Aleksandr Yakunichev
Frontend Developer at Tiny
Zagreb, Croatia
Summary
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Top SchoolAleksandr Yakunichev is a Senior Frontend Developer with 11 years of experience building resilient, high-performance web applications using TypeScript, React, Redux and Node.js. Based in Zagreb, he thrives in small agile teams and pairs strong communication and design sensibility with hands-on engineering and code review discipline. He contributes to notable open-source work on TinyMCE—improving editor behavior, accessibility, and plugin integration—bringing real-world experience shipping rich text editing features used across frameworks. His background spans full-stack consultancy and media sites, giving him a practical edge in architecting user-facing systems that handle complex interactions and edge cases. He combines formal training in computer and information systems security with a pragmatic focus on usability and fault tolerance.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Moscow State College of Information TechnologiesBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)
Russian, English, German, Croatian, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
accessibility10
html10
editors10
contenteditable10
javascript10
editor10
rich-text-editor10
ui-design9
css9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
tinymce/tinymce
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
The world's #1 JavaScript library for rich text editing. Available for React, Vue and Angular
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:184 reviews, 31 commits, 46 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Aleksandr primarily contributed to the front-end development of the TinyMCE rich text editor. Their work focused on fixing bugs related to the behavior of the editor, specifically around selection, scrolling, and event handling after actions like undo and redo. They also implemented new features, such as adding events for content manipulation and integrating the typography plugin, as well as ensuring the UI's correct behavior with noneditable elements. Furthermore, the user has worked on accessibility enhancements like focus management and keyboard navigation, and fixing issues in the toolbar and dialog components.
vue-reactrich-textvuewysiwyg-editorrichtext
yacodes/.dotfiles
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
System configuration files.
Contributions:127 commits, 191 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
dotfiles
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