Oleksandr Fediashov is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Prague with a decade of experience building accessible, high-performance frontend systems and design systems. He spearheads Fluent UI component and tooling development—co-designing APIs and maintaining Griffel, an ahead-of-time CSS-in-JS engine used across Microsoft. A frequent OSS contributor, he has contributed core components to Semantic UI React and improvements to projects like Linaria and Fela, demonstrating deep expertise in CSS-in-JS, build tooling, and React ecosystems. Oleksandr combines hands-on implementation (from icons and components to Babel/Webpack plugins) with public speaking and content creation, helping shape both developer experience and product quality. Notably, his background includes performance-driven backend work (ClickHouse, Go) early in his career, giving him a pragmatic full-stack sensibility.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist, Computer Engineering, Programming and Cyber Security, Specialist, Computer Engineering, Programming and Cyber Security at Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies
Contributions:582 reviews, 186 commits, 595 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Oleksandr's commits primarily focused on initializing and setting up the project's structure and core components for a CSS-in-JS library. They initialized the project with yarn, initiated a core package, and added custom typings for the environment. The user also implemented the initial React component and added a React implementation. Furthermore, they added support for CSS extraction by creating a Babel preset and Webpack loader, indicating their involvement in build-time optimization and tooling.
Contributions:19 releases, 43 reviews, 633 commits in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Oleksandr primarily contributed to the development of UI components within the Semantic UI React library. Their work included implementing new components such as the Flag, Loader, Rail, and Breadcrumb components, as well as enhancements to existing components such as the Image. The user's commits focused on creating the HTML and CSS structure for these UI elements, implementing features, adding and modifying CSS, and writing tests using test frameworks like Jest.
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Oleksandr Fediashov - Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft