Michał Kozłowski

Quality-driven Frontend Developer with previous experience in graphic design. Computer Science student and Global Business and Finance graduate. Passionate about well-writen code, seeking to develop towards a Team Leader in Frontend.

Skills

Core Frontend Libs

  • TypeScript (preferable)
  • React
  • Next.js

Data fetching/state

  • React Query (preferable)
  • GraphQL (preferable)
  • Redux & RTK (preferable)
  • jotai
  • zustand
  • constate

Styling

  • Emotion (preferable)
  • SCSS
  • CSS Modules

UI libs

  • ChakraUI (preferable)
  • AntDesign
  • MaterialUI

Cloud providers

  • Vercel
  • Firebase
  • MongoDB Atlas

CI

  • GitHub Actions (preferable)
  • GitLab CI

Unit testing

  • Jest
  • React Testing Library

Databases

  • MongoDB
  • Neo4j

Graphic design

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop

Work Experience (3)

Warszawa, https://www.start-up.house/

Developing complex React.js projects for financial institutions and startups

  • Worked on 3 different projects and led frontend development of one of them

  • Throughout the 1.5 year in the company: created over 2.3k commits, merged over 370 pull requests, reviewed over 300 pull requests

  • Scored over 4.9 out of 5.0 in every performance review in the company (based on 360 surveys conducted amongst colleagues, supervisors and clients)

  • On a daily basis worked on breaking down client ideas into user stories and technical tasks

  • Took part in numerous tech interviews as a part of new employee recruitment process

Mińsk Mazowiecki, https://www.animativ.pl/

Developing React.js webapps (mainly admin panels for project-related mobile apps), teaching new colleagues the basics of Webpack, React and other web-related technologies

  • Single-handedly created 6 CRUD webapps using React, Redux, hooks and context, TypeScript and SCSS modules coupled with AWS serverless backend

  • Introduced many new concepts and technologies in the company: TypeScript in React applications, CSS modules, conventional commits, unit testing

  • Throughout the year taught 3 new developers the basics of React and tools like Webpack and Babel

Mińsk Mazowiecki, https://www.animativ.pl/

Creating basic HTML5 websites from Photoshop/Adobe XD/Sketch designs

  • Created over 10 one- and multi-page websites with HTML5 and SCSS

  • Introduced a Webpack setup for a hassle-free static websites creation using Babel, SCSS, PostCSS, IE polyfills etc.

Volunteer

Chief Marketing Officer
Warsaw School of Economics Students' Union
Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

Overseeing the promotion of an organization representing over a 10 000 students enrolled in Warsaw School of Economics

  • Managed a team of 8 graphic designers overseeing the marketing of over 20 Students' Union projects

  • Coordinated the creation, acceptance and deployment of over 700 graphics, 1500 Facebook posts, 20 project-related corporate partnership offers and 10 project-promoting videos.

  • Conducted 6 workshops in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for over a hundred new Students' Union members thus creating the new generation of graphic designers leading the organization in years to come

Freshers' Days 2018 Project Manager
Warsaw School of Economics Students' Union
May 2018 - Oct 2019

Leading the project aiming to provide over 1 700 new students with a warm welcome in the Warsaw School of Economics

  • Managed a crew of 150 volunteers divided into 8 teams

  • Hosted a 3-day project for over 1 700 new students with over 60 lectures and 30 other activities

  • Acquired over a 30 000 PLN budget from the corporate partners (like Big Four and banks) and the university

  • Conducted 10 workshops for the crew and team leader

Education (2)

Master of Science
Computer Science – specialisation in Data Science
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
2021 - Current
Bachelor of Arts
Global Business, Finance and Governance — Thesis: Advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing usage in startup products — GPA: 4.5/5.0
Warsaw School of Economics
2020 - 2021

Languages

English

Intermediate (C1)

German

Beginner (A2)

Interests

Formula 1

Arduino & IoT