Katerina Vopalkova
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since January 11, 2022
Katerina is a software engineer highly skilled in web and app development. Her preferred tech stack is React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL. Katerina enjoys creating and integrating empowering technical solutions into her and her clients' daily lives through her applications.
Portfolio
Experience
- CSS - 4 years
- Front-end - 4 years
- Web Development - 4 years
- React - 3 years
- WordPress - 3 years
- Technical Leadership - 2 years
- Next.js - 2 years
- MySQL - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Slack, Skype, GitHub, Jira, Notion
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is a React Native app called Heroic.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Heroic Public Benefit Corporation
- Developed an app for personal development growth in React Native.
- Built a custom website-based subscription purchase and management system integrating Stripe API.
- Handled the periodical app release to the Play Store and App Store, as well as automatic QA testing distribution.
React Developer
Akimbo Systems
- Assisted in various website improvements and updates.
- Tracked all requests using Asana and responded to them in a timely manner.
- Communicated the progress and results with the person handling the updates and fixes.
Developer Screener
Toptal
- Utilized the highest standards for technical screening for the Toptal platform.
- Excelled in providing all candidates with superb experience.
- Involved in reviewing coding tests and assisted during test reviews.
Tech Lead
Setsail Interactive Inc
- Led a three-person development team, creating successful development and product strategies, application, and database architecture, brainstorming new product features.
- Reduced devOps process times to half due to extensive research and implementation of technologies such as Vercel and Heroku.
- Launched an eCommerce website for DŌST Bikes, helping them reach a company value of $35 million within the first two years by redeveloping a WordPress WooCommece website into a Shopify app with a custom React front end.
- Assured the perfect functionality, amazing user experience, supersonic speed, and maximum customer satisfaction.
Web Developer
Setsail Interactive Inc
- Excelled at pixel-perfect design implementation into custom WordPress themes and React front-end web applications.
- Helped Elixir Technology Inc. to win one of the 2019 Canadian National Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs), in the category of best practices in strategic planning, oversight, and value creation by the board.
- Launched an eCommerce website for DŌST Bikes, helping them reach a company value of $18 million within one year.
WordPress Developer
RED Academy
- Set up a project for the LUGE Research Group at UBC.
- Was in charge of deploying the website to a server. I also managed code and collaborated with two other web developers using Git.
- Used knowledge of front-end technologies to deliver custom WordPress templates containing custom post types.
- Implemented UX frameworks designed in Figma while continuously cooperating with a team of UX designers.
Experience
SentimenTrader
http://sentimentrader.comThis project includes:
• Static pages with information and products overview
• Fully customized checkout experience with multiple discount layer
• Recurly and Paypal payment gateway integrations
• Custom blog functionality integrated with Algolia blog index
• Interactive Wizard used for product recommendation
• Account management system with options for adding or canceling subscriptions
• Very complex subscription removal and adding logic with coupons and custom discount
• Integrations with MailChimp, Freshdesk, Mailgun
Leagent
I've developed the main website and worked as a tech lead on the rest, managing two front-end developers and collaborating with two back-end and DevOps engineers.
My responsibilities included setting up meetings, processing QA items, assigning the development of new features and bug fixes, setting up the tech side of all new features and products, and developing some of the new features.
In addition, I helped set up a Heroku pipeline for our CMS solution using Strapi and oversaw the client setup.
DŌST Bikes
https://www.dostbikes.comElixir of Technology
http://elixiroftechnology.com• Custom WordPress website presenting their company deck.
• React and Redux app simplifying their shareholder onboarding and shares acquisition
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript front end for showcasing their performance numbers and capital structure.
Olly Cooper
https://ollycooper.com/InsurSimple
A React application to onboard insurance clients using a smart custom from, manage insurance applications from both clients and admin view. This app was created by a collaboration with one back-end developer and one other front-end developer who was also managed by me.
Provita Nutrition
https://provita-nutrition.ca/Education
Diploma in Web Development
RED Academy - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava - Ostrava, Czech Republic
Erasmus Exchange Experience in Biomedical Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico - Lisbon, Portugal
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava - Ostrava, Czech Republic
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Stripe API, jQuery, REST APIs, Shopify API, Lodash, Google APIs, Node.js
Tools
Slack, GitHub, Jira, Recurly, React Apollo, Git, MATLAB, Skype, Apache, Gulp, Figma, Mailchimp, Bugsnag, Notion
Languages
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, SCSS, HTML5, CSS3, GraphQL, ECMAScript (ES6), PHP, C++, C#, JavaScript 6, SQL
Frameworks
Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Nette, Redux, React Native
Paradigms
Responsive, Modular CSS
Platforms
Web, WordPress, Vercel, Heroku, Docker, WooCommerce, Algolia, Mailgun, Firebase, iOS, Android
Storage
MySQL
Other
Web Development, Front-end, CSS Preprocessors, Single-page Applications (SPAs), Technical Leadership, WordPress Themes, Custom Themes, eCommerce, WordPress eCommerce, Apollo, ESLint, Jira Administration, ES6 Promises, Third-party APIs, Strapi, Cloudflare, Leadership, Freshdesk, PayPal, Cookies, CSS3 Animation, Technical Hiring
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