Yaroslav Buhaievskiy

Frontend / Full-Stack Developer, 3+ years experience, focused on the React, Next.js and Node.js.

About

Frontend / Full-Stack Developer, 3+ years experience, focused on the React, Next.js and Node.js. Strong background in modern frontend development combined with backend engineering and AI integrations. Experienced in designing scalable APIs, working with relational and NoSQL databases, integrating LLM-based workflows. Comfortable operating at the intersection of product, engineering, and infrastructure, with a focus on performance, reliability, and real-world business impact.

Languages

  • English — B2 (Upper-Intermediate)
  • Ukrainian — Native/Bilingual
  • Russian — Native/Bilingual

Skills

frontend

JavaScript/TypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwindCSSStyled ComponentsRedux ToolkitZustandReact Queryshadcn/uiChart.jsWeb Performance OptimizationWebSocketsSocket.io

backend

Node.jsExpressNest.jsFastifyKnexPrismaTypeORMPostgreSQLRedisAWS S3RESTful APIsGraphQL APIsJWTOAuth2

tools

GitDockerESLintPrettierWebpackGulp.jsNX (Monorepo)FigmaStorybook

ai

OpenAI APIPrompt EngineeringAgent-based WorkflowsRAGLangChainAI-powered Features Integration

Work Experience

WebRecruiters

Jun 2025 - Mar 2026

Full-Stack Developer

9 months
Architected and built a Next.js application for a recruitment platform — SSR and Server Actions, full-stack feature delivery (UI + REST integration), and AI-powered document-to-profile flows alongside search and recruiter-facing tooling.
  • Integrated generative AI / LLM APIs for CV intake: structured extraction, smart profile prefills, and guardrails on edited content before publish.
  • Delivered multi-step forms (Zod, React Query, Zustand), comprehensive localization across the application, and dynamic PDF output for candidate summaries.
  • Established a robust CI/CD pipeline utilizing Docker and GitHub Actions, accelerating deployment cycles by 34% and ensuring consistent and reliable releases.
  • Established a robust testing framework with Jest and React Testing Library, reducing production bugs and increasing overall code quality.

Technologies: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, React Query, Zustand, shadcn/ui, framer-motion, React Hook Form, Zod Schema Validation, i18n (localization), React-PDF, Playwright, REST APIs, Generative AI / LLM APIs.

PathToProject

Jun 2023 - Jun 2025

Front-End Developer

2 years
Led and participated in development across diverse client work — legacy migrations, greenfield builds, and long-running product sites.
  • Led migrations from legacy stacks to modern app architectures, shipping responsive, animation-heavy UIs. Post-launch: ~34% more sessions, ~26% higher pages per session, ~21% longer engagement, and ~23% more completed form submissions on lead and contact flows.
  • Built an internal component library of 50+ reusable UI components, documented and reused across a family of related sites for consistent UX and faster delivery.
  • Drove web performance work across projects: scores in the 95–100 range, ~40% faster initial load, ~30% smaller bundles via image optimization, lazy loading, code splitting, and rendering strategy.
  • Analyzed user reports to identify critical bugs and fixed them, increasing the crash-free user rate from 91% to 99%.

Technologies: Next.js, Gulp.js, Styled Components, Tailwind CSS, GSAP, framer-motion, React Query, Zustand, Prime React, Lit.js, Twig, SASS, Storybook, NX (Monorepo), Web Performance Optimization, Google Sheets API, React Hook Form, Lighthouse CI, Cloudinary, HubSpot Forms, Google Analytics, Figma.

Spark DSG

Jan 2023 - May 2023

Full Stack Developer

5 months
Worked as part of a team on several projectscontributing across frontend and backend, helping ship features, and handling scoped end-to-end tasks as assigned.
  • Developed responsive UI components and managed complex application state using React, Redux Toolkit, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Implemented RESTful API endpoints and backend business logic using Fastify and Nest.js to support frontend requirements.
  • Worked with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, utilizing ORMs like TypeORM and Knex/Objection to interact with databases and execute queries.
  • Collaborated with the team to integrate third-party APIs, including Stripe for payment processing and OpenAI services.
  • Participated in the full feature lifecycle, delivering end-to-end updates across both the frontend and backend codebase.

Technologies: TypeScript, Redux Toolkit, React, Fastify, Nest.js, Knex, Objection, TypeORM, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, Stripe, OpenAI API, GraphQL, Tailwind.

Education

Bachelor of Information Systems and Technologies

2021 - Jun 2025
National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Master of Information Systems and Technologies

Sep 2025 - Present
National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv