Mendel Konikov
Principal Software Engineer at Dow Jones
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMendel Konikov is a Principal Software Engineer based in New York with nine years of experience building polished, user-focused web applications using Rails, JavaScript, and React/Redux. At Dow Jones he progressed through engineering roles to lead and principal positions, driving both architecture and delivery for high-profile products such as the WSJ. He combines a designer’s eye for beautiful interfaces with a pragmatic focus on elegant problem-solving and shipping reliable software. Earlier work includes scaling media tools for Chabad.org that measurably increased press engagement and managing web estates for over 100 organizations, reflecting strong product and ops instincts beyond pure code. Known for clean code and a preference for tangible results, he balances technical rigor with a user-first mentality—and yes, Diet Coke fuels many late-stage ship days.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at Geshem CenterRabbinical College of America, Yeshiva Tomchei TmimimFull-Stack Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development at App Academy
English, Hebrew, Yiddish, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (135)
react-redux10
javascript10
firebase-authentication10
firebase-realtime-database10
directive10
typescript10
nodejs10
google-maps-api10
firebase-cloud-messaging10
firebase-storage10
journalism10
firebase-db10
graphql10
react10
code-review9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mkonikov/mkonikov.github.io
Sep 2017 - Sep 2023
Contributions:23 pushes, 3 branches, 3 issues in 6 years
mkonikov/instants
Aug 2017 - Mar 2021
Instants is a full-stack web application built with Ruby on Rails, and React/Redux. Inspired by Instagram.
Contributions:1 release, 206 commits, 18 PRs in 3 years 7 months
ruby-on-railsreactrailsfull-stackweb-application
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