Summary
Mykyta Khmel is an engineering manager and hands-on web developer with 11+ years building web applications, specializing in React (Next.js/CRA), Redux, Webpack optimizations, Chrome Extensions, and modern testing tooling. He has evolved from PHP and Rails full‑stack work into leading frontend teams and contributing to backend services on AWS (Lambda, AppSync, S3, DynamoDB), giving him a pragmatic full‑stack perspective. At Shelf he moved from Web UI developer to Engineering Manager, blending delivery ownership with code-level involvement and mentoring. Known for code quality and automation, he pairs Jest/puppeteer testing and linting workflows with performance-minded bundling. Based in Lviv, Ukraine, he offers flexible hours and a reputation for reliability under pressure, and uniquely brings a scientific background (biology/ichthyology) that informs his analytical approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist degree, Biology, Ichthyology, Game of Hunting, C, Specialist degree, Biology, Ichthyology, Game of Hunting, C at Zaporizhzhya State University
English, Ukrainian