineer at Jimdo GmbH
April 1, 2024 - October 17, 2025
Contributed to ideation, conception, and development of experiments for customer-facing applications. Enhanced team tools and CI/CD processes.
Sr. Frontend Engineer at super.AI (Canotic GmbH)
May 1, 2021 - October 17, 2025
Improved the usability and user friendliness of the React based data ingestion tool and labeling tool, standardized team operations and workflows.
Software Engineer at Smaato Inc.
December 1, 2020 - October 17, 2025
Wrote features and tests for multiple Frontends and BFF services, internal and client facing, in React, Angular & Node.js.
Frontend Engineer at About You GmbH
March 1, 2019 - October 17, 2025
Led frontend topics for the SCAYLE panel, improved the architecture and delivery of frontend, migrated JQuery based code to Vue.js, introduced unit and E2E testing.
Fullstack Developer at Bank Audi Group
March 1, 2018 - October 17, 2025
Migrated QlikView dashboards to an Angular SPA with integrated Active Directory and Restful APIs to the Python backend.

Education

Bachelor at American University of Beirut
September 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016

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Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services