Vladislav Shkodin

Principal / Lead Frontend Developer

About Me

Highly skilled frontend engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Throughout my career I've worked on a wide variety of projects, ranging from graphics-heavy landing pages to complex web and native mobile apps. My core expertise lies in building scalable and maintainable frontend architectures, implementing consistent and robust design systems, and translating sophisticated business logic into accessible, responsive, and performant user interfaces.

While my primary specialization is frontend engineering, I am also capable of contributing to backend development, which allows me to understand the full application stack. However, I would like to emphasize that my main focus and strength still remain firmly on the frontend side.

Professional Experience

Senior Frontend Developer

Verda (ex. DataCrunch)

Mar 2024 – Nov 2025

  • Led frontend development of the cloud dashboard application
  • Created and maintained the company's design system
  • Reworked the legacy codebase to be consistent and well-organized
  • Proposed tons of improvements to the internal API (built with NestJS), most of which were accepted and implemented
  • Managed (and mentored) a team of three frontend engineers

Principal Frontend Developer

Amazon (Robotics)

Jan 2021 – Mar 2023

  • Developed complex internal tools (some of which were WebGL-based) and admin panels for managing and monitoring robot-couriers
  • Contributed to the internal GraphQL API, built with AppSync and AWS Lambda

Full-stack developer (contract)

Fonecta

Mar 2023 – Dec 2020

  • Worked on the Fonecta Caller app (React Native)
  • Contributed to the internal API (AWS Lambda, MariaDB)

Principal Frontend Developer

Umbra

Apr 2018 – Dec 2020

  • Implemented from scratch both internal and public-facing admin panels for the company's 3D streaming and optimization cloud service
  • Worked closely with the design team to create a well-thought-out design system, which sped up the development process and the delivery of new features.
  • Created and maintained the company's public website (built with Gatsby.js)

Senior Frontend Developer

Swap.com

May 2017 – Apr 2018

  • Led the migration from Django/jQuery-based app to React SPA, while delivering new features and keeping the service with millions of users operative

Full-stack Developer

Oppex

Mar 2015 – May 2017

  • Participated in the development of a highly interactive single-page application for searching for public tenders.
  • Single-handedly maintained the company's internal API, built with Node.js, Swagger, RethinkDB, and Solr.

Lead Frontend Developer

Northyard

Aug 2013 – Sep 2015

  • Developed from scratch extremely complex desktop-like single-page application for financial accounting (built with AngularJS)

Lead Frontend Developer

Ozsale.com.au

Jan 2012 – Aug 2013

  • Developed from scratch mobile version of the company's e-commerce app

Senior Frontend Developer

Positive Communications

Sep 2011 – Jan 2012

  • Participated in the client-side development of the company's social network app

Frontend Developer

Zodiac Interactive

Sep 2010 – Sep 2011

  • Developed UIs for TVs (STB)

Frontend Developer

Astrotech Spb

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

  • Maintained four e-commerce websites

Frontend Developer

Oberon Media

Jan 2007 – Dec 2009

  • Maintained websites of the company's partners