Dmitry Kulikov

Contact Information

Location: Serbia, Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Email: [email protected]
Telegram: @sevent33n
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/7t33n
GitHub: github.com/7t33n

Summary

Lead Front-end Engineer with 6+ years building products for fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce. I lead teams and design web apps that scale, mostly in Vue.js and TypeScript, and I handle the DevOps side too. Most of my time goes into keeping the codebase clean and making releases boring.

• Set up Agile routines and automated the repetitive release work, so the team stopped deploying by hand.
• Rolled out a new Git workflow and CI/CD pipeline, which cut deployment mistakes.
• Built high-traffic features that stay responsive at 10,000+ records.

Skills

Front-end: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, HTML5, CSS3, PostCSS, SASS/SCSS, Responsive Design, Webpack, Vite, Browser Extensions
Architecture & DevOps: Monorepo (Turborepo, NX), Docker, Podman, Git, GitHub Actions, SonarCloud, Cloudflare, CI/CD, GCP
Back-end: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, GraphQL
AI-Assisted Engineering: Cursor, Claude Code, OpenCode, MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, prompt engineering for code generation, context optimization for monorepo/feature-isolated codebases, LLM integration in product (Gemini transcription)
Testing: Unit, Integration, and E2E Testing
Project Management: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence
Other: Data Visualization, Analytics, Microservices, Refactoring Legacy Code, Technical Writing

Work Experience

SXOPE | Tampa, FL, USA (Remote)

Technical Lead
Apr 2025 – Present

• Architected monorepo transition to isolate features as packages, eliminating integration bugs from legacy code tight coupling.
• Established release process with zero rollbacks by introducing pre-production environments and 2-day testing windows before production deployment.
• Led team of 10 engineers; reduced feature integration time by isolating packages in a monorepo, removing the cross-feature merge conflicts that previously blocked parallel work.
• Integrated LLM tools into development workflow, optimizing context usage for isolated feature packages vs. full project context.
• Took ownership of release processes and project architecture across Webapp, and Browser Extension stacks.

“Good architecture has less to do with technology than with people and process. I focus on isolating complexity and keeping releases transparent.”

Lead Front-end Developer
Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

• Led a team of 9 engineers, set clear goals, and improved sprint velocity and release reliability.
• Designed a new Git branching and release process, replacing the ad-hoc deploys that previously caused recurring production errors.
• Worked closely with back-end, QA, design, and tech writing teams to deliver features on time.
• Managed features from idea to launch, helping the team ship faster and with fewer blockers.
• Built a custom voice recognition system after the browser APIs fell short. It uses Gemini for transcription and runs real-time Voice Activity Detection (VAD) in the browser with ONNX Runtime Web and Silero-VAD.

Front-end Developer
Dec 2022 – Mar 2024

• Built a Virtual Scroll component with collapsible rows that keeps the table interactive at 10,000+ rows, where the previous render froze the UI.
• Rewrote polygon and point rendering with google maps, improving speed from O(n²) to O(n).
• Set up automated unit and integration tests, raising code coverage and catching bugs before release.

panfilov.group | Moscow, Russia (Remote)

Head of Front-end Department
Apr 2022 – Sep 2022

• Rolled out Agile and Kanban, making projects more transparent and speeding up delivery.
• Simplified front-end workflows, which shortened cycle times and helped the team ship features faster.
• Tracked key metrics (TTM, Cycle Time, Lead Time) to spot bottlenecks and drive improvements.

Front-end Team Lead
Aug 2020 – Apr 2022

• Grew the front-end team from 2 to 8, hiring and onboarding new developers to support company growth.
• Mentored junior engineers—three earned promotions under my guidance.
• Led the build of a fintech analytics platform that gave stakeholders real-time insight into the numbers.
• Started a mobile development team, expanding the company’s service range.

Front-end Developer
Sep 2019 – Aug 2020

• Built and maintained aggregator, info, and e-commerce platforms.
• Promoted from Middle to Senior Developer in under a year for strong results and initiative.

Studio T | Tomsk, Russia

Front-end Developer
May 2019 – Aug 2019

• Developed a corporate website with interactive animations driven by graph theory.

Attrax.Digital | Tomsk, Russia

Front-end Developer
Jul 2018 – May 2019

• Delivered crypto products for fintech and iGaming clients, leading a small team to hit deadlines and stay on budget.

Freelance, self-employed

Full-stack Developer
Nov 2014 – Jun 2018

• Built and maintained websites for local businesses, offering ongoing support and technical advice.

Education

Tomsk College of Information Technologies
Tomsk, Russia | Sep 2015 – Jun 2019
Relevant coursework: Web Development, Computer Networks, Databases, Software Engineering

Languages

• Russian: Native
• English: Intermediate
• Serbian: Beginner