About

Jakub Wolanin is an accomplished Software Engineering Professional with a wealth of experience in the information technology and services industry. He is currently working as a Senior JavaScript Consultant for Saxo Bank, where he has been delivering quality, testable, and performant React code based on close cooperation with business owners. Jakub is a skilled professional with expertise in JavaScript, CSS, User Interface Design, and Software Development Life Cycle. Although he is mostly focused on Front-End technologies, he is always open to the world of constantly evolving industry standards. Jakub has a Bachelor of Engineering degree focused on Computer Engineering from Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukaszewicza. He is a strong engineering professional with a demonstrated history of working on large codebases shared among a large number of software engineers, all while maintaining top-notch coding standards thanks to great unit and integration test coverage, CI/CD, and fantastic working culture among teammates. Jakub's experience includes developing performance-driven Sitecore-based websites, profiling client-side JavaScript to track performance bottlenecks, analyzing network requests, reducing the amount of code delivered on the end user's browser, and optimizing scripts and styles execution by following best practices of web development. He has also developed internal visual regression tooling, made Vanilla JS web components from the ground up, and efficiently reduced the amount of Angular-based website parts. Jakub is passionate about making sure that crucial functionalities are covered with tests (using Jest framework), performance testing, working with Webpagetest.org, Sitespeed.io, and Lighthouse to determine performance bottlenecks, and E2E and integration testing. His past experience includes working as a Senior JavaScript Consultant for Prodata Consult and as a Team Lead Software Developer for Sabre, where he developed Backbone + React.js desktop-embedded app along with the team of >80 developers for the Sabre 360 product development. In his spare time, Jakub enjoys making music, playing his handpan, and improving his home automation system. His tech stack includes JavaScript, Web, Software Engineer, Integration, CI/CD, NodeJS, AngularJS, and product manager. With 9.95 years of relevant experience, Jakub is a highly skilled and motivated professional who is always eager to learn and grow in his field.