Summary
Elsa Szymczak is a Back End Developer with eight years of hands-on experience building web applications across Europe, Asia and Africa, currently contributing to Kraken. She blends backend focus with full-stack fluency—Javascript/Typescript, Python, Vue.js, AngularJS and Django—from prior full-stack and frontend roles at Ignition Program. Multilingual (French, English, Spanish and conversational Mandarin) and cross-culturally seasoned, she leverages diverse work environments to adopt pragmatic best practices and rapid product iteration. Her background in teaching bootcamp cohorts and earlier communication/marketing roles gives her an unusual strength in translating technical work for non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable across testing, linting and modern build tooling (ESLint, Jest, Webpack, Yarn), she pairs craftsmanship with delivery-oriented engineering.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat Européen Multidisciplinary, Baccalauréat Européen Multidisciplinary at Ecole européenne du Luxembourg
Master in Visual and Digital Media (MVDM) Étude de la communication et des médias, Master in Visual and Digital Media (MVDM) Étude de la communication et des médias at IE Business School
Bachelor's degree Economics and business, Bachelor's degree Economics and business at CUHK Business School
1er cycle Diction Française Improvisation Française Arts Dramatiques, 1er cycle Diction Française Improvisation Française Arts Dramatiques at Conservatoire national du Luxembourg
Long term Chinese program at the Jiaotong University of Shanghai Mandarin, Long term Chinese program at the Jiaotong University of Shanghai Mandarin at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Full Stack Developper Web Development , Full Stack Developper Web Development at Le Wagon
Bachelor of Liberal Arts from University College of Maastricht Economics and Social Sciences, Bachelor of Liberal Arts from University College of Maastricht Economics and Social Sciences at Maastricht University
French, English, Spanish, Chinese