Summary
Nikos Fasarakis-hilliard is a Senior Software Engineer based in the UK with six years of professional experience building high-performance web applications and full-stack systems. He has led front-end architecture and delivery at OPAP, driving measurable KPI improvements in speed, load time, and user retention, and now contributes to Omilia’s engineering efforts. Comfortable across React and full-stack development, he has a track record of translating business requirements into elegant, production-ready solutions and onboarding teams for rapid impact. Earlier roles include designing cost-saving IoT algorithms and creating large-scale lottery systems used by millions, reflecting a blend of algorithmic depth and product focus. He’s pursuing PhD-level research in Computing Science while maintaining an entrepreneurial streak from freelance product and content work. Colleagues describe him as a builder who combines practical engineering with a curiosity for pushing system performance beyond obvious limits.
7 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate Computing Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate Computing Science at University of Alberta
Dipl.-Ing Electronic and Computer Engineering, Dipl.-Ing Electronic and Computer Engineering at Polytechnion Kritis - Technical University of Crete
Master's degree Electronic and Computer Engineering, Master's degree Electronic and Computer Engineering at Technical University of Crete
English, Greek