Nika Zawila
Head Of Engineering at Babbel
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolNika Zawila is a Head of Engineering based in Berlin with 11 years of experience building and scaling design systems, front-end platforms, and inclusive engineering cultures. She currently leads Babbel’s Monetisation pillar, driving payments strategy, roadmaps, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment while managing multiple engineering managers and principal engineers. A longtime advocate for accessible, well-documented Design Systems, she has owned system-wide initiatives—from Browser Policy rollouts to engineering documentation revamps with Inclusive Documentation Guidelines. Nika combines hands-on UI engineering roots (React, CSS, Storybook) with proven cost-saving vendor negotiations and hiring programs that boost diversity and leadership development. Known for championing equality metrics and leadership communities, she brings a pragmatic, people-first approach to technical strategy and organisational change.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science BSc Graphic Design and Multimedia, Computer Science BSc Graphic Design and Multimedia at Bielska Wyższa Szkoła im. J. TyszkiewiczaEnglish BA(Hons) English Language and Literature, English BA(Hons) English Language and Literature at Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku BiałejExecutive MBA Leadership and Coaching, Executive MBA Leadership and Coaching at Collegium Humanum
German, Polish, English
Github Skills (27)
contentful10
react-components9
react9
inline-css9
monorepo9
inline-styles8
credit6
styles6
css6
inline6
storybook6
credit-card5
javascript5
blueprint4
styled-components4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nikazawila/awesome-engineering-manager-resources
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:34 commits, 29 pushes in 8 months
nikazawila/workspace
Apr 2015 - Sep 2020
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
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