Gurami Dagundaridze
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cross-platform App Developer
Tbilisi, Georgia
Toptal member since October 16, 2020
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
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
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Google, Jira, Slack, JetBrains
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
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%.
Front-end Architect
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.
Senior Full-stack Engineer
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.
Senior Front-end Engineer — JavaScript/Angular
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.
Full-stack Engineer - JavaScript/Node.js
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.
Experience
Spoto
https://www.spoto.com/Casting Networks
http://castingnetworks.com/StudyKIK | Clinical Trial Recruitment Platform
https://studykik.com/Certifications
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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