Senior Frontend Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-quality frontend systems for global SaaS platforms, AI/ML products, and enterprise applications. I specialize in modern frontend engineering with React and TypeScript, with strong experience across Angular and Vue.js ecosystems. My background includes data-intensive AI platforms, developer tooling used at global scale, and enterprise systems requiring high performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability. I bring strong ownership, architectural thinking, and hands-on technical leadership, with a consistent focus on scalable design systems, frontend architecture, and user-centric experiences.

Jakub Golik

Senior Frontend Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-quality frontend systems for global SaaS platforms, AI/ML products, and enterprise applications. I specialize in modern frontend engineering with React and TypeScript, with strong experience across Angular and Vue.js ecosystems. My background includes data-intensive AI platforms, developer tooling used at global scale, and enterprise systems requiring high performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability. I bring strong ownership, architectural thinking, and hands-on technical leadership, with a consistent focus on scalable design systems, frontend architecture, and user-centric experiences.

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Senior Frontend Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-quality frontend systems for global SaaS platforms, AI/ML products, and enterprise applications. I specialize in modern frontend engineering with React and TypeScript, with strong experience across Angular and Vue.js ecosystems.
My background includes data-intensive AI platforms, developer tooling used at global scale, and enterprise systems requiring high performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability. I bring strong ownership, architectural thinking, and hands-on technical leadership, with a consistent focus on scalable design systems, frontend architecture, and user-centric experiences.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Frontend Engineer / Frontend Architect at EPAM Systems
July 1, 2023 - Present
Delivered scalable enterprise frontend platforms using React, TypeScript, and Redux, supporting complex client requirements across multiple domains. Led frontend architecture across AWS and GCP environments, defining deployment strategies, asset delivery, and authentication flows. Designed cloud-first frontend solutions leveraging S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, and Cognito for secure, performant user experiences. Integrated AI- and LLM-driven features into client applications, enabling intelligent workflows and enhanced decision support. Owned frontend features end-to-end, from requirements clarification and UX exploration through implementation, testing, and release. Established scalable architectural patterns that reduced development cycle time and improved long-term maintainability. Implemented automated testing and release pipelines using Jest, Cypress, Playwright, and CI/CD pipelines, increasing deployment confidence. Solved complex state management and performance challenge
Senior Frontend Engineer at IBM
February 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
Led the design and implementation of complex frontend systems using React, TypeScript, Next.js, Angular, and Vue.js. Architected micro-frontend architecture and scalable frontend applications supporting multiple frameworks. Integrated AI and LLM-powered services into frontend workflows using RESTful APIs. Designed and maintained design systems and component libraries compatible across multiple frontend stacks. Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) strategies with Next.js to improve performance and SEO. Optimized frontend performance using Web Workers, performance profiling, and specialized tooling. Defined frontend architecture standards and best practices adopted across teams. Mentored engineers through code reviews and technical leadership. Collaborated cross-team on API design, solution architecture, and UX decisions. Improved frontend scalability and maintainability, reducing delivery timelines by ~40%.
Full Stack Engineer at GitLab
October 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Delivered scalable SaaS frontend features using React, TypeScript, Angular, and Vue.js, integrated with backend services in Node.js. Architected client-side state management using Redux, Redux Toolkit, Context API, and evaluated Zustand. Integrated frontend applications with event-driven systems and streaming data systems. Implemented unit, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) testing using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress. Worked within cloud-native applications and microservices environments. Contributed to reliable CI/CD pipelines and modern build tooling. Reduced frontend regressions by ~25% through improved architecture and testing coverage. Shipped features used by millions of users globally. Participated in technical design discussions and code reviews.
Frontend Developer at DataRobot
April 1, 2017 - September 1, 2019
Built production-grade applications using React, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript (ES6+) for AI/ML platforms. Developed interactive dashboards, real-time simulations, and high-density data visualization interfaces. Translated complex mathematical and physical concepts into accessible UX flows. Integrated frontend applications with AI services using RESTful APIs. Optimized performance using memoization, batching, and incremental rendering. Designed client-side state architecture for large-scale, rapidly changing datasets. Applied functional & declarative programming principles. Improved UI performance by ~35%. Increased interpretability of AI model outputs for enterprise users. Collaborated closely with data science and backend teams.
Intern Full Stack Developer at Shopee
July 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017
Implemented responsive UI features using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), Angular, and Vue.js. Ensured cross-browser compatibility and optimized browser rendering & performance. Built early React components following component-based architecture and clean code practices. Integrated frontend views with backend services via RESTful APIs using Node.js. Debugged CSS and JavaScript issues affecting layout stability. Applied responsive design principles across internal tools. Worked within Agile methodologies and Scrum processes. Used Git for version control and collaboration. Reduced UI defects by ~20% through reusable UI components. Delivered production-ready features within sprint timelines.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Nanyang Technological University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services