Bekzhan Kaspakov
Verified Expert in Engineering
React Developer
Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Toptal member since September 29, 2022
Bekzhan is a front-end developer with over five years of experience in both startups and established tech companies, including one year leading a team of three engineers. Skilled in building scalable web applications, streamlining UI workflows, and improving development processes, he is experienced in full project ownership, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, setting up development tools, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features.
Portfolio
Experience
- React - 5 years
- JavaScript - 5 years
- Git - 3 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
- Firebase - 3 years
- Angular - 2 years
- Node.js - 2 years
- Express.js - 2 years
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Slack, React
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a CMS integrated with multiple websites, allowing clients to extend and modify their websites quickly and easily.
Work Experience
Senior Front-end Engineer
Home Credit Bank
- Spearheaded the front-end development of 5+ key features for SME banking applications, collaborating with 3+ product managers to align priorities with user requirements.
- Decreased UI development time by 30% by developing a UI Kit library with StoryBook, speeding up component reuse.
- Implemented an MSW mock server to simulate back-end responses, enabling uninterrupted front-end development during back-end outages and improving development efficiency.
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline to serve feature branch builds, optimizing testing time by 30%.
- Refactored the project’s TypeScript types to speed up compile time, improving developer productivity by approximately 20%.
- Deployed a feature toggle service for fine-grained control of developed features and to enable trunk-based development.
- Participated in the hiring process by interviewing 20+ candidates and evaluating their technical skills, contributing to the establishment of a high-performing development team.
- Led and mentored a front-end team of 3+ developers, fostering a productive and efficient team environment.
Full-stack Developer
SendNomad
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive web application mirroring the functionality of a mobile remittance application.
- Incorporated A/B testing for the process of introducing new features.
- Oversaw the launch process, resulting in doubled traffic to the app.
- Implemented and tested new features while using GitHub as a project management tool.
- Detected and rectified issues within pre-existing Firebase Cloud Functions while concurrently developing new functionality.
Front-end Next.js React Developer
SKI ZOOM LTD
- Reworked existing HTML markup and rendering to allow proper indexing of links, improving SEO.
- Introduced Storyblok type generated with the addition of proper typing to Storyblok components, which improved the DX of maintaining and creating components.
- Set up E2E testing on CI/CD pipelines of the crucial customer path using Playwright and GitHub Actions.
Web Developer
Jonathan Lee
- Developed a distributed system with an event-driven architecture to create a web scraping-based solution that streamlines the retrieval of medical data through a web service.
- Incorporated and constructed a user interface through a Chrome extension using the Plasmo Framework, which seamlessly integrates React.
- Developed a front-end app to allow users to customize the data they retrieve.
React/Shopify Front-end Developer
Yoh Digital Agency, LLC
- Worked on updating an eCommerce site's design and feature set, which resulted in significantly increased traffic to the website.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using GitHub as a reporting tool.
- Performed research to help facilitate making executive decisions.
Full-stack Developer
JLC Works
- Developed a CMS for streamlining the creation of new websites for clients while also allowing them to manage their websites conveniently.
- Tracked and fixed bugs while maintaining ongoing projects.
- Created an admin panel for a rent-based eCommerce shop built on Shopify, extending its functionality by enabling tracking and managing rented items.
Mobile Application Developer
Commercilization Grant Project "Shoofti"
- Implemented localization and simplified the process of adding new languages according to the i18n standards.
- Built the app UI/UX using Flutter. In particular, optimized the scrollable feed using the bloc pattern.
- Contributed to developing the product to a mature state.
Experience
Evenrun
Account App for eCommerce Website
Website to CMS Integration
https://www.menta.org.uk/eCommerce Website
https://www.oppobrothers.com/Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Nazarbayev University - Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Certifications
Node.js, Express, MongoDB & More: The Complete Bootcamp 2023
Udemy
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, REST APIs, API Development, React Redux, Handlebars, Liquid, Shopify API, Stripe API, Firebase Web SDK, React Query, Playwright
Tools
Firebase Authentication, Figma, Redux Toolkit, Slack, Git, GitHub, Webpack, Sentry, BigQuery, Google Analytics, RTK Query, GitLab CI/CD
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Python, CSS3, SCSS, GraphQL, SQL, Sass, Go, Dart, Java
Frameworks
Vanilla JS, Express.js, Angular, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Redux, Yarn, Ionic, Flutter, Material UI, Svelte, Jest
Platforms
Firebase, Netlify, Shopify, Algolia, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Contentful, Vercel, Storyblok
Storage
NoSQL, JSON, Databases, MongoDB, Google Cloud, MySQL, Cloud Firestore, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
Paradigms
MEAN Stack, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Functional Programming, REST, Event-driven Architecture, Mobile Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Unit Testing, E2E Testing, DevOps
Other
Front-end, Full-stack, APIs, DOM, Google Sign-in, Serverless, API Integration, Responsive Design, Web Development, Single Sign-on (SSO), Server-side Rendering (SSR), User Interface (UI), SEO Tools, Content Management Systems (CMS), Software Architecture, Full-stack Development, Zustand, Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Networks, ClickUp, Firebase Cloud Functions, Back-end, Gatsby, WebSockets, Data Analysis, Chrome Extensions, Distributed Systems, Web Scraping, i18n, A/B Testing, Google BigQuery, Tailwind UI, Version Control
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