Vadim Sikora
Co-Founder at devguard AG
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Vadim Sikora is a Zurich-based Co-Founder and frontend leader with 14 years of experience building and shipping web products, currently driving frontend strategy and delivery at Divio and co-founding devguard AG. He blends hands-on frontend engineering with backend and full‑stack work, contributing to notable open-source projects such as django-cms and askbot where he improved editing UX, authentication flows, and maintained complex integrations. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he routinely tidies up messy merges, fixes cross-browser and touch-device issues, and optimizes high-traffic sites from prior roles. His background in component libraries and team leadership reflects a focus on scalable, maintainable front-end architecture. Though self-described as a “boring guy,” his steady, detail-oriented contributions keep developer workflows and user experiences running smoothly.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
International Space SchoolNo degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, No degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian, English, Ukrainian
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Github Skills (20)
git10
cms10
javascript10
file-management10
jquery10
python10
django10
css10
django-cms10
user-interface10
ckeditor10
html10
templating10
openid10
ux-design9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
django-cms/djangocms-text-ckeditor
Jul 2015 - Mar 2018
Text Plugin for django CMS using CKEditor 4
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 157 commits, 85 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Vadim primarily contributed to the front-end of the Django CMS text editor, updating the CKEditor version, and making UI/UX improvements. Their commits include changes to the CSS and JavaScript, such as adjusting dropdown sizes, implementing scrolling for modal content on touch devices, and integrating a custom resizing plugin. Furthermore, they made changes to enhance the editing experience on touch devices by handling edit events. The contributions demonstrate a focus on improving the user experience and functionality of the text editor.
cmstinymcepythonckeditororigami
django-cms/django-cms
Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2219 commits, 615 PRs, 323 pushes in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Vadim's contributions center around bundling files and merging branches within the django-cms repository. This primarily involves updating CSS files, and merging development branches, suggesting a focus on integrating and maintaining the codebase's frontend assets. The nature of the commits indicates a role in keeping the project up-to-date and potentially resolving conflicts arising from parallel development.
cmspythondjango-frameworkdjangodjango-cms
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