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Using RTK Query in React Apps With Redux Toolkit
https://www.toptal.com/developers/react/redux-toolkit-and-rtk-query
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Gurami Dagundaridze
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cross-platform App Developer
Tbilisi, Georgia
Toptal member since October 16, 2020
Bio
Gurami has 10+ years of experience with leading companies in Georgia, the USA, and Europe. He is an expert in front-end, back-end, and system architecture, with strong leadership and soft skills. Gurami has led key technical decisions, project management, and full system redesigns. He specializes in cross-platform web, mobile, and desktop apps, and builds scalable, reliable distributed systems with JavaScript/Node.js and AWS.
Portfolio
Spoto Parking
React, CSS, TypeScript, Redux, React Native, Tailwind CSS, Next.js...
Casting Networks
GraphQL, Node.js, React, Leadership, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architecture...
StudyKIK
Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, Node.js, Back-end...
Experience
- JavaScript - 12 years
- React - 10 years
- Cross-platform App Development - 8 years
- Node.js - 8 years
- Architecture - 5 years
- Technical Leadership - 5 years
- Leadership - 5 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 5 years
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Google, Jira, Slack, JetBrains IDE
The most amazing...
...project I've developed is Spoto, a cross-platform smart parking system that is revolutionizing parking today.
Work Experience
Lead Front-end Engineer
2021 - 2024
Spoto Parking
- Managed a team of five to deliver a cross-platform IoT application for Web, iOS, and Android, reducing development costs by 30% and achieving 99% feature parity across platforms while integrating custom hardware.
- Redesigned the front-end architecture, reducing maintenance overhead by 40% and enabling scalable support for cross-platform web, iOS, and Android features.
- Developed a custom internal design system, increasing UI consistency by 95% across web, iOS, and Android platforms and reducing front-end development time for new features by 20%.
Technologies: React, CSS, TypeScript, Redux, React Native, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Pixel Perfect, Technical Leadership, Leadership, Architecture, JavaScript, Solution Architecture, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Shopify, Shopify API, Software Architecture, CSS3, HTML, HTML5, iOS, Puppeteer, Mobile Development, Requirements Analysis, Team Leadership, Technical Architecture, Front-end, REST APIs, Jira, Monorepos, REST, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), APIs, Third-party APIs, Back-end, Stripe, Stripe Payments, Stripe API, Mobile Apps, Mobile Applications, Mobile App Development, Cross-platform App Development, Cross-platform, Android, SDKs, Bazel, Capacitor
Front-end Architect
2019 - 2020
Casting Networks
- Managed a team of up to 10 engineers to develop a multi-tier, responsive web application for the casting industry, improving workflow efficiency by 35% and delivering a scalable, user-friendly platform.
- Enhanced code reusability across application tiers by 40% and enforced loose coupling, reducing feature development time by 25% and resulting in a more modular, maintainable, and scalable system architecture.
- Created coding guidelines and implemented CI/CD pipelines, increasing code quality consistency by 30% and reducing deployment errors by 40% across the development lifecycle.
Technologies: GraphQL, Node.js, React, Leadership, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architecture, Front-end, NPM, GitHub, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Technical Leadership, JavaScript, Solution Architecture, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Beanstalk, Docker Hub, RabbitMQ, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Apache Kafka, DNS, Load Balancers, Amazon API Gateway, Software Architecture, CSS, HTML, HTML5, MySQL, APIs, Cloud, Scalability, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Security, Third-party APIs, Puppeteer, Requirements Analysis, Team Leadership, Technical Architecture, Back-end, Domain-driven Design (DDD), TypeScript, REST APIs, NestJS, CSS3, Redux, Express.js, Jira, Apollo, Monorepos, CQRS, REST, Next.js, Pixel Perfect, Amazon RDS, TypeORM, Kubernetes, Docker, Relational Databases, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, SQL, NoSQL, AWS Lambda, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, SDKs, Elasticsearch, API Integration
Senior Full-stack Engineer
2018 - 2019
StudyKIK
- Developed a cross-platform application connecting patients with clinical trials worldwide, using React for web and React Native for mobile, achieving 95% feature consistency and improving user engagement by 30%.
- Redesigned a monolithic Node.js application into a microservices architecture on AWS Cloud, increasing system scalability by 50%, reducing deployment times by 40%, and improving overall maintainability.
- Extracted payment processing to a third-party service (Stripe), reducing payment-related errors by 30% and improving security, scalability, and compliance.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, Node.js, Back-end, Domain-driven Design (DDD), Full-stack, Front-end, NPM, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, GitHub, Relational Databases, Beanstalk, Docker Hub, RabbitMQ, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Apache Kafka, DNS, Load Balancers, MongoDB, Software Architecture, Architecture, CSS, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, MySQL, React, APIs, Cloud, Scalability, Full-stack Development, Third-party APIs, Security, Stripe API, Requirements Analysis, Technical Architecture, Express.js, GraphQL, CSS3, Redux, Jira, Styled-components, Monorepos, Stripe, Stripe Payments, CQRS, REST, DevOps, Pixel Perfect, Amazon RDS, Solution Architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, SQL, NoSQL, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Lambda, Server-side Programming, Server-side, Mobile Apps, Mobile Applications, Mobile App Development, Cross-platform App Development, Cross-platform, Android, Redis, API Integration, Elasticsearch
Senior Front-end Engineer — JavaScript/Angular
2016 - 2018
Bank of Georgia
- Developed a responsive web application for internal banking workflows, streamlining operations and improving process efficiency by 30% across multiple departments.
- Led hiring and coaching efforts, integrating new hires into the team and increasing overall productivity by 20% while fostering stronger cross-team collaboration.
- Created a custom UI kit by extending the Semantic UI design system, increasing component reusability by 40% and improving UI consistency across the application.
Technologies: NgRx, TypeScript, Angular, RxJS, Leadership, Front-end, NPM, REST APIs, HTML5, HTML, CSS3, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, Requirements Analysis, Jira, Material UI, Semantic UI, REST, Pixel Perfect, Third-party APIs
Full-stack Engineer - JavaScript/Node.js
2012 - 2016
42 Gradusi
- Led the development of multiple responsive web applications from the ground up, achieving 98% cross-device compatibility and improving user satisfaction scores by 25%.
- Developed a custom CMS to streamline client-facing application management, reducing content update times by 40% and improving user administration efficiency by 30%.
- Led business analysis by gathering client requirements and conducting technical analysis, reducing project planning time by 25% and ensuring effective, scalable solution designs.
Technologies: HTML, HTML5, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Node.js, Python, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Front-end, Back-end, MongoDB, REST APIs, CSS, CSS3, TypeScript, Technical Leadership, Angular, Express.js, Jira, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap 2, Bootstrap, REST, DevOps, Pixel Perfect, Relational Databases, Software Architecture, APIs, Third-party APIs, Security, Requirements Analysis, SQL, NoSQL
Experience
Spoto
https://www.spoto.com/Spoto is a JavaScript cross-platform smart parking system integrated with custom hardware. I architected and led the front-end development across web (React), iOS, and Android (React Native), overseeing a team of up to five engineers.
Casting Networks
Casting Networks is a large ecosystem of five interconnected web applications built using JavaScript and a micro front-end architecture. It streamlines cinematography projects by connecting actors, managers, and casting directors at scale. I led front-end development across all applications, managing a team of up to 10 engineers and driving system-wide technical decisions.
StudyKIK | Clinical Trial Recruitment Platform
https://studykik.com/StudyKIK is the number two clinical trial recruitment platform in the USA, connecting scientists with patients willing to participate in research studies. I was a senior back-end engineer, leading the system's re-architecture from a monolith to a scalable microservices-based infrastructure using Node.js.
Certifications
DECEMBER 2022 - DECEMBER 2025
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
AWS
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, NgRx, REST APIs, RxJS, Puppeteer, Shopify API, Stripe, Stripe API
Tools
Jira, Beanstalk, Docker Hub, RabbitMQ, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Terraform, Capacitor, NPM, GitHub, Bazel
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, GraphQL, PHP, Python, C#.NET
Frameworks
Angular, Redux, Express.js, Material UI, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap, NestJS, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Electron, React Native, Bootstrap 2
Paradigms
REST, Unit Testing, Mobile Development, Requirements Analysis, Server-side Programming, Cross-platform, CQRS, DevOps, Event-driven Programming
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, iOS, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Android, Kubernetes, Docker, Shopify, Blockchain, Firebase, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)
Storage
MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, NoSQL, Google Cloud, Redis, Elasticsearch
Other
Styled-components, Monorepos, Semantic UI, Leadership, Architecture, Technical Leadership, Pixel Perfect, Amazon RDS, TypeORM, Solution Architecture, AWS Certified Developer, Integration Testing, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Amazon API Gateway, DNS, Load Balancers, Software Architecture, APIs, Cloud, Headless Software, Scalability, Security, Third-party APIs, Front-end, Back-end, Team Leadership, Technical Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Server-side, Mobile Apps, Mobile Applications, Mobile App Development, Cross-platform App Development, SDKs, Software Design, API Integration, Apollo, Sagas, Domain-driven Design (DDD), Cryptocurrency Wallets, USB, Bluetooth, Stripe Payments, Distributed Systems, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), API Gateways
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