I'm Fausta Januaryte, a software engineer with around 7 years of experience building modern web applications, primarily with React, TypeScript, and Node.js. I enjoy solving real-world product problems, turning complex requirements into simple, reliable solutions, and working closely with designers to shape great user experiences. I thrive in hands-on, end-to-end work, mentoring juniors, and exploring new technologies, especially AI tools to improve how we build, test, and ship software. I'm passionate about people skills and love helping others grow and feel confident in their work.

Fausta Januaryte

I'm Fausta Januaryte, a software engineer with around 7 years of experience building modern web applications, primarily with React, TypeScript, and Node.js. I enjoy solving real-world product problems, turning complex requirements into simple, reliable solutions, and working closely with designers to shape great user experiences. I thrive in hands-on, end-to-end work, mentoring juniors, and exploring new technologies, especially AI tools to improve how we build, test, and ship software. I'm passionate about people skills and love helping others grow and feel confident in their work.

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I’m Fausta Januaryte, a software engineer with around 7 years of experience building modern web applications, primarily with React, TypeScript, and Node.js. I enjoy solving real-world product problems, turning complex requirements into simple, reliable solutions, and working closely with designers to shape great user experiences.

I thrive in hands-on, end-to-end work, mentoring juniors, and exploring new technologies, especially AI tools to improve how we build, test, and ship software. I’m passionate about people skills and love helping others grow and feel confident in their work.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer at British Gas (Centrica)
April 1, 2023 - Present
Work on customer-facing platforms used by millions; migrated high-traffic login journey from Ember.js to React/Node.js; migrated home and product pages from AEM to a CMS; contributed to backend transition from legacy microservices to internal services using GraphQL; owned end-to-end features with product, design, backend and solution architects; conducted sessions and supported delivery with QA; delivered customer journeys fully online; developed partner journey flows; replaced phone-based processes with digital options; set up A/B and multivariate tests with Adobe Target; implemented DataDog monitoring to enable faster issue detection; helped identify improvement opportunities; mentored juniors.
Software Engineer at Care Planner
May 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Migrated a legacy Drupal platform to a React application, improving scalability and maintainability; built reusable hooks, services, Redux slices and validation logic; implemented mock APIs and testing utilities; developed reusable UI components with Storybook; collaborated with designers to translate Figma into accessible production-ready components; worked in Agile; contributed to multiple feature sets.
Software Engineer at Intermedia
November 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022
Developed enterprise web applications for contact center platforms focusing on real-time analytics and performance; refactored architecture using Redux and Redux-Saga; introduced Cypress and Jest; built responsive dashboards showing real-time performance metrics across multiple screens; created reusable UI components documented in Storybook; improved app responsiveness; collaborated with designers to translate Figma designs; worked in Agile.
Junior Software Engineer at Sopra Steria
September 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Delivered internal tools and client-facing features across multiple technologies within an Agile team; built internal events platform using Vue.js and AWS; contributed to features for Aviva; worked with .NET, C# and SQL; gained experience across front-end and back-end development.
Software Engineer at Care Planner (Contract)
May 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Migrated a legacy Drupal front-end to a React application, improving scalability and maintainability. Built reusable hooks, services, Redux slices and validation logic to support consistent, reliable development. Implemented mock APIs and testing utilities to speed up development and safer changes. Built reusable UI components and documented them using Storybook. Collaborated closely with designers to translate Figma designs into accessible, production-ready components. Worked in an Agile environment, contributing to multiple feature deliveries across releases.
Software Engineer at British Gas (Centric a)
April 1, 2023 - Present
Led three major platform migrations: migrated high-traffic login journey (1M+ daily users) from Ember.js to React/Node.js, reducing drop-off and improving performance and maintainability; migrated home and product pages from AEM to a CMS platform; contributed to backend transition from legacy microservices to internal services using GraphQL; owned end-to-end features, collaborating with product, design, backend and solution architects to define scope and unblock frontend development; designed and ran A/B and multivariate tests using Adobe Target to improve conversions; set up DataDog monitoring and alerts to detect issues early and prevent conversion drops; mentored juniors and supported QA through delivery cycles; enabled online customer journeys and expanded digital offerings.
Software Engineer at Sopra Steria
September 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020
Delivered internal tools and client-facing features across multiple technologies. Built internal employee events platform using Vue.js and AWS from concept to deployment; contributed features for Aviva, working with .NET, C# and SQL; gained experience across frontend and backend development in Agile teams.

Education

Querying Data with Transact-SQL at Microsoft
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Programming in C# at Microsoft
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
BCS Level 4 Diploma in Software Development Methodologies at British Computer Society (BCS)
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026

Qualifications

Microsoft Querying Data with Transact-SQL Exam
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Microsoft Programming in C# Exam
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
BCS Level 4 Diploma in Software Development Methodologies
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Front End Libraries Certificate
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Microsoft Querying Data with Transact-SQL Exam
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Microsoft Programming in C# Exam
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
BCS Level 4 Diploma in Software Development Methodologies
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Front End Libraries Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Responsive Web Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Querying Data with Transact-SQL
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
Programming in C#
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
BCS Level 4 Diploma in Software Development Methodologies
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services