Eike Foken
Lead Frontend Developer at IBM iX
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolEike Foken is a Lead Frontend Developer based in Berlin with nearly 13 years of hands-on experience building web and full‑stack applications using modern frontend frameworks. Since 2019 he has led frontend efforts at IBM iX, guiding teams to deliver polished, user-centered interfaces for complex projects. He combines deep practical knowledge of web development with a pragmatic leadership style honed across agencies and product shops, moving from web developer roles to senior and lead positions. Born and raised near the North Sea, he brings a steady, detail-oriented approach and an appreciation for clean, resilient code—balanced by life with his wife and their cats. Despite a long career in enterprise and agency settings, he remains curious and implementation-focused, often bridging design intent and engineering constraints to ship impactful user experiences.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Hochschule Emden/Leer
German, English, Spanish
Github Skills (168)
woocommerce10
react-native-macos10
mobile-development10
storybook10
ui-components10
css-in-js10
testing10
styled-components10
material-ui10
linting10
isolation10
styled-system10
javascript10
react-components10
wordpress10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
efoken/neopop-react-native
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
NeoPOP components library based on CRED's design system
Contributions:36 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
neopopreactcomponents-libraryreact-nativedesign
efoken/dotfiles
Jan 2016 - Apr 2022
Contributions:60 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
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