Summary
Mikhail Ryzhikov is a seasoned Frontend Developer with over 20 years in IT and a decade focused on modern web development, specializing in React.js and rich UI architectures. He has a strong track record building enterprise-grade interfaces and leading technical teams at companies like Yandex, PortaOne, and early Upwork/Elance-Odesk, where he influenced product direction and platform evolution. Comfortable across the stack, Mikhail combines front-end engineering with PHP, XML/XSL and Unix shell experience, which helps him design pragmatic integrations between UI and backend systems. He excels at establishing technical processes and application architecture for small teams, having repeatedly taken on hands-on leadership and project management roles. Based in Omsk, he values interesting work and long-term product impact over routine tasks, a mindset that has driven sustained contributions to larger platform initiatives. Notably, his career blends deep legacy web experience with modern React-driven frontends, making him adept at migrating and modernizing complex applications.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
master, Computer science, master, Computer science at EUFIMB
Russian, Ukrainian, English