Nik Shakhmatov, Developer in Moscow, Russia
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Nik Shakhmatov

Verified Expert  in Engineering

User Interface (UI) Developer

Location
Moscow, Russia
Toptal Member Since
March 24, 2015

Nik has over 16 years of experience in web development. He specializes in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and UI/UX on the front-end, but has experience with back-end architecture as well. Nik has worked as both a team player within an Agile team as well as a team leader. He is the co-founder of LinguaLeo.com. He learns technologies easily and is devilishly attentive to details.

Portfolio

LinguaLeo
Git, Kango Cross-Browser Extension Framework, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript
Freelance
Confluence, Jira, Redmine, SVG, Canvas, Adobe Photoshop, RequireJS, Gulp, Grunt...
Tutorion, LLC
XP, Adobe Photoshop, Less, CSS3, HTML5, Bootstrap, jQuery UI, jQuery, JavaScript

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Adobe Photoshop, WebStorm, OS X

The most amazing...

...thing I've accomplished is co-founding an e-learning service, LinguaLeo.com, with over 11 million users worldwide.

Work Experience

Product Manager, Front-end Developer, UI Designer

2014 - 2015
LinguaLeo
  • Developed browser extensions for a web service.
  • Worked with Kango in Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Opera/IE.
Technologies: Git, Kango Cross-Browser Extension Framework, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript

Front-end Developer

2013 - 2014
Freelance
  • Developed desktop and mobile projects for real estate, e-learning, and eCommerce.
  • Developed custom tools for Google-based maps.
Technologies: Confluence, Jira, Redmine, SVG, Canvas, Adobe Photoshop, RequireJS, Gulp, Grunt, Google Maps, Less, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, React, Sencha Touch, Backbone.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, JavaScript

Senior Front-end Developer, UI Designer

2012 - 2013
Tutorion, LLC
  • Developed a product providing individual and group webinars for teachers and other customers.
  • Programmed and designed UI components.
  • Established an Agile process for the team.
  • Automated testing of front-end code using Selenium RC/PHPUnit.
Technologies: XP, Adobe Photoshop, Less, CSS3, HTML5, Bootstrap, jQuery UI, jQuery, JavaScript

Co-founder, Front-end Developer, UI Designer

2009 - 2012
LinguaLeo
  • Created common concepts and strategy for the product.
  • Created prototypes and designed UI for the product.
  • Programmed the front-end of the web service.
  • Developed the brand style and logo.
  • Wrote texts, articles, and other publications.
  • Created automated tests.
  • Provided customer support via email.
Technologies: Subversion (SVN), XP, Selenium Remote Control (RC), Axure, Adobe Photoshop, Google API, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript

Front-end Developer

2010 - 2010
Vodafone Denmark
  • Developed the front-end of a high-loaded photo hosting web service.
  • Developed a fast JavaScript template system.
  • Developed an MVC framework for the web service.
  • Reviewed and tested code.
Technologies: Subversion (SVN), Scrum, Sass, CSS, HTML, Comet, jQuery, JavaScript

Front-end Developer, UI Designer

2008 - 2009
Scartel Star Lab
  • Developed a high-loaded photo-hosting service.
  • Developed the main website of the company.
  • Designed UI components of the photo-hosting service.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML, jQuery, JavaScript

Front-end Developer, UI Designer

2007 - 2008
Kompetens IT
  • Developed a web service providing the ability to organize and search information in a semantic way (PIM).
  • Designed UI components of the web service.
  • Developed and designed a mobile version of the web service.
  • Created automated tests using Selenium RC/JUnit.
Technologies: Subversion (SVN), XP, Adobe Photoshop, Ant Design, Stripes, Java, CSS, HTML, MooTools, Prototype Framework, jQuery, JavaScript

Senior Front-end Developer, Team Lead

2006 - 2007
Prostor LLC
  • Developed the front-end and back-end parts of a commercial CMS.
  • Developed additional modules for CMS including referrals auto-updates.
  • Created a common UI for the CMS.
  • Developed a stand-alone service for customer support.
  • Developed different websites for customers.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, MySQL, PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Front-end Developer, UI Designer, Team Lead

2000 - 2006
Apycom Software
  • Developed DHTML web navigation systems.
  • Developed and supported company websites.
  • Developed website back-ends.
  • Managed shareware products.
  • Provided individual solutions for companies worldwide.
  • Provided customer support via email.
Technologies: DirectX, OpenGL, COM, ActiveX, C++, Delphi, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, CSS, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript

LinguaLeo — English Learning Platform

http://lingualeo.com
LinguaLeo.com — a personal online service that helps more than 11 million people world-wide effectively learn foreign languages through web and mobile applications. It offers the choice of learning materials selected to fit your personal learning goals and lifestyle to stay motivated and practice language in day to day life.

Co-founder. Front-end Developer, UI Designer.

Funding
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$200K in 2010 by Altair Capital Management
$3M in 2012 by Runa Capital

Browser Extensions

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lingualeo-english-transla/nglbhlefjhcjockellmeclkcijildjhi
Browser extensions for LinguaLeo — a personal online service that helps more than 11 million people worldwide effectively learn foreign languages through web and mobile applications.

Responsibilities: Programming, Design.
Technologies: Chrome / Firefox / Opera / Safari.

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Languages

HTML, HTML5, CoffeeScript, CSS3, JavaScript, Sass, CSS, Less, Java, PHP, Delphi, C++

Frameworks

Ember.js, Bootstrap, PhoneGap, Selenium, Sencha Touch, Kango Cross-Browser Extension Framework, Prototype Framework, Stripes, Ant Design, ActiveX

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, jQuery UI, HTML5 Canvas, Google Maps, Backbone.js, Google API, MooTools, OpenGL, DirectX, React, RequireJS, Vue

Tools

Adobe Photoshop, Bower, NPM, WebStorm, PhpStorm, Subversion (SVN), Git, Selenium Remote Control (RC), Grunt, Gulp, Canvas, Redmine, Jira, Confluence

Paradigms

Agile Software Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Scrum, Test-driven Development (TDD), XP

Platforms

MacOS, OS X

Other

User Interface (UI), Ember CLI, DHTML, Ajax, Front-end Development, Axure, Comet, COM, SVG

Storage

MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server

2001 - 2006

Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science

Vyatka State Humanities University - Kirov, Russia

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