Hi, I'm Marlena, a Front-end Engineer passionate about building scalable interfaces and design systems. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, accessible, high-performance UI using React, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I collaborate closely with product managers and designers in Scrum environments, advocate for quality through refactoring and testing, and love delivering pixel-perfect results across devices and browsers.

Marlena Sykuła-Flak

Hi, I'm Marlena, a Front-end Engineer passionate about building scalable interfaces and design systems. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, accessible, high-performance UI using React, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I collaborate closely with product managers and designers in Scrum environments, advocate for quality through refactoring and testing, and love delivering pixel-perfect results across devices and browsers.

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Hi, I’m Marlena, a Front-end Engineer passionate about building scalable interfaces and design systems. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, accessible, high-performance UI using React, TypeScript, and GraphQL.

I collaborate closely with product managers and designers in Scrum environments, advocate for quality through refactoring and testing, and love delivering pixel-perfect results across devices and browsers.

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Language

Polish
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English
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Work Experience

Front-end Engineer at LÜK Network
August 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025
Developing and maintaining client-facing work-management applications (paperwork, payments, invoices, generating PDFs, and large talent lists with lazy loading). Building pixel-perfect views following BEM; maintaining a shared design system and component libraries using Storybook. Implementing features across multiple workflow panels in a monorepo with shared components and APIs. Ensuring cross-browser/device compatibility, performance, accessibility, and SEO. Initiating with REST APIs and migrating functionalities to GraphQL. Creating new features and endpoints using established design patterns (OOP, SOLID). Refactoring for code quality; preparing and optimizing responsive email templates; implementing unit and functional tests with Jest and Enzyme. Participating in Scrum rituals with PMs and designers.
Front-end Developer at News Hub Media
October 1, 2018 - August 1, 2022
Designing, developing and maintaining responsive web applications; creating reusable components and views; integrating with APIs. Implementing server-side logic and REST APIs using PHP and Symfony with MySQL and Doctrine ORM; developing unit and functional tests; collaborating in UI/UX design processes; optimizing interfaces for cross-device and cross-browser; leading development of the psychologists management application (scheduling, patient data, notes, files).
Web Developer / Graphic Designer at News Hub Media
September 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018
Designing user interfaces with a focus on UX, UI consistency and responsive behavior; creating custom icons/assets; implementing website designs; collaborating with developers to ensure pixel-perfect layouts; participating in Agile work processes; supporting marketing with advertising materials and assets; developing a management application for psychologists (including scheduling, patient data, notes and file sharing).
Web Developer / Graphic Designer at News Hub Media
June 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
• Designing user interfaces for websites and web applications with a strong focus on UX best practices, UI consistency and responsive behavior (RWD) • Designing custom icons and graphical assets, optimizing images and SVGs for web performance, ensuring fast load times and high visual fidelity on high-resolution displays • Implementing website designs and creating functional web interfaces • Participating in creative brainstorming sessions, contributing design ideas and implementing feedback efficiently • Collaborating closely with developers to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications, maintaining pixel-perfect layouts and responsiveness across devices • Participating in Agile workflows (Scrum/Kanban), providing timely design support and assets for ongoing iterative development • Cooperating with the Marketing Department in designing and preparing advertising materials including flyers, brochures, email campaigns and visual content for fairs and conferences

Education

Master's degree at Lublin University of Technology
February 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Engineer’s degree at Lublin University of Technology
October 1, 2012 - February 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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