Personal details

Siniša M. - Remote front-end developer

Siniša M.

Based in: 🇭🇷 Croatia
Timezone: Berlin (UTC+2)

Summary

Sinisa Mikulic is a proven web applications developer with over 8 years’ experience, including frontend development using responsive layouts (HTML/SCSS), JavaScript (ES6), React.js and Node.js frameworks. His comprehensive development skills also include experience with server-side web application frameworks such as Ruby on Rails. Working independently and in teams, Sinisa has successfully completed projects in a wide range of industries, from entertainment and retail to banking and finance.

Work Experience

Owner, Web Consultant
Code Well Studio | Jun 2019 - Present
TypeScript
React
JavaScript
GraphQL

Code Well Studio is a web development and UX design consultancy specialized in planning, designing, and delivering custom-built web applications on time. It works with companies and entrepreneurs from all over the world. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin, Zürich, and more.

• Helping companies deliver their products so they can gain interest from investors, bring value to their users and meet their business goals.
• Focusing on frontend architecture, developing product features, and optimizing infrastructure and processes.

Team Lead, Frontend
Glean.ai | Jan 2021 - May 2023
TypeScript
React
GraphQL

An AI-powered accounts payable platform to help you understand what’s driving your vendor spend with analysis and insights powered by machine learning.

Here’s what I did to rev up the team and product:

  1. Added key features towards our product stability and value
    • Payment processing and international payments were added which kicked off a revenue stream.
    • Added a feature to compare vendor spending. This gave users a clearer picture of their invoices and vendor spend.
    • Introduced UI tests which reduced QA time and increased product stability.
    • I also advocated for a more granular approach to building components. This not only made us more efficient but also busted some “knowledge silos”.
  2. Boosted team communication
    • We put in place a weekly team catch-up to iron out our engineering standards.
    • We fine-tuned our code review process by jotting down some key principles.
    • I also helped to create a technical roadmap to guide our decisions and ensure scalability.
  3. Fine-tuned our approach to feature discovery and product ownership
    • We assigned a ‘go-to’ person for each feature, which let engineers pinpoint potential roadblocks early.
    • We started splitting the feature into ‘must-have’ and a ‘nice-to-have’ tasks which resulted in better business planning.

All these efforts paid off big time.
We secured Series A funding, kick-started our revenue stream, grew our customer base, and built a solid track record of delivering high-quality features and products.

Education

Faculty of Organisation and Informatics
Bachelor's degreeInformation and Business Systems
Sep 2007 - Sep 2012

Personal Projects

2023
API
PostgreSQL
Continuous Integration
React
DigitalOcean
Webpack
GraphQL
An easier way to track your personal finances!
Movieo.me - Movie discovery serviceIconOpenNewWindows
2016
HTML/CSS
SEO
Google Analytics
JavaScript
SEO Analysis
A place for discovering movies. Movieo-me receives over 100,000 monthly visits. Featured on HackerNews,Product Hunt, Chrome Web Store, and Fast Company . Highlights - Perform as co-founder / product manager - During initial phases of product growth was in charge of Front-end, building UI and improving UX - Responsible for Google Analytics reporting, user feedback/testing and other team utilities - Build partnerships and relationships with movie advertisement/marketing agencies - Manage social media accounts and advertising campaigns