Stefan Popov
Head Of Front-end Development at ソラミツ SORAMITSU | 8 YEARS 2016-2024
Budva, Montenegro
Summary
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Top SchoolStefan Popov is a Head of Front-end Development with nine years of experience building scalable, component-driven web applications, currently leading front-end at Soramitsu from Budva, Montenegro. He specializes in Vue and TypeScript/JavaScript, producing pixel-perfect, performant UIs with modern HTML/CSS and preprocessors while setting front-end standards and mentoring teams. Stefan has a strong background in architecting front-end systems, CI/CD, and cross-functional collaboration, having also delivered Angular-based enterprise solutions and NLP microservices earlier in his career. He contributes to notable open-source projects like polkadot-js/apps, where he integrated SORA parachain configurations and UI theming for blockchain networks. A postgraduate computer science researcher and Innopolis University master's graduate, he pairs academic rigor with hands-on product delivery. Colleagues know him for a pragmatic focus on developer experience and measurable performance gains rather than just visual polish.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Software Engeneering, Master's degree, Software Engeneering at Innopolis UniversityPostgraduate Degree, Computer Science, 5, Postgraduate Degree, Computer Science, 5 at Samara State Aerospace UniversityBachelor's degree, Informatics and computer facilities, Computer science, 4.6, Bachelor's degree, Informatics and computer facilities, Computer science, 4.6 at Самарский Государственный Аэрокосмический Университет
Github Skills (13)
uid10
substrate10
javascript10
polkadot-js10
polkadot10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react10
blockchain9
css8
typescript-types7
typescript7
typescripts7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
polkadot-js/apps
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
Basic Polkadot/Substrate UI for interacting with a Polkadot and Substrate node. This is the main user-facing application, allowing access to all features available on Substrate chains.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 15 PRs, 6 comments in 2 years
Contributions summary:Stefan primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the Polkadot/Substrate applications. Their contributions involved the addition and modification of network endpoints and logos, specifically related to the SORA-Substrate project. They updated the color schemes and network names within the UI. Moreover, the user's changes involved adding and updating SORA's Kusama and Polkadot parachain information, indicating involvement in integrating with blockchain network configurations.
substrateblockchainwalletchainssubstrate-node
sora-xor/sora2-substrate-js-library
Oct 2020 - Dec 2022
SORA2 types definitions and javascript library
Contributions:365 reviews, 300 commits, 337 PRs in 2 years 2 months
javascripttypescriptdefinitionsjavascript-library
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