Frontend
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Tailwind
- React
- Next.js
- Figma
engineer
Richard Szabo
Full Stack Engineer with 5 years of experience building web applications and GraphQL APIs using modern AI tools.
47.4979° N · 19.0402° E
About
About
Hey, I'm Richard, a full-stack engineer from Budapest, Hungary. I'm passionate about building web applications with user-friendly interfaces, and high-performance APIs. I love coming up with simple, elegant, and efficient solutions to complex problems.
Lately, I've been especially interested in finding the middle ground between human and AI work; utilizing AI tools to enhance my workflow without displacing the critical thinking, and creativity that makes engineering so rewarding.
Skills
Skills
Backend
- TypeScript
- Python
- Node
- Express
- GraphQL
Mobile
- Flutter
AI tools
- Claude
- Cursor
- Gemini
Testing
- Jest
- Vitest
- Playwright
- Bruno
Database
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Elasticsearch
Experience
Experience
Full-stack Software Engineer
Apr 2024 – present
London, United Kingdom (remote)
- Engineered full-stack features and amCharts 5 visualizations to process and display complex engineering metrics.
- Decoupled metrics infrastructure into a dedicated API, enabling independent client access.
- Designed and delivered custom analytics metrics to expand platform intelligence capabilities.
- Helped launch and architect the UI rewrite while leading the integration of Heap Analytics
- Mentored junior software engineers and provided day-to-day technical guidance.
Frontend Developer
Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
Budapest, Hungary (remote)
Stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Vercel, Capacitor, Axios, Formik
- Took ownership of a video-based job platform, fixing 100+ critical bugs and resolving 500+ TypeScript errors in 3 weeks to save a high-stakes demo.
- Incrementally rewrote unmaintainable frontend modules from scratch to restore core functionality.
- Introduced KANBAN workflows, standardized ticket templates, and configured automated deployment pipelines.
- Optimized platform SEO and integrated Meta Pixel tracking to improve discovery and analytics.
Full-stack Software Engineer
Nov 2021 – Mar 2023
London, United Kingdom (remote)
Stack: React, Typescript, Jest, Node, Apollo GraphQL, Material UI, Express, MongoDB, Flutter
- Co-developed Bindr, a study platform, building core product features.
- Coordinated with developers across time zones to build an app-wide chat system using Stream Chat.
- Engineered a daily video-sharing app featuring optimized media processing, dynamic feeds, and social interactions.
- Shipped bi-weekly releases in a fast-paced, international SCRUM environment.
Projects
Projects
Mindfully
A Chrome extension that helps you pause before visiting distracting websites. All data stays in your browser.