Pantelis E is a front-end-focused software engineer with nine years of experience building user-centric web applications, currently at Stripe after a two-year senior engineering stint at Clerk. He specializes in React, Next.js and TypeScript (T3 stack) and has notable open-source contributions—most prominently adding reverse-proxy support and fixes to Clerk’s official JavaScript libraries to improve integration flexibility. Based in Spain, he combines rapid iteration from hackathon-driven curiosity with production-grade engineering practices used at developer platform companies. At 23 he pairs early-career energy with substantive impact on authentication tooling and developer experience. Colleagues know him for pragmatic UI solutions, a focus on DX, and an appetite for experimenting with new technologies.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Crete, Department of Computer Science
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Crete
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at 1st Vocational Senior High School of Kilkis
Official JavaScript repository for Clerk authentication
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:1707 reviews, 42 commits, 1188 PRs in 17 days
Contributions summary:Pantelis contributed to the Clerk JavaScript repository by implementing and supporting the reverse proxy feature. Their work involved modifying several core components like `clerk-js`, `clerk-react`, and `nextjs` to facilitate communication through a reverse proxy, ensuring correct URL construction and data handling. They also fixed bugs related to frontend API priority and exposed necessary types to support older React patterns. These updates aimed to improve the framework's flexibility and integration capabilities.
Contributions:3 PRs, 38 pushes, 5 branches in 6 months
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