Markus Englund
Independent Researcher at Science Detective
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarMarkus Englund is an independent researcher and software engineer with nine years of experience building front-end-driven products and leading backend teams. Based in Utrecht, he has transitioned from roles as a JavaScript developer to lead backend engineer and now focuses on detecting fabricated scientific data through Science Detective. Markus combines practical React and Redux expertise—demonstrated by open-source projects like a draggable React switch, a Kanban app, and contributions to react-sidebar—with production-grade build and accessibility improvements. He brings full-stack perspective from implementing drag-and-drop and keyboard accessibility to configuring Rollup/Webpack pipelines and CI-friendly tooling. Known for turning UI polish into robust, testable components, he blends curiosity about reproducibility in science with hands-on engineering discipline.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (18)
javascript10
component-development10
css10
responsive-design10
sc10
webpack10
scs10
webpacker10
html10
react10
accessibility9
redux9
props9
prop9
rollupjs9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
markusenglund/react-kanban
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
A Trello-like application built with React and Redux. Take a look at the live website:
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:382 commits, 2 PRs, 49 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Markus primarily contributed to the front-end development of a Trello-like application built with React and Redux. They implemented the application's header, basic structure for home and board components, and the initial list and card functionality. They added styling using SCSS, including a basic UI for the lists and cards, and integrated a third-party library to enhance the card editor's appearance and behavior.
reactreduxtrello
markusenglund/react-switch
Sep 2017 - Jun 2022
A draggable toggle-switch component for React. Check out the demo at:
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 392 commits, 35 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Markus implemented a drag-and-drop toggle-switch component for React. The commits start with the initial setup of the project's configuration and progress through the creation of the switch component structure, including styling with CSS and the implementation of the click change and drag logic. The user also added keyboard accessibility, incorporating both enter and spacebar key events to toggle the switch.
draggablereacttoggle-switch
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