Summary
Daniel Gonik is a Senior Software Engineer and seasoned team lead with 11 years of experience building high-performance, user-facing web applications and internal platforms across retail, fintech, PropTech, and RegTech. He has led architecture and delivery of mission-critical systems—from reengineering payments at Marks & Spencer to designing an in-house e-signature platform at Compass—improving release cadence, test coverage, and scalability under heavy load. Comfortable across the stack, his toolset centers on JavaScript ecosystems (React, Angular, Node/Nest/Koa), modern front-end build tooling, and cloud-ready microservices, with a practical focus on security and maintainability. He has driven product outcomes that translate directly to revenue and user metrics (notably reducing checkout friction and enabling millions in potential annual gains) and helped early-stage 8XR deliver a browser-based XR engine that secured seed funding. A mentor and hands-on coder who often pairs architecture work with daily code reviews and testing improvements, he also experiments with AI, Web3, and developer tooling to shorten iteration cycles. Based in London, he pairs formal engineering education with continuous self-directed learning (Udacity, freeCodeCamp, Pluralsight) and a knack for turning complex domain needs into pragmatic, scalable software.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Udacity
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Quality Control Technology/Technician, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Quality Control Technology/Technician at Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
NextJS, NextJS at Purpleschool
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Pluralsight
English, Spanish, Russian